Board Thread:Suggestions forum/@comment-26149161-20170425011548/@comment-26890432-20170425232956

High King Ithilion wrote: I have two issues:

1. Bree has *no* military at all. That's why I didn't include one, not even a shield.

2. The markets of Bree are dwindling, due to the gradual decline of Eriador as a whole.

Ithilion, Discussions Moderator (Auta i lómë) 02:15, April 25, 2017 (UTC) If the Hobbits have Shiriffs, wouldn't it be proper to have at least a militia unit? Even if it is just the hunters and lumberjacks I mentioned? Having no weapons is pretty unrealistic for any medieval population, especially one consisting of farmers and hunters. Also, when the Grey Company departed Southwards, the Bree-men are mentioned to have staffed various outposts with volunteer militia, after the departure of their Dunedain protection.

Also, even without foreign travellers passing through Bree-land, It's still a community built on farming and craftsmanship, with several villages. As such, there are bound to be at least an average number of merchants in Bree-land.