Town Organization

Aronburg grew from a small settlement at the edge of Long Lake. It was a location on a lake at the convergence of Flushing and Krithik Rivers. People settled here because it was expedient. As the town grew, a need for structured government came with it. Initially, this came in the form of small gangs battling over territory. With the establishment of more permanent structures such as docks and stores, and the regular movement of goods into the town from mines, Aron's Bowl, and the seaports downriver, more order was necessary.
This was achieved by having the local proprietors gather and select a leader for their town. They decided to legitimize the most dangerous gang boss, and task them with getting the lawlessness under control. This, of course, created more and different problems even though it did work at lowering the open conflict in the streets.
While folks have lived and base themselves in this area for hundreds of years, the establishment of the town as anything that could be labeled as such happened 60 years ago. The town grew quickly, so that they hired their Town Master and Guard after a difficult 10 years. Over the next 15 years, the town grew quickly. More people poured up and down river into Aronburg, and brought with them higher expectations of what government and a town guard meant. The gangs were replaced with hired men trained by a captain chosen for the task from the army of the Duke who had been serving in Pinching on the coast.
More people meant more calls for a proper leader. The choice of Captain Flynn to command the town guard was a good one, but there was never a thought that he would hold any position of authority in the town other than law and order. The idea of a Town Master was looked down upon, thanks in large part to the shady dealings of the early choices made by the town. After Captain Flynn was hired, the town held a meeting with the newly appointed guard ensuring the meeting would be safe and not dominated by any one faction. Out of this meeting, the town chose Mabry Delmar to serve as the first mayor. Mabry was barely competent, but he understood that his position came at the whimsy of the town council, so he did what he could at any point to encourage that whimsy.
Eventually, Delmar and Flynn passed on, but their work in putting systems in place was successful enough to set the pattern the town has followed since. Currently, Amber Belstrand is the Lady Mayor of Aronburg. The captain of the watch is Wesley Abrington. They are both extremely competent and have made the town safe and prosperous.