WorldHistory_Citystate

**__The City-State Confederation__**
A few hundred years after the founding of Politzania, a number of city-states began to grow in the plains to the east of Politzania. With Politzania as a neighbor, and not always a friendly one, the city-states organized themselves together to defend against aggression, at the same time mostly eliminating the wars between themselves. The City-State of the Invincible Overlord, furthest to the east, gradually came to dominate the others politically and economically. The various cities vary in size and power, but grew during this time of peace and are respectable cities at this time.

During the Eastern invasion just prior to CometFall, the united confederate armies were defeated by the invaders. Two city states were razed completely and the City-State of the Overlord was besieged, hit by a plague, and had the ruling family wiped out by assassins. The main Eastern army moved by to press the attack on Eastguard and Politzania, leaving the various other city states fairly defenseless and easy prey for later cleanup. With CometFall, the Eastern forces broke into factions, and roamed throughout the area, burning and looting and seeking homes and lands to rule. Furthermore, with the weather changes brought by the comet, famines, droughts, and plagues also roamed the land.

Recently, many city states endured these tribulations and have regained their strength again. A bastard line of the Overlord's family was replaced on the throne, and that city thrives. Freehaven was only recently cleared of the undead living there and rebuilding has begun. Banditry has been brought under control, and trade is growing again. Eastguard and Portstown, former Politzanian cities, have joined the Confederation, and the Confederation has also expanded to include Baycastle and Koin to the East.