Confederacy of Organized States

The Confederacy of Organized States is a medium sized, loosely organized confederacy of cities. While each city has its own style of governance, they bi-yearly vote on a state to serve as the Capital city, where the Representatives convene and meet. They're mostly industrial cities, but sites established after the dissolving of the Empire are more general sites. The party has arrived at a time where the Representatives are meeting.

History
A collection of mining and industrial towns left over by the previous government, the TBD. After it fell, the cities came together and decided that it would be best if each section was left to its own devices, with the leaders of each group convening in Hammerfold twice a year to discuss the "alliance".

Legislative Body
The Council of Cities convenes twice a year to help create the laws that dictate interaction between the states. Each governor creates laws that affect his or her own state, but things like trade, etc, are handled by the Council of Cities. It's a bit of a misnomer, since it was created when each city was its own state, though some states have founded other cities.