Census of the Realm

Comissioned by King Rhobar in the Year 230, and finally completed two years later by the painstaking efforts of the Royal Scribes and a small army of surveyors, the Census of the Realm collectively refers to the many ledgers, registers and maps that are referred to when detailed statistics of the king's domain are required, be they population size, the taxable wealth and produce of a particular household, or just how many taverns there are in a particular town.

Based upon the Census, the population of the kingdom is proclaimed to be exactly 445,243 people, a highly specific and only somewhat inaccurate number that is nonetheless treated as fact because it has been found to impress people who don't think too hard on the matter with the implied superlative bookkeeping of the Royal Scribes.

Every noteworthy settlement in the Kingdom is assigned to it's own personal section of records, listing their population and number of individuals working in jobs considered specialised enough to warrant the distinction. The disastrous reign of the now former-Head Scribe Egisel Reeve has seen the ledgers of several towns be lost or rendered erroneous to the point of uselessness, and was in the process of ruining the record of the Capital itself before the auditors figured out how badly he was bungling the records. The Royal Scribes remain hard at work restoring the Census to it's former state of blessed absoluteness, but for the time being the registers of several settlements remain inaccessible.

Vengard
The royal capital, where King Rhobar and his officials reside, home to 10,009 people.

Faring
The foremost trading town of the realm, home to 7643 people.

Gray Keep
A castle and its surroundings, home to 6742 people

Moor
A hamlet by the forest, home to 5781 people.

Holden
A holdfast by the crossroads, home to 5988 people.

Wald
A large village by a dark wood, home to 4992 people.

Onfold
A settlement on the banks of a river, home to 5721 people.

May Grove
A town by a flowered bog, home to 6133 people.