Kind of an obscure one, but i find myself noticing this one thing alot in realms.
That being the spawn rate of goblins is really fast compared to other villages. This tends to make them overly helpful when you recruit them.
I assume that it has to do with the amount of time correlating with the value of the unit, but i wonder what would happen if you slowed down the spawn rate of villages. I feel like they should almost be seen as types of mercs that you pay for in time rather than gold (i know kudos is technically the cost, but since your not spending your kudos on anything else, it tends to just boil down to whether you recruit them or not)
A meta spell to speed up this process could totally be a thing, for realms that give you earlier mana fluxes. This could add a bit of nuance to the mana management.
But it would be interesting, especially if have realm scenarios were your leading your villagers vs 2 different lords. It would make the managing your creatures more important as each one killed would mean that you lost days (currently villages spawn so fast that this is generally inconsequential, making them more of cannon fodder)
This alongside the upgrade to AI in the coming update could be a great combo.