Cinnevale

Cinnevale is a largely rustic syndicate predicated on the idea of the family unit. While on the surface, this may seem positive, in reality, it leads to mafia-like mindsets. The larger a family is, the more power it gains, and thus there is incentive for people to attempt to marry into whichever family is largest. The largest family is the MirrorDark family, followed by, [NAME HERE], and [NAME HERE]. In Cinnevale, it is customary for married couples to take the name of whichever partner is from a larger family.

Melandrak's Rise to Power
At some point in Cinnevale's history, Melandrak rose to power due to his being at the head of the MirrorDark family. In order to ensure his control was permanent, he used Dominate Person on all of his family members, ensuring that they were stripped of their individuality, and thus, any desire to rebel against him. He used this control to turn his family into a pseudo-military force for Cinnevale and control all borders into and out of the syndicate.