Most settlements pay taxes to (and are protected by) the local noblemouse. Free settlements keep their own guard.

Roll d6 + Settlement size (1 for Farm, 6 for City)

d6+	Size
2-3	Guided by village elders
4-5	Administered by a knight or lower-caste lord
6-7	Organised by a guild committee
8-9	Free settlement, governed by council of burghermice
10-11	House of an upper caste noblemouse
12	Seat of baronial power