Personally I feel that the oneiromancy idea is the most suitable of all the ones I've tossed about so far for such a giant and poweful realm. Imagine a great sorceror king that has held power for literally centuries, using illusion magic to mask himself as various different people over this span. Under his wise and long-sighted rule, he transformed the tiny hamlet in which he was born into a sprawling city that is the envy pf the world.

Through the use of his dream magic, he has been able to prevent any sort of rebellion. He can peer into the minds of those who sleep, allowing him to easily spot his enemies and ensure that they never wake again. However, the vast majority of the city supports him, their dreams bliss as their king secretly controls their every thought while they sleep, ensuring they never awake unhappy.

So overall this human king has managed to achieve a Keeper-like level of power of the centuries, empowered by his massive domain and the reverance of his subjects. The kingdom without his gentle and unseen manipulation might very well break apart or crumble before the envious barbarians tribes that surround it like carrioon birds, ever waiting for an opportunity to plunder the kingdom. However, the king still reigns strong and is an incredibly dangerous adversary to have what with his hundreda of years of experience ruling and his near omniscience. The equally dangerous part is that to the world, he is just yet another inadept and fat king in a long line of decadent rulers that have over clung to their holdings by shear luck. Ths Keepers would be completely oblivious to the danger that he poses, though some of the smaller tribes no doubt have their suspicions.

[quote=Gecko]I'd be willing to control one tribe like I did the Klug, though, hopefully I'd already have my civ a ways along so I wouldn't need to post for my civ every 3rd or 5th post in between.[/quote]

Excellent. Did you want to take one of the one we already wrote out, or do you have your own idea?