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Vlad and the Organization - If, If, If...

Wed Mar 23 14:09:29 PST 2005

> From: Joy Jennifer Nicholson [mailto:jjnichol at MIT.EDU]
> Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2005 4:59 PM
> To: Philip Hart
> Cc: 'Dragaera List'
> Subject: Re: Vlad and the Organization - If, If, If...
> 
> 
> My impression is that Imperial Titles are pretty damned rare.  After
> all, Vlad did prevent a war between the Empire and Greenaire - no
> small feat.
> 
> How would the Jhereg go about "siezing" Vlad's land.  I can't see them
> having much interest in occupying it by force.  They'd walk in, see no
> resistance, get bored, and go home.  The land is Vlad's due to some
> paperwork in Imperial records, which I don't think you can send an
> assassin after ...
> 
> >
> >
> > On Wed, 23 Mar 2005, Joy Jennifer Nicholson wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > Vlad's title (as awarded in Phoenix) is an Imperial Title, not a
> > > Jhereg one.  So even if the Jhereg kick him out, he should still hold
> > > that land.  I hope citizen goes along with landed titles.
> >
> > Wouldn't this sort of thing lead to a House of the houseless?
> >
> > Also, the land must be defended - without even a House to back V up,
> > couldn't the Jhereg just take it?

If he stops being a citizen, wouldn't the land revert back to Imperial
control? So, if the House kicks him out he loses citizenship and his lands
go to the Empress?