Land Claims and Domains Rules

== Land Claim Rules ==
Only approved clans can apply for a land claim. Request a claim in the #clan-request channel on Discord. Claims need to be approved by the staff and will be updated on the political map in the #domains channel (in the future on a World Anvil Interactive Map). 
Claims are built off of the initial clan build. You cannot claim land over top of an already established initial clan build.
=== Stage 1 - Initial Land Claim ===
First initial land claim of 1 square is free. To make this land claim a hub and be marked on the map, you must have at least one building or area designated to be open to the public and provide some RP service ( ie workshop, tavern, gathering area, school, inn). This base is considered unraidable.
=== Stage 2 - City-state ===
To become a City State ( stage 2) requires preparation and RP driven expansion. Players will need to purchase a farmfield and a village house from the land claim vendor. The clan will need to use these items in RP to show intent to expand into an adjoining square, must show ability to protect that expansion and should be working to show that intent is to be a true city and not just a homestead. At this time, clans should post their intents in this Discord channel and await a RP task given by staff to move forward. When staff is satisfied, the new area will be claimed on the map. This is where taxes begin. Taxes will be paid in Kingdom Seals which will be purchased with AoC guild tokens. The cost will not be cheap to ensure that we do not have massive lands claims...taxes will be incurred on a monthly basis. Clans may make a claim like this twice ( will be a total of 3 squares claimed) At this stage, staff expects a set of general laws to be established for the area claimed. DISCLAIMER- Laws are expected to make sense and to be taken seriously. Troll laws, laws intended to trick casual visitors into confrontation, or laws that tread upon character consent sheets may earn you staff ire.
=== Stage 3 - Fiefdom ===
To become a Fiefdom (stage 3), a clan is setting up to control a sizeable area. For each square above 3 claimed, you will need to follow the steps above, plus be ready to take RP steps to secure your area's. These claims are for a 2x3 square area. Clans must place intent to pursue this here and again will be given tasks by staff that will be challenging. You will be required to have outpost at the furthest extent of the holdings and may be asked to have small homesteads up to make the area actually look populated. Yes, this will cut into building pieces...this is part of the challenge of claiming so much land. Depending on size, staff task may be asking clans to be able to show they can "fund" a standing army . Yes, this is part of thrall counts, and again, part of the RP challenge of making larger land claims. Taxes on these land claims are now high enough that most will need multiple people working to pay for the larger claims. 
=== Stage 4 - Nation ===
To become a Nation (stage 4), multiple clans will be expected to work together to control a large area of BORDERING land. A governing council will have to be ICly established after posting intent here in this Discord channel. The laws will need to be adjusted, the lands within all under one flag. Clans may elect to put embassies within the area previously held by their neighboring allies. Clans will have to work together to afford this and may be expected to show staff that they can work together to defeat possible threats. 
=== Taxes - The Realm Coin ===
To keep it easy, each additional square claimed beyond the first will cost 1 Tenth Kingdom Seal which costs 1000 guild tokens each. The guild tokens are earned through AoC professions. They are then exchanged through an NPC located at the Land Claim office in Port Refuge. The seals are then used to pay the taxes in the same building, through the tax collector NPC. It is scripted in a way that we will have record...and taxes will be paid monthly. Failure to pay means your claim becomes void and you will need to go through the steps all over again.
Land Claim Size
Squares	Taxes 	Conversion
1 	1 Tenth Kingdom Seal	1000 Guild Token
2 	2 Tenth Kingdom Seal	2000 Guild Token
3 	3 Tenth Kingdom Seal	3000 Guild Token
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