sentences:  Also significant in this regard is the work's original title, "The Domains of Koryphon", which gives prominence to the setting of the conflict narrated in the novel rather than to one of its many characters.The conflict central to the plot arises from opposing claims to the land of the Alouan on the Uaia continent, with one side (the Uldras) asserting a right derived from original tenancy and the other (the Land Barons or "Outkers") a right based on the strength and determination to defend established property ownership, even if the property in question was originally stolen.Exploring the theme of barbarism versus civilisation, Vance would ultimately seem to argue that a societal mean is the most preferable of all possible worlds.