I think that he's just a town with a conversion condition. I can't see an incentive for a factional evil to claim that flavor / role there, and I don't think his team would allow him in the first place as reloaded brought up. The push on Naomi is also just really weird for a factioanl and directs needless attention to them, especailly after D1 it shined a negative light on the slot in the first place.