Lore

[jucklesjenk]

Yeah, that sounds good.

So perhaps we could say that the Governor has official control over this region, supposedly running it from his palace in SC, but only realisticly controls Silgrad City and runs it brutally with no care or respect for the people (as we mentioned earlier).
In reality, the war-torn land has fallen into chaos and is divided up between factions.

Perhaps we could divide cities and regions based on who controls them.
My suggestion:
SC - Argonians
Soluthis - a tribal faction, perhaps reminiscent of a Great House
Reich Parkeep - another faction at war with Soluthis faction - currently under ceasefire
Blacklight - perhaps divided amongst local gangs who control districts of the city
Bitter Coast - a faction of unusually organised raiders and bandits who are experts in guerilla warfare - are friendly to neutrals
Deepen Moor - a gang of brutal and sadistic bandits who are aggressive and hostile to anyone who is not one of them.

This could also be integrated into the MQ, as the player builds up the revolution, they must gain allies before they assault Silgrad City. They could proceed with a choices and consequences type questline where they could negotiate with, join or destroy some or all of these factions in order to build up the revolution and secure the lands around Silgrad. Not dissimilar to the MQ in Fallout:NV.