[@Blandina] I think they initially started out as a big-brother, little-brother relationship. I'm going for kind of a Carthage-lite with a Greek flavoring here. Aegire probably established themselves along the Skekari ports and kept them free of piracy, but as the clans unified and leaned toward Crown loyalty, the anti-crown Aegiri faction started to withdraw their support. Skekari is unified by then and steps in to fill the void. The Neutrals (pro-Crown) are cool with it.