Love the Hamlet thing btw

Hows about this add to the types of Hamlets:

 Temples

each could be dedicated to each of the various gods/goddesses running about and give a bonus to a certain troop type (or the Caravan)

the way it would work is if you are holding a temple then you get say a 10% bonus on defense/offense for your troops of that type (with say an extra 4% if you have troops of the correct type in the garrison)

hmm as a balance you could add a new "troop" type : Clerics and require a number of them ot be part of the garrison