Ellri, can we have allegiances to 'sub-factions', e.g merchant guilds based in Amaryth? Or what about factions that aren't countries, e.g independent trading ships? Or maybe a secret circle? A thieves' guild?

I'm also suggesting a sort of intelligence force among the common folk in Othea. For example, an agent would masquerade himself as a minstrel and have plenty of access to all sorts of gossip in a tavern. Gossip could be the latest on thieves' guilds, whereabouts of important people and even potential rebellions. It sounds more Kalesian than Othean, but I have no idea what kind of Kalesian agent like that would be doing in Amaryth. Or it could be a foreign espionage unit left over from Othea's wartime days.