[Captain-Captain]

I'd make it clear that your PCs profit with your wizard running things with them as powers behind the throne. The Wizard has the correct genetic code to activate the excalibur equivelent item justifying the Crown etc. They themselves see how tradition and law constrain the soverign but not her pink and brown skinned allies from beyond.

Seaking of beyond, condider a second set of arrivals of Austrian troops if onl to mix Australians with Austrians and drive Martian linguists nuts. ;)

Including the crazy sign painter mit der short mustache und hatred of the Semites is not required, just mean enough to merit consideration.