Hi, ok i haven't read all of this thread so lots of this may have been said before but I reckon.... :-D

- The school should be active with characters able to train as teachers, then when they hit 14 they could be an apprentice for the master workers or something?
- There should be some kind of geneaolgy (if thats the word!) built in, so the villagers don't become too inbred. Then perhaps if you let them, the resulting people might be weaker.
- There should be two islands that compete and sneak over and nick tech ideas and villagers from each other and stuff to try and become the best island.
- There could be village elders, entertainers, thieves, tribal artists and such?
- Like the person ^ there said, they should be able to mine for certain things.
- Maybe there could be some kind of law base, with perhaps a judge and peoples court for thieves or people who sneak over from the other island?

Have loads more ideas but would go on forever so, thanx for readin!