I'm a little worried about some of these characters being a little too much like one-dimensional caricatures. Yes, that is intentional, but it might make some of them stray too far so that even players who share similar views to the characters" are turned off by the absurdity and extremism.
I will try and hold off judgement until I play the full game, though. Maybe different sides will show up once I get to know the characters.
It occurs to me now that the earlier updates that suggested that the Lizards were the "Free Market solves everything" Libertarians were wrong. Thinking about it, I think that it's the Dwarves who actually occupy that "free market rules" niche. The Lizards might be more Authoritarian types, most concerned about Order.
