This is because the civic pillar has one group that undermines the Duke for their own ends.” “Let me guess,” Jason said. “A bunch of rich pricks.” “Yes. A collection of wealthy aristocrats, along with a few very wealthy merchant barons. They are known as the Aristocratic Faction. They own most of the land in the region and provide most of the jobs. They use that power and influence to co-opt their tenants and workers into certain ideologies. Playing on simplistic ideals and commonly held prejudices, they’ve built a power base of loud and angry people who rabidly support their policies. The
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