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====== Land Ownership ======


This section refers to large tracts of land that are owned by Kings, Nobles and Aristocrats.  This ownership is heritable, and can be passed down from generation to generation.

**Alloidal** – this is the absolute land ownership enjoyed by absolute monarchs.  The land is held by the grace of The Gods and The Sun - or by conquest.   There is no higher authority who can make laws or take the land away from its ruler, except by conquest.

This is how Coral the Conqueror held Brevoy, and how Lord Surtova,  Lord Olovsky and Sword-Baron Aldori held their land before Brevoy existed

**Palatine** – Palatine states are one stage down from Alloidal states – the ruler owns the land but has a responsibility to a higher authority.  Palatine states are generally required to follow military  policy set by their overlord, use a national currency and pay Simple Tax.  Beyond that, they are free to rule their land as they see fit - they decide the laws, run the courts, tax their people, award titles and make any other decisions they want to. 

The six great houses of Brevoy hold palatine estates.
 
**Manorial** – Manors are land granted by a higher ranking authority.  The owner can charge taxes and rent, sell or lease land and properties as they see fit. However, they are required to follow military policy set by their higher ranking authority, use a national currency, pay Simple Tax and follow all the laws of the land.   Manors are a single hex – but an individual may own more than one manor, which combine to create an Honour.

Examples of manors include – Ringbridge, Oston, Silverton.\\
Examples of honours include – the leMaistre estate (Newgate, Eastgate, Westgate) and the Vallani estate (Feyfalls, Whiterun)

**Tribal Ownership** – land owned by a particular tribe and the land is used for their communal benefit.  There might be a chief, and there is probably an elite - but the land belongs to the tribe.  There may well be a treaty arrangement between a tribe and the surrounding manor.
The Sootscale Enclave (Kobolds) in Midmarch, is a good example.