Well, I did state that if we do find the Crown is truly Evil only then will we turn it over to the Lizardmen. And, let's be honest, the chances of the thing being used for Good are slim. It's a foregone conclusion we will need to destroy it.
And the Lizardmen provide the only real guarantee to be able to do just that. The Mad was the Greatest Runelord of any age. Even he could not destroy his own work. How could the Dwarfs? The Elves?
I just cringe with the idea of Bretonnians just "having" lands in the Empire. Their present fluff makes them a horribly oppressive, nigh-Evil people.
A Council Of The Wise seems very difficult to pull of in this climate. How is progression on that?