Being one of them makes most crimes legal for you, essentially. There's some good people there, of course, but a lot who use it as a cover for doing whatever they want. Of course, I guess there's something to be said for the people in charge being open about using you for their own ends.

[It's not as though he has any particularly optimistic views on the Alliance, either.]

They don't make you do anything short of stopping an apocalypse, but you're expected to pitch in. I take on Confluence duty a lot. It's something to do that doesn't draw too much attention.