Interesting. I generally like your writing, Root, and I see occasional glimpses of real talent in that area. Making giving TEH DECEIVER an indigestion
feel like a huge and XXXTREME victory is no small feat
.
Enough sucking up to the game master, there are choices to be made!
Our Manufactoria are way, way too important to leave vulnerable, or trust their defense to the inbred monkeys of the Inquisition (even if successful, it would give the Ordos a
very inconvienient sway over the Forge Worlds). Bring the full might of the Imperium of Man against the heretical scum.
I do not think for a moment that Hax believes in that crap about becoming the next Emperor the Deceiver tried to sell him, but he
is the Lord of the sole Sector that hasn't fallen apart following the Emperor's demise, and for all intents and purposes, he decides what imperial creed is in these desperate times. He could grant the Tyrantborn citizenship if that would bring peace and prosperity to the Sector.
The thing is, I'm not sure it would. Strife and social uprising is what the Tyrantborn are born to do. They may take advantage of existing social injustices to start their rebellions, but for them it is not about the cause, it is about the fight tself. Grant them their current demands, and you can be sure they'll find another reason to start trouble before long.
Still, citizenship is a priviledge, but not a shield. It certainly doesn't protect a group from being purged with extreme prejudice when they become more trouble than they are worth. With this in mind, I say we do grant them citizenship to earn at least a temporary reprieve on that front.
That of course, might give the rebels more political power, but such is life. On that front, do nothing, and later support whoever wins, most likely the rebels. If you need to placate the nobles in that regard, blame your lack of timely intervention on the Queen's behalf on logistical difficulties in light of our other battle front on the Forge Worlds or something like that, and explain that now that the rebels are, regretably to be sure, in power, you have to do business with them (trust in Hax' L33T speech skillz).
tl;dr
Let the rebel situation resolve itself.
Grant citizenship to the Tyrantborn.
Kill whoever attacked our Forge Worlds with extreme prejudice.