>>52647951>no city interconnectivityThat's dumb, obviously there's routes between cities and towns, and prices of items are consistent throughout locations. Various maps all also depict the same locales and also, Fly and Teleport are a thing. Gatekeepers are also stationed at the start of many region's routes, in buildings very obviously made by the same government.
>the monopolization of force is inapplicable because magical creaturesNo? Sure everyone can potentially catch a Hydreigon but not everyone can afford to spend their time training it, nor sink the resources into feeding it and buying battle items, or readily have access to experts to train newbies. A government can, and they can mobilize this force as they please. Rangers are also stationed all throughout a region's wilderness.