Talk:Precursors/@comment-24.30.41.214-20160810213742/@comment-107.223.130.147-20160825061735

I'm thinking the emperor is held captive to keep the leviathin population in line. There's probably some kind of organizational structure to the leviathins with the emperor on top. With him captive, the precursors can ensure the leviathans won't interfere with their operations, and (if there's enough intelligence in the leviathins) could use them as a police force to patrol the larger areas of water while warpers are more of a shock trooper for small-scale areas. Part of the story may have you releasing the emperor to end the strangle-hold the precursors have on the leviathans, they help dismantle some bases, and then they go back to resuming their dominance on the planet. Or... they've got the emperor as a pet, and you're gonna have to fight it. (That would be terrifying).