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Message: <blockquote data-quote="doghead" data-source="post: 1531827" data-attributes="member: 8243">Hey TH: I was wondering whether you would go with the Justicars. Had to figure that they were the favourite, but the Pillars looked like a possibilty.I've been doing some reading with the goal of clarifying the social context. Some thoughts at this point (still draft, input welcome):~ the fyrd (local milita): all freemen of a region are eligible for military call up in the case of attack on the region. There is no time limit on this duty. However, the authourity in question mush balance it with his responsibility to meet the 'tax' requirement his or her lord. Note - this is different from conscription of campaigns in other lands, where 40 days is the rule (beyond that payment must be made).~ the regional authourity is the Margrave. Margraves are responsible for ensuring the security of the boarder regions and thus the safety of the hinterland. I'm not sure how much area the Margraves will have under them. One option is to make the Lord of Seven a Margrave. The other is to have the Margrave based out of a city further to the south. The latter is the current favourite - with the whole planes area between the two great forests from the northern mountains down to the within 100 miles of the coast to the south a collection of semi-independent semi-alligned frontier states.~ The Margrave appoints someone (a Magistrate) to enforce the (Kings?) law. Often that is a Justicar, or the person appointed is assisted by one. The Magistrate can appoint people to oversee a particular field or area (a village, the marketplace etc). Justicars sometimes act as representatives for the parties involved.doghead</blockquote>

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