The Castigian Cabal very much operates as puppeteers. They prefer other factions having no knowledge of the Cabal's existence, while infiltrating and eventually taking control of said
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// hates current order, so the Marcandrian State (royalty, non-aligned nobility), and other highly influential people not aligned with the Cabal tends to be disliked greatly. This feeling would likely be mutual should they also have known of the Cabal's existence.
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Cabal were the instigators that caused the succession crisis to happen, seeking to use the chaos and schisms in its wake to make their move and take control over Marcandria.