It's been that way since day one. The only time they were pivotal in events is when One Rogala took over, and split off Avamar Selective. Then 3/4 of the island invaded them. Other than that, it's pretty much a waste.
Yeah. I'm bored as heck. Will probably leave soon.
Which, I hate to do. I'de rather say, "Ok, this place is boring, I should try to make it exciting." But I can't really figure out any way to actually do that. We just keep fighting this war against the Sultanate and honestly we are getting no where (and slightly beaten) and.. yeah.