i love your brain right now, the idea of a fraction within the society who things the corruption is a good thing!! i'm spooked, that's such a good idea and such a great cause of conflict. i'm terrible and i love plotlines where it's like "so this is going but also this AND OH YEAH ALSO THIS" with people just trying to keep one step ahead of the avalanche of issues heading one way lane their way lol. i also agree that the "you brought this on yourself" arc is so good and i think that's interesting enough that it can be extended for as long as we want to deal with it and still have things we can through into it. and all the fun npcs that could be come up with!
it's very fellowship of the ring getting all split up along the way and i'm a sucker for that! i also love reunions so lol any time i can make someone get lost in some way i have to take it!