I'd ;like to add a couple more Ideas
For a guild arcanist dual faction- A noble or duke that serves the governor general. He trows alot of parties at his mansion and has a strong interest in magic. He seretly funds Ramos's experiments in exchange for soul stones.
His crew would consist of assasins, party attendees/informats (dressed for a masquerade), magical experiments, and his servants (cook, maid, butler, gardner, ect).
For an outcast/guild dual faction a circus- Will have a ringmaster as the master and the crew can be made up of freaks, tamers who can be mounted, acrobats, and $$$$$$$$$$$$.
so why is it when I say $$$$$$$$$$$$ it puts in dollar signs instead? anyways it rhymes with crown