Ah, yes, I forgot that we already have the edgy katana-wielding non-human trope, how could I forget
Throw in a nonsensical explanation about how the humans need to be this way (???) for things to make sense (which makes no sense), a fat noble (and/or this noble being manipulated by someone else, maybe it's... dun-dun-dun... the church??!!) and we'll have a stew going