Merchants (clique)
Representing the interests of the urban mercantile classes, the merchant clique stand opposed to the rigid class-based prejudice of the nobility. They also hold themselves above the parochial mindset of the commoners, despite the fact that many among the Merchants have their origins within that class. They tend to support autonomy for urban areas, proposals which support their commercial ambitions, and are eager for the distribution of noble titles in order to improve their place in society further.