[@Raylah] Oh sweet! Another fan!

Answer to your first, and yeah. Styria is more or kess unified by Monza, and foe to both Bayaz and Khalul. Styria and Old Empire is not really in immediate plans, which is why I bundled 'em together up there.
Aye, the Hundred Words was slaughtered. However the existence of Ishri in the battle for The Heroes shows that Eaters in Khalul's service are still out, and one can imagine him rebuilding the order.
Indeed there is a plot in mind. At the beginning the idea is that the characters will be drafted for the battle for Uffrith, where a Northman serves Scale, a Gurkish serves Uthman in support of Scale, a Union man stands opposite with perhaps Styrian mercenaries from Westport. The Old Empire being the fragmented nation in constant civil war makes it hard for those types of characters to participate early on, however, I'll admit that. As for the plot I've in mind, we're gonna finish off the magi. Or support them against the others. Mayhaps Cawneil and Zacharus throw their hands into the fire as well. But Uffrith first.