Most of the time, thankfully, the plutocrats only kept themselves to where the money was: either major port cities or the capital of most countries. Everywhere and everyone else could go to hell. However, Skymount was almost entirely owned by the king and his direct personal vassals like Handy and several of the other royal guards who held land here. If you were a freeman, your landlord was likely a noble of some description, which meant you had more options if you got sick of high rates and taxes. It was not as if you couldn't go wherever you wanted and try your fortunes elsewhere—you could do whatever you wanted. The thing was that a lot of people, who climbed the ladder as far as it allowed them them go, had a nasty tendency to kick the ladder away to prevent others from joining them.