> 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?