Well, given the hills are near enough for people to go mining, and given that we are close enough to what is presumably a forest for hunting boars is a possible quest, I think I may have spcome up with a general idea of the lay of the land, although I do have a few questions.
First:What title does the current ruler have? Is he a mayor, a lord, or is there a town council? Is there a small building as a town hall, or a wooden fort? Where would players purchase their houses from? (Although I'm currently thinking of some kind of housing broker's building) Will there be any form of bank, and... That's about it, actually. Answer me these riddles questions three four, and I shall draw you a town.
Great questions, all are still up for debate.
I am the steward acting for the role of king. You could call me a mayor. I do not have the authority but preform all the duties.
As for the king's castle and the guild HQs, yes I imagine they will be important. At least for raid defense. I am not sure they will be upgraded like a house, I just don't see the purpose mechanically other than again, defense. I feel unit combat should be a bigger priority than structures.
As for local geography, that is actually the pervue of the Rangers(there is actually a poll open right now on the matter).
Any internal mapping done by the Guards would be within the kingdom(or settlement's) walls. I recommend keeping things light for now, there may be many titanic shifts in the way things are done still yet.
The lords are the "council" you could say but for now the player base is about 5 or 6 people so we are all the brightest and best of the town and kind of it's council.
Player housing may involve posting in IC thread or here depending on what we think would be best.
Speaking of combat in a low level form we can start with a coin flip. I'll update this in the IC thread, but two players can request a guard to observe a dual. They can wager on it then a guard available can decide the outcome. The guild can set a dual fee.
Giving a little more thought to it. Room for 20 large houses should be good.