Towns

Towns are areas in Shroud of the Avatar that are populated with Houses. There are three types of Towns: NPC Towns, Player run towns, and Player owned towns.

NPC Towns
NPC Towns are the locations in the game that are based on Portalarium created content and Canon. It is usually going to be run by a storyline NPC. An example of a NPC Town would be Owl's Head.

Player run towns
Player run towns are the locations in the game that are controlled by Portalarium but populated, nearly exclusively, by the Avatars. There are usually not going to be quests and there will not be Gathering nodes or Monsters in these towns, unless they are under siege. Players can freely, and safely, live in these towns as long as they can pay their rent.

Player owned towns
Player owned towns are the locations in the game that were paid for by a player and added to the game by Portalarium. The player that purchased the town controls who has access to lots. At any time the town owner, or town stewards, can kick players from their lots. An example of a Player owned town would be PaxLair.