That is your choice, of course.
I told you my feedback a month or two ago: slower pace than what it'd appeared to trend toward. I'm leaving half as an extension of having said that if it kept on that way I wouldn't be able to keep up, and half because unless I'm playing an Eclipse, I despise Glorious Solar Empire games. And even then I'd probably be aiming at tangential purposes to the group.
Psychie
that we should try to get a smaller town/settlement far from the Realm where we can start building relatively undisturbed (at least to start). Something in the South-East seems to be favorable amongst everyone, and the idea of using it as a staging point for a relocation to Rathess seems brilliant, as it taps into the symbolism of the old Ochre Fountain and provides a plethora of resources (both materials of past civilizations and potential shock troops and allies in the Dragon-Kings and their human subjects).
Rykon
is big on to boost our economy and birth our trade guilds. The trees themselves will provide lumber for weaponry and construction, while the non-poisonous plants and abundant wildlife could be used (though I imagine we'll need some ability + specialty help here) to provide food as our population grows. The East is the site of the most manses/demenses when compared to any other direction of Creation, so we'll likely have the potential for a great many manse construction sites to fuel the expansion of our Empire's infastructure (and create fortifications that can be treated as outer-reach redoubts later on after we relocate to Rathess). Lastly, the rivers themselves will be useful as long as we can tame the areas near our people and keep them relatively clear of monsters/evil things that would scare citizens away; this would provide us with nigh-unlimited water, and useful water-based trade routes for shipping our other resources to friendly nations to further encourage economic growth and incentivize the cultivation of allied nations.
I was also fascinated with Exalted sorcery. So it should come as no surprise that I was always interested in was Raksi, the Queen of Mahalanka (First Age Sperimin). Being *somewhere* in the South-East *nearish* Rathess, I think that she could make an interesting nearby NPC to have to deal with (if not immediately, then certainly as we progress). Her First Age libraries and artifacts would easily add further legitimacy to our nation's ability to hold it's own (both militarily and politically), and specifically the Book of Three Circles would be a treasure to recover and extremely useful to one who studies sorcery such as
Kwops
and any students he may choose to take down the road. Raksi herself could make a neat foil to our empire I think (eh
Sherwood
?). She doesn't present an issue with one answer. She could be an ally (though horrific), an enemy (obvious why), or something inbetween perhaps vacillating depending on the situation. She is not allied with the Silver Pact and has no grand allegiance, but has the great personal power needed to protect her autonomy; could make her a neat recurrent villain who has actual good reasons to leave and return at later points, or an ally who we are uncomfortable working with and never quite sure of her loyalties.
), but if she does I think there are ways to show her evil side while still adhering to the rules and respecting each other enough to keep it from becoming uncomfortable for players.
MasterDAF
Thief of Words
, I don't want to ruin your Exalted experience with another game that falls short for you. Would you like to pull in a Lunar and continue in the game with a new character? One that would be built with the idea of nation building in mind? I'll have to provide you the list of Hardy Charms, and you would have your chance to start with extra points to put you in the same range of power as the rest of the Circle. 
