Free Cities Treaty
Placeholder page for later development.
Why This Mention Matters
- This event is important because it formalizes the post-imperial claim that surviving southern cities could govern through compact rather than crown.
- It should explain the difference between claimed jurisdiction and actual consent, especially in the case of Highport.
- The treaty also matters because it defines the legal and symbolic frame later invoked by Ulex City, Nordwall, and their administrators.
Development Direction
- Clarify the signatories, the non-signatories, and the cities the compact still claimed as part of its intended civic sphere.
- Define what obligations the treaty actually imposed: trade, mutual defense, representation, taxation, or administrative coordination.
- Identify why Highport ignored the invitations and why later Free Cities officials still treated it as a city that might yet be drawn into the compact.