The petty sultans and emirs are many, ruling in luxury across the broken lands, precious water cupped in mailed palm. It is a hobby among them to compete with their titles.

1d10
Title








of/the
Honorific






and… (roll again)
1
Emir
thousand stars
2
Malik
Supreme Wisdom
3
Sultan
Rider on the Wind
4
Haleim
Crusher of Serpents
5
Sharif
Jewelled Eminence
6
Ensi
Chosen by a Legion of Divines
7
Patesi
Sage of Sages
8
Lugal
Boundless (Mercy, Strength, Riches, Wisdom)
9
En
of [titles]
10
Lord
Gift to all Peoples

Though war does sometimes erupt across the wastes, they prefer to compete in other ways, an endless cycle of fashions and fads.

d20
Current Fad
1
Beasts - the most exotic, dangerous or mundane.
2
Slaves - the most beautiful, athletic or educated.
3
Poems - the most ground-breaking or traditional.
4
Palaces - the most humble or spectacular.
5
Feasts - the most sumptuous or daring.
6
Drugs - the hardest or the most cultured.
7
Esteemed Guests - the most noble, educated or barbaric.
8
Bound Demons - the most, the most hideous or otherworldly.
9
Personal Champions - the least likely or most proficient.
10
Ugliest Wretches - quantity or quality?
11
Arcane Lore - the most hidden or powerful.
12
Largest Harem - most mixed or heterogeneous.
13
Finest Garments - the most beautifully useless or practical.
14
Most Pious - to a known or unknown deity.
15
Sponsor of adventurers - the most widely spending or focused.
16
Most beloved or despised.
17
Finest Personal Guards - obvious or subtle.
18
Deadliest Dungeon - fair or totally unfair.
19
Most illustrious genealogy.
20
Most non-materialistic.

Of course, each sultanate has its own problems.

d10
Troubles afoot
1
Slave Uprising.
2
Rouge Wizard(s) attempting usurpation.
3
Mercenaries, unpaid, running rampant.
4
Infestation of monsters has taken hold.
5
Plague.
6
Disturbed ruins causing havoc.
7
A huge lack of money on all levels.
8
War with a neighbour.
9
A prophecy of doom approaches the promised date.
10
Migrant population causing issues with locals.