Having quoted those formal definitions for community, and now I’d like to present my own as it relates to Hero’s Journey:

1. “The collection of individuals who regularly interact with your character.”

I tend to think of human communities from the perspective of an individual within them, and those others who directly or indirectly influence the life of that individual. If you think about the individuals who influence your life, who comes to mind? In addition to family and friends there’s also probably people like the wait-staff at your favorite restaurants, the teachers at your child’s school, the mailman, the clerk at the convenience store you go to every morning, and so on. Think about the type of people that pioneers during the mid-1800s wanted to settle around, and then think about the type of people that a Hero from a fantasy realm would want available in the towns that he protects.