[quote=@Kreegs]
[@ClocktowerEchos]
Fair point. 

How about having this band be led by an outcast member of one of the Merchant Clans (preferably a minor one)? With no way to climb up the order of succession with ease, this Rat figured it'd be a better idea to first carve up a respectable reputation and gain some money through work as a Condottiere leader. When the time comes, he could be a returning war veteran of sorts, looking to systematically tear down his Clan and rise to the top with the help of his personal army of War Rats and considerable wealth gained from his military service. Would that work better?
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Like I said before, you need more than just brute strength to get anywhere in Origlian politics. The Ratpublic as a whole is ludicrously wealthy and the second a Merchant Clan hears of someone trying to [i]destroy the entire clan[/i], they are going to throw everything at you until the problem is solved by either bribing you to go away or hiring assassins or mercenaries in greater quantities than you could. Even if you do win out most of the other Clans are not going to take kindly to someone just showing up and inducting themselves into their societal group, especially if said person is an outcast.

I'm not saying you can't play this idea, I'm just trying to say you can't expect to bash down the doors to Origlio and expect things to work out on pure martial skill alone.