Regalia housing needs to have its prices decreased I'm barely scraping by trying to get 20 silver a month for a house that I RP in(plus some storage). Decreasing the price would help populate regalia with more RPers who just can't afford to live there right now. This could bring more RP as well as give the city a more bustling feel, because as of now I don't see many people in Regalia. Now, instead of doing this maybe if they could put the poor district back in and have it more organised, easier to reach, not be underground |-(, and larger than the other districts.

 

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Also, regarding shops, decrease the prices there a bit and maybe scatter merchant stalls or shops across regalia instead of putting them in one place to have LagCity. this could encourage people to roam the streets of regalia instead of just crowd the tavern and the prison.