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Sundren City Pass and ID Information
There are two components to the city portal: Identification papers, and passes. Both have expiration dates, after which they are no longer valid. The dates use real world time, but in character just refer to them by how long they are valid for. The default expiration date is 6 months from date of creation.
Identification Papers
Identification papers come in four types. They are nonmagical scrolls (information tattooed into sheepskin). All but one type has the portrait of their authorized bearer also tattooed into them, making theft futile. Characters must have at least one type of identification paper on them at all times while in the city. Legionnaires can and will demand to see papers from anyone acting suspiciously, or just annoying them. Not having papers will result in your character being thrown out of the city, or just thrown off it.
Again, identification documents are required for everyone in the city. Legionaires can and will demand papers from shady characters, those without can expect a frogmarch to Aenator Terese to acquire them, if the Legionnaire likes them, or an immediate deportation if they don't.
City Passes
City Passes are special documents that proclaim special status within Sundren on the pass bearer. They are vellum scrolls with the pass bearer's portrait, name, and other information tattooed into them. They are heavily enchanted by the Hands to prevent forgery.
There are four types of passes
Accessing the City
To access the city, one must present valid papers to the on duty guard at the portal (name marked in yellow). From there, citizens and nobles may enter freely. Refugees may enter once per day, for reasons described above. Noncitizens are barred entry unless they meet the following conditions.
Those Left Out
We are still working on the system and trying to strike a balance between player enjoyment and realism. We welcome all constructive comments and suggestions.
Members of factions that were previously looking to forge passes and papers. Now is the time to bump your threads and revisit your event requests for realizing those goals.
Bottom Line
Sundren citizens, as identified by either citizen or noble identification documents, enable access the Sundren portal for their bearer.
Noncitizens require some other sort of authorization, as defined above.
Refugees may enter the city once per day.
There are two components to the city portal: Identification papers, and passes. Both have expiration dates, after which they are no longer valid. The dates use real world time, but in character just refer to them by how long they are valid for. The default expiration date is 6 months from date of creation.
Identification Papers
Identification papers come in four types. They are nonmagical scrolls (information tattooed into sheepskin). All but one type has the portrait of their authorized bearer also tattooed into them, making theft futile. Characters must have at least one type of identification paper on them at all times while in the city. Legionnaires can and will demand to see papers from anyone acting suspiciously, or just annoying them. Not having papers will result in your character being thrown out of the city, or just thrown off it.
- Noble
- Noble papers can not be acquired on your own. DMs issue them to noble PCs and other high society types. They are made of the finest quality, and the portrait is in full color (and always the best angle). Nobles may freely access the city portal at will with these papers.
- Citizen
- Citizen papers can be acquired by anyone that declares themself to be a loyal citizen of the State. The cost of the papers is also the new de facto means of taxing citizens. Sundren citizens are beholden to Sundren's laws not just when in the city, but also when on the surface. Disobeying orders from Legion authorized personnel will result in you citizenship being revoked. Citizens may freely access the city with these papers.
- Merchant
- Not just for merchants! These papers are significantly cheaper than citizen papers as they are more of a trade tax and way of keeping track of foreigners than anything else. Although everyone in the city has to follow Legion laws, merchant ID holders have not declared their loyalty to Sundren and so are treated like the foreign nationals they are. They are not legally obligated to obey the edicts of Sundren while not in the city, although upsetting the powers that be can result in banishment from the city. The portrait is in black and white.
- Refugee
- With so many refugees and other destitutes in the city when it lifted off, the Legion has been hard pressed to extract taxes from the vagrants, and lacks the time to give them all citizen papers. To deal with that problem, refugee passes were created. They have no portrait, and only have basic information on them (name, race, sex, approximate age). Refugees are not allowed outside of Cheapside unless they have a valid work permit for another district. Refugees can access the city once per day, as the roleplay rationale is that refugees are admitted once a day, in a large batch at once.
Again, identification documents are required for everyone in the city. Legionaires can and will demand papers from shady characters, those without can expect a frogmarch to Aenator Terese to acquire them, if the Legionnaire likes them, or an immediate deportation if they don't.
City Passes
City Passes are special documents that proclaim special status within Sundren on the pass bearer. They are vellum scrolls with the pass bearer's portrait, name, and other information tattooed into them. They are heavily enchanted by the Hands to prevent forgery.
There are four types of passes
- Issuing
- Issuing Passes are only given out by DMs to the most trusted and well respected members of the Legion and its affiliate allies. Issuing Pass bearers may authorize the creation of any sort of identification paper or work permit, and may authorize the creation of any other sort of portal pass.
- Legion
- Legion passes are issued to members of the Legion or Hands to those that are trusted to go out, find allies, and bring them back to the city, as well as deal with paperwork such as document issuance. Possession of a Legion pass by anyone else is a capital offense. Legion Pass bearers may authorize the creation of any sort of identification paper or work permit, and may authorize the creation of citizen and merchant passes.
- Citizen
- Citizen passes are issued to citizens and respected allies of Sundren. They allow the bearer the authority to grant noncitizens and refugees the privilege to enter the city with them. Anyone invited in by a citizen must show valid papers to the on duty guard to enter.
- Merchant
- Again, not just for merchants. These passes allow the bearer to enter Sundren, and nothing more. They are given to those that have ways to help the city (generally in mercantile ways) but are not themselves citizens.
Accessing the City
To access the city, one must present valid papers to the on duty guard at the portal (name marked in yellow). From there, citizens and nobles may enter freely. Refugees may enter once per day, for reasons described above. Noncitizens are barred entry unless they meet the following conditions.
- Sneak in as a refugee (again, once per day)
- Assist Earl Grey, Exigo Trader, with getting his goods into the city and so go in on his pass.
- Members of certain factions may enter the city freely, provided they have valid papers.
- Exigo and its subfactions
- The Legion and its subfactions
- The Triumvirate
- The Temple of Helm
Those Left Out
We are still working on the system and trying to strike a balance between player enjoyment and realism. We welcome all constructive comments and suggestions.
Members of factions that were previously looking to forge passes and papers. Now is the time to bump your threads and revisit your event requests for realizing those goals.
Bottom Line
Sundren citizens, as identified by either citizen or noble identification documents, enable access the Sundren portal for their bearer.
Noncitizens require some other sort of authorization, as defined above.
Refugees may enter the city once per day.
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