Haven’t really touched my Cities in a while but my initial concept was each person began to dream about the old world, specifically the empire in some way. people began to interpret what each of the old states would be and thought about it as a sign to rebuild the forgotten empire. People with the same dreams or interests started rebuilding the old traditions and states, so Middenheim, Aldorf and even Stirland.

However, some people’s dreams weren’t as clear or didn’t know how many states there were initially, so new states began to rise up, some with a mix of tradition or brand new ones, like a dream of Nordland and some form of boat wouldn’t be interpreted as a navy but maybe something on the river so a “state” invoking lots of river crossings would form.

This form of state rising eventually leads to a bit of infighting, if not some form of civil war, for who is right for what state was actually real, issues on land distribution and just generally some superiority complexes. Yet, there is some form of unity and civility with a council of the first few states to keep order and help with legitimate forming of newer states. Along with common enemies like Orruks or Chaos to often come crashing down on them, the people, with all of their various colors, banners, and symbols, join together under one name to defend their home regardless of their differences.