It's moving along alright at the moment. Sea battles still need some major changes of course, but generally things aren't too bad there now I've fixed the HP issue.
Work at the moment is focusing on getting the new areas up to the depth and standard of the older ones. The Orinite Church now has its larger southern rival, the Varalite, which has its own troop tree and priories. You'll be able to join one or the other (or, eventually, the Conrile church followed by the Rhodoks, or one of a number of other religions).