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The idea for the City-State came from [[Jowston (Character)|General Jowston]], who realized the need for a mutual alliance after repelling two attacks on [[Muse City]] from the [[Highland Army]]. The nation, however, is not named after the general but rather [[Jowston Hill]] itself. This was in response to criticism from the [[Matilda Knightdom]] about naming the new alliance after General Jowston. | The idea for the City-State came from [[Jowston (Character)|General Jowston]], who realized the need for a mutual alliance after repelling two attacks on [[Muse City]] from the [[Highland Army]]. The nation, however, is not named after the general but rather [[Jowston Hill]] itself. This was in response to criticism from the [[Matilda Knightdom]] about naming the new alliance after General Jowston. | ||
Without a formal unified army, the Jowston military was a collection of individual city armies, which from time to time | City-State policies were determined by a vote with each member receiving an allotment of votes based on its population. The [[Hilltop Conference]] was where such deliberations normally took place. Without a formal unified army, the Jowston military was a collection of individual city armies, which from time to time had contracted mercenary forces. | ||
It was also a good place to make money for travelling troupes and the like, as it was a place where people could meet and embrace different cultures both within the alliance and beyond. | |||
==Geography== | ==Geography== | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
# [[Genso Suikoden II Art Works]], page 29 | # [[Genso Suikoden II Art Works]], page 29 | ||
# [[Genso Suikoden I & II Official World Guide Book]] (ISBN 4-471-36033-7), | # [[Genso Suikoden I & II Official World Guide Book]] (ISBN 4-471-36033-7), pages 54-5 | ||
# [[Genso Suikoden Kiwami Encyclopedia]], page 165 | |||
[[de:Stadt-Staat von Jowston]] | [[de:Stadt-Staat von Jowston]] |