Mages. The Imperial Faction has always employed a distinct amount of mages. In the right hands, they are the faction's most valuable troops.

What the Patriarchal Faction lacks in fortification, they make up in cases of division. [He traces one finger along the path the cavalry-led army is taking.] They are a force of peasants and discontent ex-military, after all. They do not need a singular leader to complete their plans.