Playing through my first game now. As mentioned above, Im playing a high-to-low game as the Donvellio, the Elohim, and finally as the vampires.
A few thoughts:
Does the Donvellio feral ability stretch to include goblins hired at forts? I did hire some, but I forgot to check if this is included. If it does, this could be a powerful bonus for the barbarian Donvellio leader starting in flavor start with a goblin fort nearby. Of course, that requires a lot of moving parts to function together and is a boost only for Charadon (or whatever his name is).
Lucians cannibalize power is probably ok. An alternative might be to give him march.
Breeding pit: this one went from being a so-so building to a real powerhouse. With Caste System, or Guilds, it enables a very strong SE for the Vampires. I shudder to think how a Sacrifice the Weak / (Caste System or Guilds) vampire SE would look with the breeding pit.
Losha getting Marksman: Im of two minds about this. On the one hand, this is nice for those of us who might make poisons a low priority but come across a foe with mages. On the other, it weakens her when fighting normal enemies. I kind of liked her before.