Shaloi and minotars should be part of the war and there should be a faction with sense like maybe Khryk and Sharon should put together an awakened force (some drakons, serviles, sholai, minotaurs and shapers).
Factions:
Ghaldring: want to crush the shapers and shaper loyal people.
Shaloi: power-mad people like the barzites.
Minotaurs: want to conquer the world and purge it of magic.
Shapers: want to crush all factions.
Amakened: want peace without the shaper tyranny.
And we should start out being able to choose if you want to be...
Minotaur: one of the few minotaurs who wanted to be a shaper and was let in. Finished shaper training sent to help run a village but drakons attack and all except you, a shaper and a guardian (shaper and guardian just finished traing too) survived.
Shaolai: same as minotaur except Shaolai.
Drakon: Ditto
Servile: Ditto
Shaper: standerd choices
(I'm obsessed with minotaurs)