Brief blurb on the basics of the faction (provided in quote form). To make sure it meshes. Working name, currently, is the Siyah Suzerainty.

[i]"Hmmph. A true tribute to the Suzerainty of old, whose weaknesses sunk as deep as it's great walls rose high. Know that the curse of the Suzerainty lingers in hearts of their younger kin...."March for the Age of the Serpent," said the Suzerainty to it's warriors...as they walked to lonely deaths in far-off lands...."
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[i]"We could rule the world. The old Suzerains did. They took the Army of the Black Serpent to the farthest reaches-there was nothing left to conquer! The world was ours.

....But my forefathers are dead. The Suzerain is shriveled and broken...and so now we live in evil days. Our Beys turn on each other, instead of their proper enemies. Our treasuries are barren, our resources wasted, our armies demoralized and our civil services sterile.

My fathers must weep, if the dead are capable of it. If not, I shall weep for them. But...I shall also hope. What was, may well be again. Time still marches. The great god Yig, the Snakefather, still watches over us. Protects us.

And...perhaps...perhaps now the Snakefather wishes for his children to be great again. Perhaps a new Suzerain will take up the sword, the gun and the bow.

....Perhaps."[/i]

Ended up drawing vestigial empire elements. The Ottomans turned into a major source of inspiration.