This document applies to individual properties, rather than to parcels of land. However, It can also include livestock such as farm animals, mule trains, wagons, ships, boats and personal property such as weapons and armour.

Freehold – The owner has the right to sell or lease the property onwards but must pay Ordinary Taxes to their higher authority. The authority normally retains the right to take it back into ownership if the property is abandoned or unused. This type of ownership is normally reserved for the aristocracy and can be passed down through the generations.

Examples include – Henry/Adoven’s estates in Tusk - and every other building listed in the spreadsheets.

Leasehold – The owner buys the right to build and use a property for a limited amount of time (often 100 years). For that time the owner has all the same rights of a freeholder. However, the property must be returned to the authority at the end of the lease or a new fee paid for an extension. Many buildings in towns and cities are leasehold and are often ‘owned’ by low ranking aristocrats, or NPC craftsmen. They are not recorded in the financial spreadsheets and don’t affect their town’s balance/stats in anyway.

Examples include – Many of the tenement buildings in Tusk are leased by House Hananki and Lily Teskertin, who are junior members of the Tusk Aristocracy. They are then rented out to commoners and other NPCs alike.

Copyhold – most commonly found in the country side, Copyhold is a way for commoners to own property. Normally this comes in the form of a small piece of land that can be used as a small holding, in return for a fixed service. That might, for example, be a responsibility to maintain and repair a section of road. So long as that obligation is met, the Copyhold remains valid and the commoner holds onto their land. It can be sold, or passed on to the next generation - although that must be approved by the local lord / authority.

Examples include - most of the smallholdings in rural Midmarch.