Estate vs Estate

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Player Estates may find themselves in positions where they have a disagreement with another Estate. When this happens, war can be declared between the two, and they can in fact battle. However, because of the different societal structures of Lazaron and Karatta, the process to War is a little different. In Lazaron, you must first DECLARE WAR on another Estate. This is done by sending a messenger to the Estate which will deliver both in written form and verbal form that war has been declared. This is a necessary step to allow the two Estates to be 'flagged' for PvP with one another so their members do not obtain villain points. Now until a truce is called, someone surrenders, or the attacking Estate obtains victory, all members of both Estates will be automatically PvP to one another.

In Karatta, you can declare war as a protocol in which case it is announced to the general populace that you are at war and it will also announce the victor. However since Karatta is free for all PvP, this is not necessary to avoid any kind of punishment.

In either case, declaring war gives you 'fan fare'. The Kingdom is notified by various messengers and heralds that indeed war between the Estate of Joe and the Estate of Jim has been declared! The victor in either case either captures a Keep owned by the Estate, or causes the other Estate to surrender, and hand over the Keep without further fighting. If a truce is called, neither side wins and everyone gets to hang on to their Keeps.

Much more information on all the systems, including PvP between Player Estates will be released as the systems are tested and confirmed.