>>My thoughts were that Apple Lane was a "rural offshoot" of one of
>>the cities (probably Jonstown, as it looks like it's the closest)
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> The only problem with this is that the political structure of
> Sartarite cities is known but they have mayors and not sheriffs.
The Cities have Mayors (who presumably "report to" the king as it were), but the Sheruff reports to the mayor for those settlements that are outside of the "city walls" but are beholden directly to the city rather than one of the tribes, perhaps?
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> >The village "sits astride a well used
> >road" - which was almost certainly built by Sartar to serve
> >Jonstown.
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> The Jonstown-Runegate Road is not one of the Royal Roads
I never said it was a well researched thought! Even if it's not a "Royal Road" it probably post dates the founding of Jonstown? (or was the city built on the site of an old tribal/clan settlement? I certainly got the impression that Boldhome was a "brand new" development (I'd say "green field", but it's hardly appropriate in that case!) - I'm not sure about the other cities) What I'm really suggesting is that Apple Lane is quite a "new" settlement, taking advantage of the travellers along the road (which is how it supports the Tin Inn and Gringle's Pawnshop) rather than an old clan settlement - and this is why it is not a "typical" village
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