Well, in Cario, there's a sand-manipulation woman who thinks she an Egyptian goddess, and a few of our heroes have fooled her into thinking they have similar delusions. Recently, however, one of her aides found out they were faking...
Which won't end well for them.
In Dallas, there's a relapse into the extreme conservatism and intolerance, anyone who doesn't conform to standards is thrown in what amounts of prison. A few of the heroes were thrown into it, now they're plotting to get out.
“She'd become a governess. It was one of the few jobs a known lady could do. And she'd taken to it well. She'd sworn that if she did indeed ever find herself dancing on rooftops with chimney sweeps she'd beat herself to death with her own umbrella.”
― Hogfather