Anyway. Events.... an internal one.... mmh... okay, but as you yourself have pointed out numerous times, SB, it's an Imperial Dictatorship. And StormBringer [the CHARACTER] hasn't (at least, to my recollection) really shown much inclination to listen to the people. So it... would really take an internal event on a level of activity that hasn't been seen before in this game (again, to my recollection) to warrant the Imperial Throne paying attention to it...at least, thats my opinion of the logic of the situation. We've never really seen eye-to-eye on logic before.
Well obviously if I'm using logic and you disagree, then logically speaking you must be illogical
Well, we just agree to disagree on that one since we see things from a different perspective. Or we don't agree to disagree and the outcome is the same anyway but with more name-calling along the way.
Anyway the need to introduce concubine rather than just assume it always existed is to preserve the history of characters who would have made different choices if they were available at the time. Personally I prefer to see an external event since the only internal ones I can see as viable are a) the emperor has a lightbulb moment or b) a slave revolt. The lightbulb isn't much of an event, just a single post on the board and a decree pretty much covers it. The slave revolt I can't see having the desired effect. Can't see a society like that one doing more than rounding up the rebellious slaves and shipping them off to work in the mithril mines whilst replacing them with a new batch.
But since it does come down to an imperial decree then either we just do the one post thing or it gets wrapped up in something shiny. Traveller's tales from a distant land where they do things differently would be one way, a noble's petition another, or something involving the deities a third. They may all just be window dressing but if it needs to be done IC then something a bit more than SB shouting 'eureka' would be nice.