Editing The Bloody Lords (section)

== Structure ==
On top of the Lords themselves there are various "guards" and similar creatures protecting territory.<ref>

 Charles and his underlings had put guards in charge of areas.  They worked for him, he was connected to them, and they selectively targeted his enemies.  He had a great goblin in the Warrens, a deep Ruins creature near the surface, like a sea monster in a fishpond, and a corrupt umbral spirit in the spirit world.<br><br>The tradeoff was that the truce being in effect meant that obstacle was cleared away.  Take the Warrens, introduce a great goblin that scares away the riffraff, then remove the great goblin as a consideration?  The way was mostly clear.  Earring and some connection blockers helped with the rest.. - [https://palewebserial.wordpress.com/2022/09/10 Excerpt] from [[Let Slip 20.8]]</ref>