Modular Factions/Eras (UMC)

[Lizard]

So it wouldn't be dependent on any faction or era, but if they existed, you would be able to use them.
I don't think this works though, unless you can include the cfg files and just have nothing happen if some of them don't exist.

You can. It is especially nice if there is a detect.cfg within each era.

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#textdomain wesnoth-Era_of_Strife

#ifndef ERA_OF_STRIFE_INSTALLED
#define ERA_OF_STRIFE_INSTALLED
#enddef

# wmlindent: start ignoring
#define ERA_OF_STRIFE_VERSION
0.23+svn#enddef
#endif
# wmlindent: stop ignoring

You can then add factions to your era if their era exists (ee+eos+eom+d)

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#textdomain wesnoth-Era_of_Strife
#define EOM_SIDE ERA FACTION
    {@campaigns/Era_of_Myths/factions/{FACTION}-{ERA}.cfg}
#enddef
#define EE_SIDE ERA FACTION
    {@campaigns/Extended_Era/factions/{FACTION}-{ERA}.cfg}
#enddef

#ifndef EXTENDED_ERA_INSTALLED
{@campaigns/Extended_Era/detect.cfg}
#endif
#ifndef ERA_OF_MYTHS_INSTALLED
{@campaigns/Era_of_Myths/detect.cfg}
#endif

#ifndef EXTENDED_ERA_INSTALLED
#define MISSING_STUFF
#enddef
#endif
#ifndef ERA_OF_MYTHS_INSTALLED
#define MISSING_STUFF
#enddef
#endif

#ifndef MISSING_STUFF
[era]
    id=era_default_extended_{EXTENDED_ERA_VERSION}_eom_{ERA_OF_MYTHS_VERSION}_strife_{ERA_OF_STRIFE_VERSION}
    name= _ "Default+EE+EoM+EoS"
    require_era=yes

    {RANDOM_SIDE}
    {EOS_SIDE strife eventide}
    {EOS_SIDE strife triththa}
    {EOS_SIDE strife saurian}
    {EOS_SIDE strife eltirean}
    {EOS_SIDE strife minotaur}
    # EOM
    {EOM_SIDE EOM celestials}
    {EOM_SIDE EOM devlings}
    {EOM_SIDE EOM elementals}
    {EOM_SIDE EOM therians}
    {EOM_SIDE EOM vampires}
    {EOM_SIDE EOM wargs}
    {EOM_SIDE EOM windsong}
    # EE
    {EE_SIDE extended loyalists}
    {EE_SIDE extended sylvans}
    {EE_SIDE extended dwarves}
    {EE_SIDE extended outlaws}
    {EE_SIDE extended northerners}
    {EE_SIDE extended chaos}
    {EE_SIDE extended undead}
    {EE_SIDE extended drakes}
    {EE_SIDE extended sidhe}
    {EE_SIDE extended aragwaithi}
    {EE_SIDE extended kalifa}
    {EE_SIDE extended dark_elves}
    {EE_SIDE extended steppe_orcs}
    # Default factions that EE doesn't extend
    {multiplayer/factions/rebels-default.cfg}
    {multiplayer/factions/knalgans-default.cfg}
    {multiplayer/factions/drakes-default.cfg}
[/era]
#endif

#undef EOM_SIDE
#undef EE_SIDE

That code won't create any era if one addon is missing, but I'm sure you can tweak it.