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--- consolidated:hann_empire:regions:westland:stagmoor [2026/03/18 14:56] – johnb
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 **The Caravan Ground:** is really just a patch of open land, where the scrub bushes are kept under control, which is handy for the Market and the Warehouses.  Caravans park there when they come to trade, but might also be used for the summer games, as an impromptu camp site, or used as a playing field by the children.
-**The Hinterland:**  Small farms, gathered together to form hamlets, are dotted across the landscape, ofter accessed by smaller lanes branching off of the main roads.  The farms all have a few small fields, although they are mainly stock farms, and the moors are dotted with communal herds and flocks overseen by small groups of herders - all armed with spears and slings to drive predators away.  There are occasional disputes over grazing rights, between the different hamlets, most are resolved peaceable, although some are taken to the town court for resolution.
+**The Hinterland:**  Hamlets, composed of small farms, dotted the landscape, often accessed by smaller lanes branching off of the main roads.   Each hamlet has a communal barn (Sheep shearing, wool & crop storage) and a communal workshop (cheese and preserving meat, according to season), while the farms are, generally, small  family run affairs -  a couple of small fields, a few chickens -  and a few animals (mainly sheep and goats) that graze the surrounding scrubland.
+The moors are dotted with communal herds and flocks overseen by small groups of herders - all armed with spears and slings to drive predators away.  There are occasional disputes over grazing rights, between the different hamlets, most are resolved peaceable, although some are taken to the town court for resolution.
+Many of the hamlets are owned Absentee Landlords, who collect a regular rent and employ an agent to act as steward/rent collector for their holdings.  Some landlords (such as Sir Peston Mexton) own three or four hamlets, others might just own one.  Other farms are rented from the state/province.
-The farms are, generally, small  family run affairs -  a couple of small fields, a few chickens -  and a few animals (mainly sheep and goats) that graze the surrounding scrubland.   Each hamlet has a communal barn (Sheep shearing, wool & crop storage) and a communal workshop (cheese and preserving meat, according to season).