Here's how I think right now the next steps regarding Dwilight will work:
a) I will bring in a few hand-picked players first so that we can assure that every realm has a few reliable people who will watch out for that
whole atmosphere thing.
b) I will open new character generation first, emmigration afterwards. No turns are running on Dwilight at this time, so you don't miss out on anything, I simply don't want 50 people arriving all at the same time.
We all need to settle in, start some welcomings and roleplays and sort things out and that's simply easier if there's not a flood of people.
c) Then, turns will start. Like with other islands, Dwilight will start in "startup mode", where you can't leave your realm. This gives every realm an opportunity to get the internal politics up, appoint lords to the few regions, elect a government and all that, without a mad rush for land.
d) I will watch the number of characters closely and I will probably temporarily close emmigration and/or character creation every now and
then for a day or two, so as to not flood the few realms with their few regions. Yes, the idea is that they expand, but again it is easier to manage everything if there's not a sudden flood.
– Tom