The rebels are an organization of people that want to overthrow the emperor in regards that they believe that the ruling power and major decision-making should be done democratically and not by one person.
If I remember correctly, they have tried to overthrow the government more than a few times by now, but they were never successful.
After the last failed attempt, everyone believed that they fell apart and disbanded forever, but there were always rumors that they only went into the underground to regroup.
Well, I guess they were back then, because I know that John would not believe rumors just from anyone. I am sure that this information came from his military friends.
There is very little information about the rebels, which was not just rumors or stories to scare children or adults i
