Building a better Alphinaud

[DPZ2]

It strips away a lot of what makes each race and nation within the setting unique.

I'm pretty sure that, aside from a decidedly Libertarian city-state, all of the major political options are covered, including Rule by Dragon.

As for Garlemald, there are factions of native Garleans who do not desire a return to the monarchy (leaving aside the point that all of the Royals are dead).

[Dikatis]

I'm pretty sure that, aside from a decidedly Libertarian city-state

Idyllshire has you covered. There are no rules except one: be nice to your friends. Other than that, you're free to do whatever as long as you don't do anything that would harm the happiness of the other homesteaders. It's not a full-on political entity per-say, but it has significant financial and political clout thanks to the goblins' engineering and connections to Rowena.