The Assembly of the Southern Republic passed a law requiring all of the market towns and cities to create a town or city watch force. Small towns started with one unit of watchers (usually a ten- or twenty-watcher unit), while large cities usually started a twenty-watcher unit and blockhouse in each major district.

Commanders led the city watches, with a captain for each blockhouse. Captains led the town watches. Officer and watcher recruits were plentiful because many mercenaries and soldiers were looking for regular, stable employment, often seeking to start families.

When necessary, the watch commanders or captains could draw upon local urban militias or regular divisions for more enforcement power. In certain regions, the governors or commanders could convince local nobles to deploy some of their knights, who were fulfilling their annual period of service, for purposes related to public safety.

Regarding the walled towns and cities, many guilds collaborated to raise companies of crossbowmen and smaller contingents of well-armed fighting men to supplement the regular garrisons.

The watches enforced the Laws of the Southern Republic, which supersede similar local laws or ordinances, as well as the current town or city ordinances.

The Kimmelsport Watch

CO: Commander Ahern, Harbor District Blockhouse

Captain Jackson, Harbor District Blockhouse

Captain Jerrold, High District Blockhouse

Captain Kadeg, Bath District Blockhouse

Captain Steven, Trading District Blockhouse

Captain Thomas, Market District Blockhouse

The Watch Chronicles

First Tale—Ahern Assumes Command

Second Tale—Jerrold Prowls Among the Great Houses

Third Tale—Kadeg Walks the Streets of the Bath District

Fourth Tale—Steven Wrestles with Disorder in the Market District

Fifth Tale—Thomas Seeks to Catch an Ambitious Thief