Can't pick my own... that does stretch me out of my comfort zone.
(1. GodofFreedomandPeace-UAP - Even though this is a war / strategy game, I appreciated the fact that one alliance wanted to go against the current with what their alliance stated / represented. At the very least - I respected what I read from their profile, and Blue777 seems like a pretty stand up guy.
(2. Pirates of Balls Deep - Judge what you will from their alliance name - the leader Cam4BuckEyes was very welcoming to me and a great neighbor to have when I first started in infancy. He sent me a letter, and even offered me aid when I was already with The Deadly Islands (at the time). That shows class. Unfortunately, he perished from the game completely and left the game because of it.
(3. Futurus Sanguis - Sure, they are the enemy - but there's a reason why no one cares when some other enemy alliance hits the scene - unless it's FS - because they have this recurring theme of slashing lines through the font of their carefully written hit-list, and when you click on it and see that there are only 4 members - when you knew they had 120 - it's systematic and strategic planning - which regardless if they're the enemy or not - I respect that. Which is why I posted an ad on Craigslist asking that any and all chess champions please register to Grepolis and join our clan to deal with their strategic a--s lol. =P