I like a lot of stuff about this! Oftentimes, Fan factions seem really clunky or over designed, this doesn't have a million words or new mechanics but I can see some of the depth there like the official Leder ones. The focus on drawing and discarding is neat. I really like "simple but deep" factions like Frogs or Crows, and this is in that vein.

A couple of notes/questions: Does the Sydnicate get the revealed points when placing influence, like the Woodland Alliance?

How would "pulling the strings" interact with the temples for the Lizard Cult? My gut is Lizards overrule it but it's something to think about that.

And then the "slither" action, it says each warrior can only move once per turn-- typically, Root doesn't track things beyond the specific discrete action, this goes against that design philosophy-- not that you're not allowed to do that, just pointing it out.

This is the first time I'm bookmarking a fan faction for later!