In Axolotlia, cities have spheres of influence, where larger cities can influence nearby smaller cities and towns, while also being influenced themselves.
Think of it like a tree, with Axolotlia as the trunk, Axoton, Minift, and Lucinia as the first three biggest branches, and it spreads down, if something happens in Lucinia, nearby cities will feel the effects, and it ripples down, if something happens in Minift, Bræ City likely won't feel it's effects very much, but Plorburg and Lockerton likely will.
Axolotlia defines a Satellite Town as “A town that is economically, and socially, reliant on a much larger, nearby city.”