Slaughter is the Way (1)

How do you upgrade a village into a town?

First, have a village.

Hah.

Second, be a noble. Or be favored by a king.

If the latter, how lucky! Simply ask the king for a town charter. 

If not in the favor of a king, like the very plebian Krow, hope that you have a good registration roll or go and quest for a castle.

If you want a castle, good luck! Hope you can survive a raid at your level (lol).

Third, have a ton of money.

Oh, too bad. He was broke. 

Why, it's easy to fix that: slaughter is the only way!

So simple! Just carve a bloody path through million and a half monsters that spit acid into your eyes, bite through your clothes, and put you in a constant state of being minorly poisoned!

Krow sulked in his mental commentary as he waded through a mass of dead Tasseline Verdant Serpents.

[You've butchered a monster to acquire its Tasseline Verdant Snakeskin!]