User blog comment:Yuy168/Mykarian Plans/@comment-4844180-20140107154921/@comment-4364108-20140107194059

Death is really their extreme alternative, It's much easier to impress a species into slavery or vassalage and oppress them to convert rather tahn commit full-on xenocide. Anyone who converts will also be granted absolution. The only problem is that once the race converts it's only a matter of time before they are at least partially ruled by Mykarians due to the fact thtat A central Tenet is to obey the Imperial Dynasty. Factions would split off though.