ABANDON

Usage: abandon

This command allows you to abandon a building or acre of land which your 
empire no longer wants.  This falls under the claim privilege.

See also: CEDE, CLAIM, PRIVILEGE, PUBLICIZE
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BANNER

Usage: banner <color codes>

This changes the banner of your empire.  It may ONLY contain ansi color codes,
which start with &&.  You may want to look at the empire list to see which
colors are already being used.  Stealing an empire's color may get you
assassinated.

See also: ANSI, RENAME
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CEDE

Usage: cede <person> (x, y)

This is used to cede one acre of land to anyone else currently in the game. 
If you do not include an (x, y) coordinate, it will cede the land you're on. 
You can only cede land owned by your empire.  Ceding land to a God or Immortal
so that you can claim more land may get you in trouble.

See also: CLAIM, POLICY, PRIVILEGE, ABANDON
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CLAIM

Usage: claim

Claims the acre you're currently on for your empire.

See also: PRIVILEGE, ABANDON, CEDE, PUBLICIZE
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DEFECT

Usage: defect

This command allows you to exit an empire with which you are disillusioned.  
For whatever reason you leave, make sure you get outside of the radius of all 
the guard towers.  They'll shoot a traitor on sight!

See also: PLEDGE
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DEMOTE

Usage: demote <person> [rank]

Demotes a person within the empire.  You can specify the name of the rank
you'd like to demote them to, or just do it one level at a time.

See also: PRIVILEGE, PROMOTE, EXPEL
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DEPOSIT WITHDRAW BALANCE BANK "ROOM VAULT"

Usage: deposit <item>
       withdraw <item>
       balance

Deposit is used to deposit gold and silver into a vault.  You can deposit any 
denomination of the money, but it must be done one disc or bar at a time. 
Depositing money is the only way to increase the empire's wealth.

Withdraw lets you extract a bar or disc from your vault.  You must type out
the full name of the item to be withdrawn as it appears on 'balance' or you
may abbreviate it to one word and one letter (e.g. "gold d" for "gold disc").

Balance lists all the money currently deposited in the vault you're standing 
in.  All vaults in an empire contribute individually, so you can only withdraw 
from your current vault.

See also: MELT, GOLD, SILVER
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DIPLOMACY

Usage: diplomacy <option> <empire>

This command is the basis for the interaction among empires.  It allows an
empire to voice its political opinion on another empire and announce it to
that empire.  For the privacy of these empires, and to promote a sense of
realism, empires cannot view the relations between two other empires.  They
may only see the relations which directly affect themselves.

Options:
  peace    - an end to a war, or a good starting relationship
  war      - a state of supreme distrust and hate
             depending on the pk option set on the mud, you may only be able
             to kill someone from an empire you're at war with
  ally     - share facilities and friendship
  pact     - non-aggression pact, prevents guard towers from shooting and
             demonstrates a mutual trust
  trade    - purely a cosmetic attribute, but demonstrates an agreement to
             exchange goods and services
  distrust - a state just short of war which indicates hatred
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EDELETE

Usage: edelete <empire>

Immortal tool to delete an empire.
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EMPIRES

Usage: empire [name/number]

This will display the statistics on all of the empires, or just the one you
specify.  It's an excellent tool for comparing them, or for espionage.

See also: NEWEMPIRE, "NEW EMPIRE"
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ENROLL

Usage: enroll <person>

When a person has pledged his loyalty to your empire, you can enroll him into
it.  This will start him at the lowest empire level.

See also: EXPEL, PROMOTE, PRIVILEGE, PLEDGE
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ESAY ETALK

Usage: etalk <text>
       etalk #level <text>

Allows you to talk to your empire on a private channel, even from the other
side of the world.  This is very useful for espionage and other secret
activities you might be participating in. 

Examples:
 > etalk Hi guys!
 > etalk #high_lord Hi, High Lords!
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EXPEL

Usage: expel <person>

Kicks a person out of the empire.

See also: PRIVILEGE, DEMOTE, ENROLL
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MELT

Usage: melt <item>

Melt is used to combine silver and gold into larger, more impressive 
denominations of money which contribute more to a kingdom's wealth.  This 
makes it easier for trading.  You cannot, however, break the new currency down 
into its smaller form.

See also: DEPOSIT, WITHDRAW, SILVER, GOLD
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NEWEMPIRE, "NEW EMPIRE"


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PLEDGE

Usage: pledge <empire>

Allows you to pledge your loyalty to an empire.  If they find you worthy, you
may be allowed to join.

See also: ENROLL, DEFECT
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PROMOTE

Usage: promote <person> [level]

The promote command is used to advance someone's level within your empire. Naturally,
to do this they must be in your empire. The level is optional, if you don't specify the
level it will advance the target one level.

Example: promote Newplayer 4
         promote Newplayer

See also: DEMOTE, ENROLL, PRIVILEGE
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PRIVILEGE

Usage: privilege <ability> <level>

   claim   build   harvest   promote   chop   cede

These privileges can be set to specific levels within the empire so that the
ruler can control what his subjects do.  Some privileges contain more than one
command.  Promote, for example, includes demote.

See also: CLAIM, BUILD, HARVEST, PROMOTE, DEMOTE, CHOP, CEDE
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PUBLICIZE

Usage: publicize

Allows you to make an area public so others can use it.  This also undoes the 
same command.  Others cannot withdraw from public vaults or dismantle public 
buildings.

See also: CLAIM, CEDE, ABANDON, UNPUBLICIZE
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RANKS RANK

Usage: ranks <number of ranks>
       rank <number> <name>

The RANKS command sets the amount of ranks you have in your empire.
The RANK command sets the name of each rank.

Example: ranks 5
         rank 1 Citizen
         rank 2 &1Warrior

See also: PROMOTE, DEMOTE
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RENAME

Usage: rename <name>

Allows an empire to change the name of his or her empire.  The name defaults
to the ruler's name, but can be changed to virtually anything.
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"ROOM ARMORY"

The Armory

The armory is a formal room where weapons and armor are stored for use by the
legions.  This room has no other official function, but simply serves the all
powerful purpose of organization.
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"ROOM BEDROOM"

A Bedroom

Bedrooms are sleeping quarters for those who would like a place to rest. 
Sleeping in a bed is far more restful than napping elsewhere and thus causes a
person to regenerate faster.
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"ROOM DINING ROOM" "ROOM DININGROOM"

The Dining Room

The dining room is a place where people congregate to eat a formal meal
together.  It represents one of the most sacred family events, as well as the
most personal social event.
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"ROOM FORGE"

The Forge

The forge is an indoor version of the forge building.  Military installations
often contract blacksmiths to work safely within their walls.  This room has
all the same features as an outside forge.
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"ROOM GREAT HALL"

The Great Hall

Castles have magnificent great halls which are often lined with suits of armor
and other impressive military symbols.  This is nothing more than a connecting
room, however, and does not have any other purpose.
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"ROOM HALLWAY"

A Hallway

This is a small connecting room used simply to lead to other places of a
house, fort, or castle.  It serves no other purpose.
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"ROOM KITCHEN"

The Kitchen

Kitchens are used simply to cook food.  They can be used for all the same
purposes as the baker building, but are inside instead.
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"ROOM SITTING ROOM"

The Sitting Room

Sitting rooms are a place where guests are entertained and families
congregate.  In castles, they often simply preceed bedrooms and are private
places where royals rest.
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"ROOM STORE ROOM" "ROOM STORAGE"

The Store Room

This room is often found in multiple in large structures.  It is simply used
for organization and storage.  They're much more secure than if items were
left on the ground.
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"ROOM STUDY"

The Study

The study is a place where work is done, records are kept, or money is
counted.  It is also a place of letter-writing and communication with others. 
Studies automatically include the mud's standard message board.
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"ROOM SKY BRIDGE" "ROOM SKYBRIDGE"

A Sky Bridge

Sky bridges are links from tree to tree which allow passage in forest
dwellings.  They are very strong, and never collapse if built by the right
people.
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"ROOM THRONE ROOM"

A Magnificent Throne Room

The throne room is the place from which the royals rule their kingdom.  It is
often very expansive and filled with little more than a pair of thrones.  The
extra space is to create intimidation and give commoners a place to grovel.
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"ROOM TUNNEL"

A Winding Tunnel

A tunnel is the hallway of the subterrain.  They allow for travel deep beneath
the earth with as little support as two trees every fifteen feet.
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ROSTER

Usage: roster <empire>

This allows you to view the roster of any empire.  It's useful to know who's
working for whom in this world.
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SILVER GOLD

Silver and gold are found in mines, although more rarely than iron ore.  They
are used as currency in many empires for trade and exchange.  Some empires,
however, prefer to use material goods instead.
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TATTOO "TATTOO COMMAND"

Usage: tattoo <person>

This allows you to tattoo someone else with your empire's tattoo, providing; 
of course, that you're in a tattoo parlour with all the proper equipment.

See also: TATTOOSET
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TATTOOSET

Usage: tattooset <animal symbol>

This allows an emperor to change the empire's official tattoo, the one given
in tattoo parlours.  Once you get a tattoo, you cannot get another or remove
it, so it's a good idea not to get one until you sure you've set the one you
want.  All tattoos are equal in power, but modify different abilities.  Tattoo
power is always determined by the power of the empire a character is in.

See also: "TATTOO COMMAND"
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UNPUBLICIZE

Usage: unpublicize

CAUTION: This is not a toggle!

Unpublicize removes the public status of ALL buildings owned by your empire
instantly.

See also: PUBLICIZE
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