Well, lets see… a throne of skulls, a bloodthirsty religion, a network of spies, lack of respect for treaties, and a penchant for backstabbing allies… Shall we continue? 
Waitwaitwait. Which side do you think you're talking about here?
Because from where I sit (aside from the throne of skulls; I haven't heard of one of those on either side, but IMO it's neither here nor there), that is a perfect description of the "Free Realms".
Pretty much, Anaris, yeah. The throne of skulls was Jenred's, not Velax's. The Order of Elders is acting far more bloodthirsty lately than the Sartanians. The only treaty broken between Arcaea and Arcachon was the one Arcachon broke when it sent an assassin after Arcaean nobles during peacetime and started the war that got them destroyed. And this war started when Kindara broke their federation with Zonasa. Sounds like people should join the valiant, honourable Empire against the evil "Free Realms".
