Whew. I've read the whole tread. *collapses*

About the professions, wonderful idea! Some more professions, hope there are no duplicates (these categories are a bit random, but I think it's easier to divide the professions somehow than present them in alphabetical order):

- Military and politics:
Foot soldier
Watchman
Mercenary
Envoy
Messenger

- Animals:
Shepherd/Cattle or Horse Breeder
Horse shoer, livery (could work closely with the leathersmith suggested by Dwalin, or they could be the same person)
Falconer

- Arts and other occupations:
Musician
Painter
Soothsayer
Scholar
Sailor

- Artisans:
Brewer
Chandler
Fletcher
Washerwoman, launderess
Cook
Butcher

- Health:
Leech (physician)
Midwife

- Clothing:
Tailor
Furrier
Tanner
Dyer

About the neighbourhoods: I'm a bit perplexed. I like the idea, but I don't think we have that many active threads to divide them yet again. Maybe the groups which have a more definite cultural identity like Angelcynn or Hugrunar could be featured more prominently as "territories" or the like. I'm not sure whether a geographical approach or a chronological approach could be better: maybe we could make some experiment with a beta version.

And I'd also like to see the "families" enhanced, with the possibility of personalizing each family's home page, maybe with a head of the family. The option of switching family without losing one's coffers would be useful too; but it should not be abused, and it's more a matter for general AW features.

Speaking of home pages, a problem I have with Germania's main page is that it doesn't have the most recent posts. That is a very convenient feature, for example on Angelcynn I find it great.