◦Who is responsible for catching criminals? Who pays the crook-catchers — the ruler, the city government, a consortium of merchants, somebody else? How are they organized — into independent police precincts, or into overlapping districts, or just according to whoever wants to hire them? Are they full-time, part-time, or volunteers? Private or public? What sort of facilities do they have? What arms are they allowed to carry?
Each town has its own guard--in rural areas, this may just be townsfolk that happen to be good with a weapon, while in most places it is its own job. They are usually paid in pearls, which can be supplemented or replaced with food if the town leaders don't have much in the way of pearls. The guard is further divided into units, and each unit watches over a specific area of town. Usually, there is a guard's quarters, where off duty guards can relax and all guards can train. Most guards typically wield a sword, but all forms of polearms, axes, and bows are not unheard of.
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