One fundamental difference between Kassandora and Fortia's leadership styles is their perspectives on warfare. Fortia treats war as a means to an end. From a grander perspective, there is a cold, pragmatic, business mind about her. Just as a business will try to avoid cutting jobs, Fortia will avoid going to war, but when the need calls for it, both will go against their short-term interests for long-term profits.
Kassandora on the other hand is an artist. War is the end goal for her, much like the act of painting fulfils those truly passionate in the subject. Kassandora will disagree with me of course, but she is merely a musician stuck playing the same tune for millennia. It is only natural that Kassandora would appear in Epa, where other lands treat war as a matter of settling disputes, Epa treats war as a crucible which forges new legends and ideals.