Suggestion one: the local sheriff should, by tradition, be a drunken old vet who got elected to the job because he's the one man both of the land barons agreed would be least capable of interfering with them.  He will probably die in some pathetic attempt to prove to himself that he can still be proud and heroic.<br/><br/>Suggestion two: three major landowning parties?  The most unstable formation in just about anything is a triangle...and all three powerhouses know it.  Neither of the barons will ally with each other against the association, and the association is leery of being used to soften up a baron for his competitor.  But with both barons hiring on mercs and bandits, it's only a matter of time before something goes 'boom', and the association is likely to get creamed in the process.<br/><br/>Final note:  I hadn't found a decent pic of what I think Xiaogou would be wearing.  She probably wishes she looks like this...<br/><br/>http://www.creativeuncut.com/gallery-01/ff10-2-yuna.html (http://www.creativeuncut.com/gallery-01/ff10-2-yuna.html)