The Order of Rekkenmark also has a secret society within it: At All Costs. This small cabal of warlords thinks that ending the Last War was a mistake made by a foolish King Kaius. They undermine the authority of the crown whenever they can do so without getting caught, dragging their heels on the shift from a wartime army to a peacetime one. Members of the At All Costs society regard themselves as Karrnathi patriots through and through—it’s the king who won’t protect his country, they think. At All Costs leaders are particularly keen to influence other members of the royal family. Eventually, they feel, a more suitable king might emerge. And if At All Costs can “facilitate” the transition of power, so much the better