The Twelve Dukes jointly wielded the power of the Gewalt Federation, while the other Marquis families also took part in its deliberations.
The Twelve Dukes controlled the Upper House. The Marquis families held different levels of influence in the Lower House, according to their strength and contributions to the Federation.
The Gewalt Noble Council, made up of the Upper and Lower Houses, was the Federation's highest decision-making body for government policy.
Gevot was a union of city-states. Each city-state had a degree of autonomy and its own city-state noble council.
Government policies within a city-state were discussed and decided by its noble council.
Different matters were decided by different councils. For example, the proposal to grant the Wrynn Family noble status in the Loran City-State was put to a vote by the Loran City-State Noble Council.
The promotion of the Wrynn Family from Viscounts to Earls, on the other hand, was decided by a proposal and vote in the Gewalt Noble Council.
Each city-state could confer the title of Honorary Baron on its own.
The Gewalt Noble Council conferred all titles of Viscount and above, as well as promotions in rank.
But back to the point: Grand Elder Gaetia of the Hobarton Family had advanced to Sixth-Rank Knight, and the family had returned to its former glory. Naturally, they had to celebrate.
When Hilda told Medivh the good news, she also handed him an invitation from the Hobarton Family.
The Hobarton Family's swift recovery from its low point owed much to Medivh's generous assistance.
A celebration like this would be pointless without a representative from the Wrynn Family.
"Anduin, Jaina, go to the Loran City-State in my place and congratulate the Grand Elder on advancing to Sixth-Rank Knight."
Medivh had cultivated the image of a homebody and didn't intend to