One more thing: I would like to answer this question as my last thing before focusing entirely on the IC.
Truth be told, It was for the sake of suspense. I'm a sucker for the idea of Cliffhanging people in that regard. But in case of today, it was because I needed to be clear on something with Cambridge.
That said, You are right. I was planning on waiting even when I was done with the IC document so that people could get their CSes and ideas for their first post prepared.
But I've realized, ...I am very slow. I'm a bit of a posting Perfectionist at least in regard to setting and character, and so I might take a little while to get done. So with that said...
We the GMs have decided. The Five Covenant members will be:
Hikawa
Aleister Grendel
Darth Vader
Sauron
and Kerrigan.
Schwarzwald, in the wake of these, has been replaced back to status of City-ruler.
Congrats to you all. Everyone else did really good, so if you wish, the runner-ups are pretty much auto-accepted into the Empire. I'll get the IC done as fast as I possibly can. Until then, get to editing your CSes and thinking up your first posts.