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Message: <blockquote data-quote="jdavis" data-source="post: 765792" data-attributes="member: 8704">Re: Re: population and levels500 was the civilian militia, not a standing force. The actual army was 200 soldiers; 100 on the wall (no more than 50 at a time, as the other 50 have to sleep) 50 to keep the peace in the town (20 soldiers in town at a time to keep peace for 10,000 people, they work in long 12 hour shifts and only get 1 day off a week) and 50 soldiers who are personal guards for Lady Kelvin (they work shifts so that she always has 10 guards on duty, and has a special 10 unit calvary for when she leaves the city or needs quick action somewhere). The actual force that protects the city wall and all gates is less than 50 troops at a time, the civilian militia is there to cover the wall in time of attack. The troops have to sleep eat and get time off every once in a while. The militia is sort of like a volunteer fire department, they only show up when there is trouble. (my ratio's are 2% of the population is military, 7% of the population can man the walls in time of a strong attack and during a extended siege you can put about 21% of your population on the wall)If the city was part of a larger empire, didn't have a strong leader in residence or wasn't out in the middle of nowhere with only itself to rely on then the numbers could be reduced, but this army has to fight, there are raids and the city is fairly wild, as it is now when you leave the city wall the only protection a man has is a dozen or so rangers, a stone throw from the wall is basically the wilderness, there is just not enough troops to patrol outside the wall. I might of got the wrong picture here but I got the impression that this was a town that served as a outpost on the edge of civilization not a city setting in the middle of domesticated kingdom, you leave the city walls at your own risk, heck there is no garantee while you are in the city. We still only have one vague general and a unfleshed out Ranger as the only military leaders in town. The Rangers have spun off the military and are now part of the Wardens.</blockquote>

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