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Thanks to all for the feedback so far!

So, it seems another way to look at it is that while the Swordlords may be "hands off" in terms of the development of the new kingdom, they still remain informed of and are involved with other reports from the region and continue to offer rewards for these side missions, whether handled by NPCs or the PCs themselves.

I suppose at this point, too, (as suggested above) there could be an undisclosed time limit before certain quests are completed by others (representing the PCs being busy with kingdom building, and/or it could be a way of maintaining the speed of character advancement if it felt out of control). Funny thing, my players spent the very first session of the second installment wrapping up the fangberry quest for Bokken--being the only loose end they missed--so it could also clear the board for "completionist" parties. :-)

I've been trying to figure out how to rationalize the rewards listed for the additional side quests displayed on the inside covers of Rivers Run Red. Considering the area is now the players' kingdom and Brevoy is pretty much "hands off" during this initial part of the development, how does "the kingdom" approve these rewards? Certainly the PCs aren't establishing bounties for missions they plan to go after themselves, and later just take it from the treasury?

I'd love to hear thoughts on what solutions others have devised...