User blog comment:Commander Marko/Character Discussion (+ Mirage's Lore)/@comment-1330314-20141216141502/@comment-1330314-20141216195359

Choten sounds a lot like Piltover, which also cultivates advanced technology and is run by a congregation of democratically-elected statesment, while also being protected by exceptional heroes and enforcers (Jayce,, , etc.). The whole island of Ionia is more focused on tradition and ancient mystical/martial arts, so a city that looks for people with magical control over technology (i.e. hextech/techmaturgy) would be a bit out of place. Perhaps it would be better to relocate Choten to Piltover, and try to explain how such a prodigy would have an impact on the city-state and its history.