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I've noticed a trend in people assuming Leicester's lack of a specific sovereign and rule by a "League of Nobles" means that they don't have an upperclass and possibly are more democratic than the other two nations. Unless there's been some poor wording in translation, here's why that's wrong. noble |ˈnōbəl| adjective ( nobler , noblest ) 1 belonging to a hereditary class with high social or political status; aristocratic: the Duchess of Kent and other noble ladies. 2 having or showing fine personal qualities or high moral principles and ideals: the promotion of human rights was a noble aspiration. • of imposing or magnificent size or appearance: entering the building with its noble arches and massive granite columns. • of excellent or superior quality. noun 1 (esp. in former times) a person of noble rank or birth. 2 historical a former English gold coin. It's almost certain, that in the instance, that the noble is the hereditary class. Ergo, this is a nation ruled by an upper class, as of course, one does not hold elections as to who holds noble rank. This is not a democracy, but rather a plutocracy. (Government by the wealthy). Does that mean it's an evil country? Not necessarily. It's very possible there are good people in those roles, after all, we've seen countless lords who are symbols of virtue through the series. Then again, for every one of them we've had lunatics like Zephiel and Ashnard. In real life it'd qualify as improbable for all those nobles to be benevolent, if not impossible but remember this is fiction. But what it does mean, is the commoner of Leicester is as dependent on someone else as a commoner in either other land. Of course, this whole theory could be blown out of the water if it were revealed that the nobles were elected officials there, but as I doubt it'll happen. Mind, of course, I'm not advising against selecting them. I'm fully intending to play through all three routes. I'm just positing some food for thought. Any discussion on how you think it could be handled, whether you think these are valid points or invalidated by IS' past games... well, you know where to discuss them.