How long has Sanctuary been around? Or more specifically, has it been around long enough to have had 18 - 20 something year old humans be born 'free'?

Yep.

Sanctuary has been around for roughly 150 years, and so it's certainly possible to have been born there.

It has been around for 150 years, or therearound, so that should be no problem.

-EDIT- That's what you get for typing your post up, then answering the phone before you post it. :)

Loads of books are in the bookstore detailing the history of the town.

WELL worth reading them all, they contain hints of some easter eggs as well as giving you detailed knowledge of the factions :)

I was actually able to figure out the puzzle given by the deep gnome (at least I think that was what he was an NPC) in the pissing crone almost immeadiatly since I had read those books. There are also tests that you can find on sanctuary history that are quite interesting and give you some very cool stuff..just don't consider anything in the book shop to be the final word on anything......;).

Thanks for the replies. I've checked out a few of the books, but reading them on my monitor kills my eyes so I only got through a few. Fun stuff though. :)