To be honest as ooc I have learned the lore over the years and ic as Erik has evolved as a character, I have come to see both these factions as two sides of the same coin. You have the Royalist and to an extent the Sworn as a group that believes in rule from on high, but draw that power from tradition, and so on. Then you have the Monetarist, and to a degree the Blades as a group that also believes in rule from on high, but draws their power from money and influence. So from wealth or divine right, both believe in power over the lesser of their society. I believe that both sides are doomed to fail as hinted by the Sultana's wish to form a republic. Many, myself included, saw that as weakness, but maybe its the sign of the characters wisdom that neither side can be trusted and that power must be passed to the people.
That said it is my own opinion that this "power of the people" is represented by the Flames, an organization that answers to both sides of the coin but is made up of the common people who want freedom of choice. I have a feeling that this will play out and we may have a civil war where the Flames will step in to remove both current powers. With either the Flame General or his son leading that force, as good characters I see them pulling a Washington and saying, "I'm not your new king, vote for a leader... but I'll be a president." The only reason I think the son will be that leader is I see them saving Raubahn to be the new leader of Ala Mhigo once it is liberated in a future expansion.
That said it is my own opinion that this "power of the people" is represented by the Flames, an organization that answers to both sides of the coin but is made up of the common people who want freedom of choice. I have a feeling that this will play out and we may have a civil war where the Flames will step in to remove both current powers. With either the Flame General or his son leading that force, as good characters I see them pulling a Washington and saying, "I'm not your new king, vote for a leader... but I'll be a president." The only reason I think the son will be that leader is I see them saving Raubahn to be the new leader of Ala Mhigo once it is liberated in a future expansion.
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