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Wolf Lands
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Overview
Wolf Lands Incorporated is the single largest real estate company in the Dominion with a 97% majority monopoly over the industry. The company was founded by the late John Wolf after he moved up the ranks of a former competitor. Initially, he required a high-risk loan from a bank crazy enough to take him on, but when he succeeded and turned a large profit, he repaid the loan and Wolf Lands soon became a highly prosperous institution. By chance or some insight of genius, Wolf bought up large tracts of land in the Dominion, which overtime matured into a fortune. Selling the land back into a country with a booming economy, blossoming population, and expanding city with limited land proved to be quite rewarding. And with the seemingly impossible amounts of money he accrued, he continued to reinvest it in new land that was yet to be in demand, but inevitably would be. Thus Wolf Lands became the third highest valued company in the Dominion by public stock speculation. Similarly, it has the third largest amount of physical assets coming from its real estate ownership behind only the government and Mar'ki Ticron, majority owner of DMI and WorldCorp.

In perhaps is most unique and profitable land speculation case, John Wolf happened upon a relatively uninhabited (only primitive tribes) island on the continent of Terra Recedentia. With his female companion, Alexandra "Alexia" Griffyn, he set up a beautiful town - named Alexandria after her - and enticed the rich and famous to stake their claims in the private island. Though Dominion law states all land discovered by a citizen of the nation is subject to Dominion law, the Secretary of State Count Vincent Alexander X signed a Writ of Ascendancy, effectively granting sovereignty of the island to Wolf. However, shortly after, Wolf was shot dead by invading pirates. Though unknown at the time, in his will, Wolf left all of his assets and holdings, including 100% control over Wolf Lands, to Alexandra Griffyn. After a long struggle by Alexandra, the land was reclaimed, but unable to remain there, she disappeared into the folds of time. Thus Wolf Lands was left in an interesting position where its owner could not be found; since then, the Board of Directors has run the company quite effectively, continuing to increase its ownership over real estate.

However, having amassed such a fortune in assets, market value, and money, Wolf Lands does not adhere to a normal philosophy of business and land ownership. When purchasing land, little thought goes into what its future value or selling ability is and nor does it really matter what its location is. They simply want to accumulate as much real estate across the world as possible. After gaining the land, anything could happen to it from being developed into a city to resold to sit there as preserved land. More often than not the land simply sits idly by for years. The end-of-year profit made by the company is often quite lower than it could be for two reasons: it doesn't sell off all of the land it can, but rather small amounts that it for whatever reason wants to, and because it actively buys land with its masses of legal tender.

Details
Name: Wolf Lands Incorporated
Governed: Board of Directors
Market: Real Estate [International]
Market Value: $3,760,000,000,000 [Three-point-seven-six trillion USD]
Assets: $7,500,000,000,000 [Seven-point-five trillion USD]
Employment: 6,000 [Six thousand]
Average Annual Revenue: $150,000,000,000 [One hundred fifty billion USD]
Average Annual Profit: $10,000,000,000 [Ten billion USD]
Year-to-Date Growth: 4% [Up]

International
Now, after years of massing lands in the Dominion proper and her colonies, Wolf Lands Incorporated is looking to spread its holdings across the world. We are looking to buy all types of property from small plots to wide expanses for miles and miles. It doesn't matter the current or future predicted value of the land or if it is near any type of beneficial setting such as a city or resort. We are simply looking for land in your country. If you wish for us to develop some land in your country, just tell us what you want when making the proposal, and we will see what we can do.

You can sell us any kind of land - we are not picky and are inclined to accept most proposals. Simply fill out a form:

Nation: (The name of the country the land is in)
Size: (The area size of the land)
Location: (The relative location in the nation or offshore)
Description: (A description of anything and everything from its physical characteristics to its location near a large city)
Proposed Value: (Make a proposal for how much we should pay)
Development Provision: (If you wish, you may set the condition that it must be developed, so tell us what category you want.)
Conditions: (Set conditions for what Wolf Lands can and can't do with the land.)


[OOC: So this is the largest real estate owner in the Dominion and it is looking to expand to the international stage. Basically, it just wants to buy up as much land as possible in your country. So make a proposal by filling out the short form and remember to include a proposed price, and I will get back you on whether Wolf-Lands is interested (which it most likely will be). You can sell any kind, size, and number of land plots from islands to lots. If you want to set conditions to the sale or have Wolf Lands develop a piece of land into something (or anything rather than just a vacant area), just say so and it will most likely be accepted. Have fun with it, ask any questions, and this is obviously MT and IC. Cheese?]

List of Land Holdings
Wolf's Isle, Dominion (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=10327608&postcount=4) - 2736 mi² (7,086 km²)
[Status: Partially Developed]

Viscount-ania, Dominion (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=10327661&postcount=5) - 8410 mi² (21,781 km²)
[Status: Fully Developed]

Eborall, Dominion (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=10327608&postcount=4) - 3495 mi² (9,052 km²)
[Status: Underdeveloped]

Atlantis, God: The Game (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=535970) - 1000 mi² (2590 km²)
[Status: Fully Developed]

Cactaur Island, Dominion (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=536360) - 4247 mi² (11,000 km²)
[Status: Partially Developed]

Paw Islands, Lands Untold (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=537024) - 11,620 mi² (30,100 km²)
[Status: Undeveloped]

Turin, Bredford (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=12922283&postcount=6) - 154 mi² (400 km²)
[Status: Developed (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=12922763&postcount=12)]

Justinian, St Samuel (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=12938030&postcount=31) - 42.5 mi² (110 km²)
[Status: Developed (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=12940919&postcount=39)]

Deadlands, Alfegos (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=12941354&postcount=41) - 27 mi² (70 km²)
[Status: Undeveloped]

Sunset Island, Light Inc (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=12944105&postcount=44) - 386 mi² (1000 km²)
[Status: Undeveloped]

Lakeside, Vanek Drury Brieres (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=12945254&postcount=45) - .031 mi² (.081 km²)
[Status: Developed (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=12946609&postcount=47)]

Silvet, Bredford (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=12976787&postcount=56) - 57.9 mi² (150 km²)
[Status: Developed (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=12977265&postcount=57)]

Oak-Hollan, Bredford (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=13022091&postcount=70) - 1158 mi² (3000 km²)
[Status: Undeveloped]

Veshar Isle, Katislov (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=13606441&postcount=74) - 75,000 mi² (194,249 km²)
[Status: Developed (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=13647746&postcount=75)]

Volcano Island Chain, Nilpnt (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=13658399&postcount=78) - 5519 mi² (14,294 km²)
[Status: Developed (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showpost.php?p=13691707&postcount=79)]

Reserved

i would like to know if when the "Wolf Lands" buy a land, does it get "better" (example like selling the area to other people to build town or factory?)? or you just purchased it and do nothing with it.

I would like to know if when "Wolf Lands" buys a land, does it get "better" (for example, like selling an area to other people to build town or factory) or is it just purchased and done nothing with?

That depends. Sometimes Wolf Lands chooses to develop it, sometimes it chooses to sell it to a developer or other people, and sometimes it chooses to do nothing with it for the time being. Eventually though, something will happen to the land - it is just a matter of time. However, you can sell the land to Wolf Lands with conditions about its use or future existence. So if you want to sell a piece of land in or near a city with the stipulations that within X amount of years it will be developed to a certain level or stimulated with a certain amount of investment, that is certainly fine.

the Commonwealth of Bredford would like to propose the following to Wolf Lands:


Nation: Bredford
Size: 400 Kilometres
Location: Allertown Isle South-West shore
Description: Beautyful but empty shores. no population there at all.
Proposed Value: $200 Million Dollars.
Conditions:

I. the land most not be developed to Agricultural land\sold to Agricultural Organizations.

II.It is required that you develop the area into Tourism area, as it has many potential or sell the area to Tourism company.

III.If the area shall not be developed into Tourism area of certain level (Developed Shores, Hotels..) in 8 Years, then the area is returned to Bredford Goverment Property without any repayment to the Wolf Lands Company.

we request you to report to us on the status of the land in 10 years, or when its developed or sold.

Nation: Divinus Imperium Di Intracircumcordei
Size: about 30 million sq KM (but that includes large expanses of fresh water in the lakes region) If territorial sea claims were included it would be much larger but the actual size would depend on your use petition. There are also some Dian Administered areas not included or able to be petitioned for.


Location: Area is mostly tropical and subtropical with shore, and inland areas - and water/seabeds etc...

Description: various landscapes high hills valleys a major mountain chain, desert,marsh, rainforest, plains, steepes, savanah, urban areas etc..

Proposed Value: It would vary - but use is the main concern. ICCD has an annual GDP of well over 110 Trillion. (more money than you have) but I'm guessing there might be something here or there you may be interested in.


Conditions: See below - generally though it is open to discussion. If a reasonable deal is put then almost anything is possible - if it is a social benefit, and the person you are talking to agrees. Since money goes to the government coffers there isn't much incentive for corruption.




FYI ON GETTING LAND IN ICCD:



ICCD's land usuage policy is done via the Courts.

Petitions for land usage can be made at the local court that the land is administered by (usually the local viscounts office).

If the land isn't already occupied and you can proove reasonable use of the land then you may utilize the land.
It is deeded for specific purpose and the deed is put on record.

Anyone can petition for use of land - in the case the land is already being used for some purpose, then you can still petition, but you must proove more reasonable use, and benifit for society.

Previous deed holders may act as an intermediary for transfer of deed, but the courts may prohibit a transfer - by sale or will state that is contrary to best reasonable use or social standards - example selling the property to an enemy country or known safety risk.

Land is still held and administered by the State and is subject to all state, provincial and local laws, including environmental, and business operation laws.

Outright property taxes do not exist in ICCD, unless agreed in feudal aspect in the petition and agreement arranged with the court. Business Tax does exist and is 25% of any profit made from use of the land, net. For instance if you make 100$ profit after business expenses selling soil from the land then you wold have to pay a tax/fee of 25$.

Emergency Use: ICCD maintains the right to expropriate lands for use extrajudicially during times of stated public emergency - these measures will be temporary for as long as the public emergency exists. After the emergency any issues with the use or continued use can be brought up in the courts, as per reasonable use.

Failure to perform to the deed is potentially equivocable of breach of contract and may see the deed void. Reason is exercised and any such failure to perform can be discussed in court - with appeals granted as per regular to the higher courts.

The Administration does not have the right to sell land - only to grant deeded use of the land, which may or may not include monetary payment.

Usually individuals with deeds to land use must be Dian citizens, however it is not required. Foreign usage of land however does not grant rights to vote in local elections, as only Dian Citizens hold that right.

All business operating laws and taxation of business profit external of Dian Property Laws still exist. As well any land development must conform to Dian environmental law.

Commonly land is bid for, with the the highest bidders with the same plan or capacity to implement the plan given. As long as a higher bid or capacity or social benefit isn't placed then land use continues.

If you have any questions on how Dian Property use works feel open to ask questions.


Although ICCD has a population of over 3 Billion - there are still some areas which are not developed. Technically anywhere in ICCD can be petitioned for - usually though historical sites, state or government buildings, populated centers, and major military bases are not available. The petition bids can be low or high - usually resource beds have very high bids.

If the price is right and the deed petition contract is right - it's yours.

the Commonwealth of Bredford would like to propose the following to Wolf Lands:


Nation: Bredford
Size: 400 Kilometres
Location: Allertown Isle South-West shore
Description: Beautyful but empty shores. no population there at all.
Proposed Value: $200 Million Dollars.
Conditions:

I. the land most not be developed to Agricultural land\sold to Agricultural Organizations.

II.It is required that you develop the area into Tourism area, as it has many potential or sell the area to Tourism company.

III.If the area shall not be developed into Tourism area of certain level (Developed Shores, Hotels..) in 8 Years, then the area is returned to Bredford Goverment Property without any repayment to the Wolf Lands Company.

we request you to report to us on the status of the land in 10 years, or when its developed or sold.

Overall the proposal seems most favorable to us. We would not dream of developing land so near to beautiful shores of your description into an agricultural industry. As far as we are concerned, all of your conditions are quite acceptable. We are willing and able to develop the land into the requested tourist area - as you will be able to see soon enough - but we need to clarify a couple of things first to make sure we are in accordance with your laws.

Is gambling and the establishment of casinos legal?
Is the sale, distribution, and consumption of alcohol legal?
What are the laws on gun ownership and use?

After we have our answers, I will fax over our initial proposal. In time, as we begin work, I will follow that up with a detailed report of the development (ooc: in a separate thread). However, for now, consider the deal done. We agree to buy the four hundred square kilometer (ooc: I assume you meant square kilometers) for the price of two hundred million [200,000,000] USDs.

[signed]
Board of Directors

OOC: yes, ofcourse Square Kilometers.


Is gambling and the establishment of casinos legal? no.

Is the sale, distribution, and consumption of alcohol legal? yes. but not in mass amounts\dangerous numbers. and driving is not allowed for any drunken, even if its only one glass.

What are the laws on gun ownership and use? only by tho carefully trained so. guns shall not be allowed in Public buildings, bars, or any place containing Alcohol. you can also understand from that guns must not be carried when drunk, and guns carried by drunk shall be taken.

we must also note that if you make it to your targets (make it tourism area in 10 years) you shall be allowed projects in our country. (and not a shore on one of our Isles, for example.).

OOC: yes, ofcourse Square Kilometers.


Is gambling and the establishment of casinos legal? no.

Is the sale, distribution, and consumption of alcohol legal? yes. but not in mass amounts\dangerous numbers. and driving is not allowed for any drunken, even if its only one glass.

What are the laws on gun ownership and use? only by tho carefully trained so. guns shall not be allowed in Public buildings, bars, or any place containing Alcohol. you can also understand from that guns must not be carried when drunk, and guns carried by drunk shall be taken.

we must also note that if you make it to your targets (make it tourism area in 10 years) you shall be allowed projects in our country. (and not a shore on one of our Isles, for example.).

We regret to hear the establishment of a casino is forbidden by law as it would have been a great boost to the tourist economy. However, we of course will respect your laws and have scrapped the idea of a casino from our drawing board. Without a doubt the institution we set up will be careful in its distribution of alcohol, and does plan on giving it out in mass amounts.

However, on the last issue of gun control, we still have some questions. Perhaps it is best if we tell you what we would like and see how you respond according to your laws. If possible, we would like to set up a multi-faceted shooting range as well as sport hunting grounds. For safety precautions we could do several things; we could restrict the use to only non-automatic rifles, so that no handguns or automatic fire weapons are allowed, we could either make sure that all weapons were kept within a secure facility or only allow the use and presence of our guns, we could restrict the use of weapons to those with licenses from either Bredford or other countries, we could run background checks on people who wish to make use of the range or hunting grounds, and we could maintain that all persons must be accompanied by a trained professional. We wish to know your thoughts on the matter.

After we hear back from you, we will fax over our initial plans.

[signed]
Board of Directors

We regret to hear the establishment of a casino is forbidden by law as it would have been a great boost to the tourist economy. However, we of course will respect your laws and have scrapped the idea of a casino from our drawing board. Without a doubt the institution we set up will be careful in its distribution of alcohol, and does plan on giving it out in mass amounts.

However, on the last issue of gun control, we still have some questions. Perhaps it is best if we tell you what we would like and see how you respond according to your laws. If possible, we would like to set up a multi-faceted shooting range as well as sport hunting grounds. For safety precautions we could do several things; we could restrict the use to only non-automatic rifles, so that no handguns or automatic fire weapons are allowed, we could either make sure that all weapons were kept within a secure facility or only allow the use and presence of our guns, we could restrict the use of weapons to those with licenses from either Bredford or other countries, we could run background checks on people who wish to make use of the range or hunting grounds, and we could maintain that all persons must be accompanied by a trained professional. We wish to know your thoughts on the matter.

After we hear back from you, we will fax over our initial plans.

[signed]
Board of Directors

your proposal for shooting range is rejected. however sport hunting grounds are accepted happily.

your proposal for shooting range is rejected. however sport hunting grounds are accepted happily.

We respect your decision and understand where it is coming from. After a couple weeks of analysis and design, our initial proposal is ready to be distributed to you. I have attached it to this message.

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Development Proposal
Summary
-Estimated time of completion is five years.
-All work is to be contracted out to the World Corporation of DMG.
-Estimated cost of development by WorldCorp is thirty-seven billion USD.
-Wolf Lands Incorporated will retain ownership over the lands.

Details
One mega-destination resort
One all-inclusive medium cost resort
One luxury, high-end resort
-All three include things like restaurants, shops, pools, etc.

Seven hotels from high-end to low-end
Three shopping districts, including a mall
Two entertainment districts, with clubs, bars, restaurants, and more
Multiple condominium buildings
Five golf courses with putting grounds and driving ranges plus clubhouses
Six full-resort health clubs with tennis courts, basketball courts, etc.
Three full-service spas
A fully stocked zoo with standard animals and specialty houses (bird house, reptile house, etc.)
An exotic animal zoo with rare and expensive creatures
An aquarium with shows by dolphins, whales, and other creatures
An outdoor sports stadium (field) with a retractable roof and seating for one hundred thousand
An indoor sports stadium (court, rink, etc.) with seating for twenty-five thousand
A classical concert hall
An opera and playhouse for theatre performances
Two concert arenas for bands and solo artists to perform at sold out shows
Eighteen movie theaters.
A full hospital with walk-in clinic, doctor's offices and specialists.
A fully stocked boardwalk along the beach with shops, games, food stands, restaurants, and everything else.
A public racetrack and rental car service for people to let loose on.
A water-vehicle (boats, jet skis, etc.) rental place on the ocean that also has daily cruises on various sailboats
An amusement park with rides, games, food, shows, and more
A water park with pools, slides, and more
Three large parks including public basketball and tennis courts
Two large grass areas that can be divided up into multiple full sports fields for recreational play
A multi-religion house of prayer with divided sections for various religious groups
A horse stable, riding grounds, and racetrack
A Butler House where patrons can hire a personal servant for their stay

A mini-city on the outskirts of the property capable of housing and maintaining all employees necessary for the entire area.

Two thousand acres of hunting grounds with animals restocked by park authorities
Twenty thousand acres of preserve land, with zero building allowed and no-hunting enforcement

OOC: We have to pay the development cost? if not, i agree to your proposal.

ooc: No, of course not. Our land, our business, our costs. The employees for it all after it is done, however, will probably have to (and should in order to stimulate the economy) come from your nation.

I may create a brief thread about its design sometime. Also, seeing as it is unoccupied land at the moment, I assumed it wasn't named, and took the liberty of naming it "Turin".

edit: time warp

We respect your decision and understand where it is coming from. After a couple weeks of analysis and design, our initial proposal is ready to be distributed to you. I have attached it to this message.

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Development Proposal
Summary
-Estimated time of completion is five years.
-All work is to be contracted out to the World Corporation of DMG.
-Estimated cost of development by WorldCorp is thirty-seven billion USD.
-Wolf Lands Incorporated will retain ownership over the lands.

Details
One mega-destination resort
One all-inclusive medium cost resort
One luxury, high-end resort
-All three include things like restaurants, shops, pools, etc.

Seven hotels from high-end to low-end
Three shopping districts, including a mall
Two entertainment districts, with clubs, bars, restaurants, and more
Multiple condominium buildings
Five golf courses with putting grounds and driving ranges plus clubhouses
Six full-resort health clubs with tennis courts, basketball courts, etc.
Three full-service spas
A fully stocked zoo with standard animals and specialty houses (bird house, reptile house, etc.)
An exotic animal zoo with rare and expensive creatures
An aquarium with shows by dolphins, whales, and other creatures
An outdoor sports stadium (field) with a retractable roof and seating for one hundred thousand
An indoor sports stadium (court, rink, etc.) with seating for twenty-five thousand
A classical concert hall
An opera and playhouse for theatre performances
Two concert arenas for bands and solo artists to perform at sold out shows
Eighteen movie theaters.
A full hospital with walk-in clinic, doctor's offices and specialists.
A fully stocked boardwalk along the beach with shops, games, food stands, restaurants, and everything else.
A public racetrack and rental car service for people to let loose on.
A water-vehicle (boats, jet skis, etc.) rental place on the ocean that also has daily cruises on various sailboats
An amusement park with rides, games, food, shows, and more
A water park with pools, slides, and more
Three large parks including public basketball and tennis courts
Two large grass areas that can be divided up into multiple full sports fields for recreational play
A multi-religion house of prayer with divided sections for various religious groups
A horse stable, riding grounds, and racetrack
A Butler House where patrons can hire a personal servant for their stay

A mini-city on the outskirts of the property capable of housing and maintaining all employees necessary for the entire area.

Two thousand acres of hunting grounds with animals restocked by park authorities
Twenty thousand acres of preserve land, with zero building allowed and no-hunting enforcement

OOC: We have to pay the development cost? if not, i agree to your proposal.

how much employees you think will be necessary to operate this thing?

how much employees you think will be necessary to operate this thing?

Well, when you include things like utilities, emergancy responders, police, mainteance crews, and others... we estimate an initial need of roughly fifty thousand employees.

Well, when you include things like utilities, emergancy responders, police, mainteance crews, and others... we estimate an initial need of roughly fifty thousand employees.

well, this is way more then all the population in the Allertown Isle can match.. (they only have like 10,000 in their only town and their only "Industry" is Organic Farming) but i guess with this "Oppurtunity" many people will come to Allertown or even join this city that you are constructing near the shore.

by the way, since i have a feeling i am going to work with ye.. here is a map of my nation. (this is supposed to be economic map, but it gives you general information of my nation and where are your projects are..

http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb264/keyofdoom_photo/EconomicMap.jpg

well, this is way more then all the population in the Allertown Isle can match.. (they only have like 10,000 in their only town and their only "Industry" is Organic Farming) but i guess with this "Oppurtunity" many people will come to Allertown or even join this city that you are constructing near the shore.

by the way, since i have a feeling i am going to work with ye.. here is a map of my nation. (this is supposed to be economic map, but it gives you general information of my nation and where are your projects are..

Map (http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb264/keyofdoom_photo/EconomicMap.jpg)

Yes, I assumed the vast majority of the employees would have to come from another place. If all goes according to plan, as you stated, many people will freely come to both Alltertown and the mini-city we are developing in order to take advantage of the facilities we are building or to get jobs. For the remaining spaces we need to fill, I am sure we can use incentives on some people to move there to work by paying for the transportation (including their possessions) and paying them a nice wage.

OOC: Thanks for the map.

Nation: Divinus Imperium Di Intracircumcordei
Size: about 30 million sq KM (but that includes large expanses of fresh water in the lakes region) If territorial sea claims were included it would be much larger but the actual size would depend on your use petition. There are also some Dian Administered areas not included or able to be petitioned for.


Location: Area is mostly tropical and subtropical with shore, and inland areas - and water/seabeds etc...

Description: various landscapes high hills valleys a major mountain chain, desert,marsh, rainforest, plains, steepes, savanah, urban areas etc..

Proposed Value: It would vary - but use is the main concern. ICCD has an annual GDP of well over 110 Trillion. (more money than you have) but I'm guessing there might be something here or there you may be interested in.


Conditions: See below - generally though it is open to discussion. If a reasonable deal is put then almost anything is possible - if it is a social benefit, and the person you are talking to agrees. Since money goes to the government coffers there isn't much incentive for corruption.

This is perhaps a very interesting and confusing situation that has been presented to us. Your governing laws on the ownership and use of land is quite foreign to us and of some concern. We do have some thoughts on the matter of what we would do with the land (as we will layout in a moment), but we do have some questions about your whole system first.

It is our understanding that if we petition for land and are granted it, your government still owns and controls it, is this correct?
If so, then would we have to pay to "buy" the land seeing as we wouldn't own it? Or is it more like renting the land?
We apologize if we aren't clear or seem to "not get it," but this is not usual in our free market society.

Anyway, our proposal for the land would be the following:
5 million sq km. for an environmental protection reserve
-Almost all of the land would be protected from construction or other deforestation.
-One hundred thousand acres would be guarded as an animal preserve
-A small two hundred acre section would be developed with:
---A twenty-acre recycling and "re-using" facility
---A fifty-acre joint wind and solar farm for alternate energy sources
---A five-acre research facility or green technologies and initiatives
---A five-acre think-tank facility for the advancement of environmentally friendly policies, initiatives, research, and literature.
---A special one hundred twenty acre logging center. It will be built on non-forested land with genetically altered trees that are predisposed to growing big and quick, so that they may be used for logging and then replanted.
100 sq km. near some semblance of civilization for a Social Services Center
-A massive hospital complex with a walk-in clinic, a pharmacy, doctors' offices, specialists, dentists, psychiatrists, chiropractors, therapists, counseling, and every other kind of doctor
-Two levels of nursing homes
-An insane asylum for mental health
-Childcare services including basic and young education
-Health food services that prepare healthy meals for families three times a day and send them to their homes
-Food bank
-Temporary housing
-A massive social workers office for all kinds of counseling, consulting, planning, and research

As for the price of land, we will leave this up to you for various reasons. Please get back to us on the questions, the proposal, and our overall confusion.

[signed]
Board of Directors

Wolf Lands Incorporated continues its worldwide search for new land to accumulate and/or develop for you. Sell now and we will do with it as you please.

Wolf Lands wants to acquire more land to develop in your country. Propose now!

bump

We want to invest in your land and development!

Hi,

I'll attempt to address each of your issues, although as an individual in the Logothe's office I can't speak entirely accurately on matters of the
Judicature's Position except through quotations obtained from Imperial Justisar's that we have conferenced with.

It is undestandable that your perception of our law as being foriegn to you.
You can petition any aspect of the Courts for land. This can be a Lower Magistrate or Upper Magistrate. Lower Magistrates are elected directly by the public, and act as first instances. They act as legal counsel and can rule on private law where both parties are in agreement. Upper Magistrates are voted by the lower magistrates - not the direct public. Depending on needs of the areas for filling upper magistrates. These are hearings of second instance where matters are not able to be agreeably solved. The Sherrifs office can be informed by the public or the lower or upper magistrates if there is a civil matter of greater consequence or a issue of public safety concern. The sherrif is suppose to insure peace in their shire, as well as fullfill requests of the viscount and sharab. All matters administrative must be approved by the viscount - all matters of law must be approved by the sharab. They also have hire courts that hear appeals on matter of law or public administration - but also act as appeals courts to one another. This system has changed in some ways that the legal judicature use to be the primary appeal to the party inquisitioned, now either courts can be appealed to or both prior to a higher level appeal.

Without going into great detail of the legal system - essentially the viscount receives a petition. In common practice this may be via an upper magistrate, or the local sherrifs office, or directly. The Viscount or delegates in the registry has to approve all land transfers, and insure deeded zoning is adhered to. While general zoning does exist there are also special zoning and usage facilitations in some cases. In urban areas - the local town councils may be entrusted with certain land registries - or other secretariat staff. However the viscount is accountable for all such transfers - many slip under the radar because they are standard, which may be equivilient to the practice you are use to. While larger deals, industrial or otherwise may have more personal interest - or where a town council doesn't exist in that area.

While the viscount may approve a prospectus - the count their prince or the king of the royal provincia may overturn the granting, but the overturning can be appealed to the assosiate court, and even to the Imperial Courts.

Land ownership isn't really seen the same was in ICCD. Everything is Imperium but there are specific recognitions between Military and Civil Jurisdictions as well as special jurisdictions.

There are the following classifications:

Imperial Lands (Imperial Territories - wholely operated under Imperial Law - this includes major administration facilities, Imperial Historic Sites, and Often Imperial Military Bases and vesels. - will include arch duchal lands, grandduchal lands)

Military Lands (Non Imperial Military Bases - often these are smaller bases used by provincial forces - much like police stations, etc.. this would include duchal territories, and baronies. Imperial and Provincial Military Laws apply in those jurisdictions)

Imperial Houses (these are recognized and protected landscapes that Imperial Law - and specific house laws apply to - these usually apply to General, Captaincy and Leuitenancy Imperial Staff both of the Imperial Staff, and the accompanying divisions for major titles and otherwise)

Royal Manors (ICCD has an inherent fuedal system in place which is largely ecompased in the Royal System. The Administration has final say on their areas of administration for the Monarch of a Royal Provincia it means that they are the highest court of administrative law, but can still be appealed to the Imperial Courts. The Manors of the Royals are under Imperial Law - and their Royal House law. Much like any Imperial House. While they also administer larger areas of land or have oversight of those areas non manor lands fall within the provinces - the manors have been proscribed and holdings in general to not increase or decrease unless there is some need and often with approval of their supperior, and the party the landchange effects.

Provincial Territories - each monarchy (royal provincia ) also is a (civil ) provincia in the empire. There is a parliament that acts as the legislative house - secretariat staff (Bishops), security staff "Barons of Holding" (operators of major bases or consolidated based with equal representation to the civil in terms of per capita population)(But all barons have right to speak but not necisarily to have equal vote, but may stand in as proxy for proxy voting), and the judicial sysyem - viscounts and the sharabs compose the house of commons, each responsible to propose legislation and vote on legislation that pertains to their administration, but with the others able to speak. There is also a senate - which is elected from the house of commons by the vote of the house of lords when there is a vacancy.

The house of lords is composed of counts, princes, dukes, and granddukes, arch bishops and cardinal as applicable, as well as other individuals.

The senate sits in both houses, and advises both houses. Members of the senate are elected to the post of viscount when there is one open in the Royal Provincia They then sit only in the house of commons - where upon when they are promoted to count they only sit in the house of lords, but may still attend the gallery. So all branches of government are involved at the provincial level, but they all have seperate duties outside of representation. Laws themselves effect the provincial area - which does not extend to their manors but encompases the areas around them, often though it may be both.
In the provincial areas, the local secretariat staff or others in some cases compose town or city councils who assit the viscount or count in the administration of a specific area. They hold office often throug public nomination and the creation and acceptance of the post by the administration.


It is a fuedal system, much like many countries modern, land in whole is the Imperial Domain and Imperial Law is in effect in all areas of the Empire. In different areas there are different laws. As long as you obey the law, you can do whatever you'd like, if you don't then you breach the peace. In regards to land usage getting the approval of the administrators of the land you are on or knowing their wishes helps. For instance this may be as simple as asking the local town council if you can use some land - if they have any or you'd like to use x peice of land - then put in an offer, it could be monetary or other. Of course the viscount can disagree since they are in charge of the land - while their superiors can also disagree. So dealing with the person at the Top of the Later - the Emperor, and having the Public Support - the Imperial Chancellor won't agree. The Emperor administers the empire with the acceptance of various Imperial Institutions which largely operate as a historic legacy, that see new names and faces appear annually. The Chancellor is elected directly by the people, and is the person with the most popular support to look out for the publics interest, so that an unpopular dictatorship is not posible. The Imperial Chancellor, and the Chancellory can cancle executive orders and force a hearing - to a certain extent, if public interest is concerned and conflicted. But they can not create executive orders only cancle them, and hold hearing - this can lead to Impeachment or following firings or otherwise, but the Imperial Chancellor is elected by perpetual vote, meaning that people can change their votes at anytime, so if they disaprove of the actions of the chancellory they can change their vote. So the Emperor is the top person to decide how land is administered - while the Imperial Chancellor can veto the Emperor's acts, which will often see the issue be debated in the applicable house again. In Emergency Situations there are a number of groups that insure public safety - one is via the Republican System and one is via the Imperial System. The republican system has a popularly elected Emergency Services directorate, while the Imperial System has the Casa Militar, and College of Arms. Depending on the situation different bodies may act. In general though the republic has oversight of the Empire - but the Empire has the capacity to act.
Politically the republic is "public interest and centiment" while the Empire over the years is a legacy system. Dian Law stems from the republican consitution, while Imperial Law stems from the Imperial Charter - Dian Citizens are part of the Republic - while Imperial Citizens are Dians who are eligible. Imperial Law dictates what is, while Dian Law dictates how to respond to what is, at fundamental.

To make a long story short - In Dian Law, everyone is equal with equal rights, and may use land as they would like as long as it is in the best social interest. In Imperial Law the Emperor is responsible to Uphold the Empire and the Dian Constitution as it is to them. Likewise everyone is Emperor but the Emperor is recognized by the legacy and appointed champion and a symbol. However all individuals are free to interpret the Dian constitution form their own opinions and interact as they would like, subject to Dian law. Land is everyones - but on the land there is use of land - and we should respect the endevours of individuals to better society. Should someone come a long with a better plan, then they should be respected. The public decides that and the courts decide that.

If you petition for land use and are granted a deed then you may use the land for what the deed entailes - subject to ongoing approval of the Imperial Administration or diety - whatever you prefer. If you keep the peace by following the laws, and contracts then you may use the land. You are granted a type of fuedal authority subject to the law, as outlined in your deed and where it is not contradictory to the laws applicable for that area of land - be it provincial, royal, or Imperial, etc...

The Government "Administers" the land. It does not "own it" anymore than any other individual. It has full right to it just like anyone else, but the best social use is determined by the public, and every individual. It is wisdom that often has people obey the law, for it is not war. Individuals who fight without dieties approval nor the Imperium are not likely to win that war.

So ownership at base is held by the state, but use is granted, as with most deeds, subject to the applicable laws, the state creates, in regard to allowable land use. ICCD does not intend to cede land, but allow tenament, on reasonble grounds, fair use, and pro socio bono. That is ICCD grants recognition of use as peaceable, reasonable and deeded, in line with the intended usage(s), and in regards to the actual usage(s).


As for "buying land" you may be "buying" the right to use the land, while it does not hold perpetual title, it does hold title as long as the land is being used for the best purpose, and all deeded obligations - what may be equivicable to property taxes in other areas, are kept current. While monetary obligations may or may not exist, other obligations may exist, from case to case. In fuedal times this may be providing soilders, or livestock or silver, and alternate options bearing that one couldn't be provided.

Well all land usages short of ceding is in effect renting land on approval of the government that oversees it. There are types of freeholds but these often still fall within the jurisdiction of another body.

It isn't like renting though, you are dubbed as the administrator of the land you are deeded, subject to law. You may do what you are allowed to do with the land, and given rights and priveleges to administer that land as the law allows. You are to insure the peace of that land, and to act pro socio bono.

Rental is seperate in that it is for a specific period - and renewable. ICCD's deeds don't need to be renewed they are perpetual unless challenged or cancled. Both challenges and cancelations can be appealed to a higher court to the utmost.

Well actually that is how the free market land system works - people obey the laws, pay the taxes ascribed to their land, and if the government needs it, it takes it often compensating the holder. That is part of reason, recognizing the hard work of the previous developer and recognizing their capacities and merits, and giving them the oppourtunity to help society. The thing I think you are uncertain about is the ability to resell the property for profit.

Here is how a resale would work.

You talk to a court official (can be any of the prescribe court classes on the administrative side, town council, viscount etc..) you inform them that you would like to transfer the deed. You inform them of the money you will make (or not) on the transfer. If you make a profit you are taxed on it, just like in many other countries. As far as new usages - they need to be discussed and worked into the new deed. If the land registry approves the transfer and usages then it can go ahead, you can make a profit from it, subject to Dian business laws and tax regulations.


As far as the 100000 acre guarded as an animal preserve, we are currious as to how you intend to gaurd it?

As for the 200 acre recycling and "re-using" facility, we are interested in hearing more about the plan.

The wind/solar farm may work as well you will need enviornmental clearance from IIS (ICCD Infrastructure Services)
also "5 acre research facility, five-acre think-tank facility for the advancement of environmentally friendly policies, initiatives, research, and literature.) as long as the construction processes are approved these would be very feasable.


The logging facility will be very difficult since logging is in general prohibted in ICCD. There are special allowances such as diseased or damaged trees, or firezone prevention. Agroforestry is also allowed if it is non destructive.

We would be willing to allow you to plant on Islands off of Palamos which do not currently have vegitation. If the species are approved, it may take a couple years to be approved though.

The social services center is potentially problematic - but what could work is for you to establish a refugee center jointly administered with Emergency Services. We have many refugees coming to ICCD that don't have citizens rights.These are often set up on Islands to prevent the disruption of other centers. Lacus Prae also has a large international influct. What we suggest is setting up a facility off the coast of Lacus Prae to the South West. Bear in mind though that private hostpitals are allowed but individuals have mobility rights, short of any exiles imposed with guidlines for breach. There is land to the south of Lacus Prae - it is a rapidly developing city. The thing is though that it is literally swampland. Areas are being drained for city expansion but the process is slow going. The thing which makes it difficult is the extreme environmental sensitivity of some of the areas.

Reasonably on using my knowledge the areas south of Lacus Prae is Imperial Native Reserve - with native aboriginals, as well as military. Large portions are swampland, not heavily popualted, aqua culture is the major means of food, in those areas. We would set a side as much land as you can develope safetly without violating environmental protection laws about 50km's south of Lacus Prae including a number of coastal outlying Islands. Tribal groups still need to be given access to the land, as well military patrols in the area would also be able to continue operations - no operations are noticably harmful to the area or a grave safety risk for anyone.

The exact ammount of land is not yet determined but with the information above it would be possible to faciliate the projects. The logging farm is the only real issue. You can try barren islands Palamos for the logging prospectus.

So it is very doable from ICCD's perspective.

L.O. ICCD

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We thank you very much for the explanation (ooc: i.e. damn that's a lot of writing), it helped us tremendously. However, because of the very nature of this decision, we will be needing more time to discuss it amongst ourselves.

We will contact you with our decision.

[signed]
Board of Directors

Thankyou,

If you have any more questions let us know. We are eager to have such capable administrators such as Wolf Lands interested in improving the planet.

L.O. ICCD

Thankyou,

If you have any more questions let us know. We are eager to have such capable administrators such as Wolf Lands interested in improving the planet.

L.O. ICCD

After much thought and discussion by the Board of Directors that run Wolf Lands Incorporated, we have come to the conclusion that investing in ICCD would be a greater benefit than risk. What you have discussed based on our outlines seems very acceptable - with one exception - so it mostly just comes down to the amount of land, the cost of the land, and getting the proper clearances from the authorities in ICCD.

However, on the logging question, if you have no logging in ICCD, how do you manage your lumber needs? Surely you still use wood in your country, so do you just import all of it? I am sure you understand that the reason we wish to create a logging farm with out own special species of tree is to fill some of the logging needs of your nation (or others around the globe) without causing deforestation. Nonetheless, am I right in understanding that we may still achieve success in this venture (the logging farm) if we petition for land on the Palamos islands?

[signed]
Board of Directors

OOC: What do you want to do about getting the permits, etc?

As a gesture of goodwill, the Ministry of Miscellaneous Expenses has been authorized to spend $60 billion to acquire land from the Wolf Lands. We are open to just about anything as this is a show of good will between nations.

Regards,

Johnny Ohyes, Minister of Miscellaneous Expenses

OOC: Ministry of Miscellaneous Expenses, is another word for Ministry of Government of Waste.

As a gesture of goodwill, the Ministry of Miscellaneous Expenses has been authorized to spend $60 billion to acquire land from the Wolf Lands. We are open to just about anything as this is a show of good will between nations.

Regards,

Johnny Ohyes, Minister of Miscellaneous Expenses

OOC: Ministry of Miscellaneous Expenses, is another word for Ministry of Government of Waste.

Sorry, but at this time we have no land that we wish to sell. We are in the process of attempting to make mass acquisitions from foreign nations, not diminish our holdings.

[signed]
Board of Directors

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Nation: The Kingdom of St Samuel - (Offered land: 42.5 sq mi (110 km²) on the island of Justantina
Size: 42.5 sq mi (110 km²)
Location: Overseas territory located in the East Pacific region, off the coast of the Republic of Greston
Description:

History

In April 2007 the island was sold by the Republic of Greston to the Kingdom of St Samuel. The island, at the time was uninhabited and was named Justantina Island after the current reigning monarch, King Justantine IV of St Samuel.

Since the island became a soverign territory of St Samuel the population is now 45,000.

The island is still used by Greston where they have beer storage facilities.

Geography

The Justantina Island is located in the eastern Pacific Sea. They are the peaks of a massive underwater ridge, known as the Mankai Trench, standing 8000 feet from the sea floor, which barely exceeds the surface. The island is situated about 80 miles east of Grafton and the island is 170 square miles (273 km²). The island was formed by large coral heads covering submerged ice age peaks.

The island is served by a local airport, Primoria Domestic Airport. The closest international airport is on mainland Greston.

Demographics & Cities

The latest population estimate of the Justantina Island is about 45,436 as of April 2007. Out of that number, about 95% are Samuelonian and the remaning 5% are Grestonian. The majority of the population is of Mediterranean appearence.

The islands are almost exclusively christians. Caymanians enjoy one of the highest standards of living in the West Indies. The vast majority of the population resides in the islands main city, St Georges. Alexandria is the second most populated city with about 2,000 residents, followed by Little Ellerton with around 200 permanent residents.

The capital and major city is St Georges, which is located on the south west coast of Justantina Island.

Districts

The island is divided into five districts:

Rubens Creek
North Side
East Bay
South Side
West Bay

Economy

The islands main income is beer brewing but tourism is quickly becoming the main source of income for the island with hotels and resorts springing up all over the island.

(see http://ns.goobergunch.net/wiki/index.php/Justantina_Island for more info)


Proposed Value: $4,500,000

Conditions: The area will remain soverign terriotry of the Kingdom of St Samuel. No political or military associated construction allowed.

All other plans will be assesed by planning authorties.

Nation: The Kingdom of St Samuel - (Offered land: 42.5 sq mi (110 km²) on the island of Justantina
Size: 42.5 sq mi (110 km²)
Location: Overseas territory located in the East Pacific region, off the coast of the Republic of Greston
Proposed Value: $4,500,000
Conditions: The area will remain soverign terriotry of the Kingdom of St Samuel. No political or military associated construction allowed.

All other plans will be assesed by planning authorties.

We are pleased to say that this is very acceptable to us. We will immediately confirm this proposal and wire the four point five million dollars agreed upon. However, I have just one question: I understand that this is for ownership (legal not political) of one quarter of the island, but what is this exact plot of land like? Is it an uninhabited, undeveloped portion or what?

Whatever the case, we are pleased to acquire this piece of land from you.

[signed]
Board of Directors

We are pleased to say that this is very acceptable to us. We will immediately confirm this proposal and wire the four point five million dollars agreed upon. However, I have just one question: I understand that this is for ownership (legal not political) of one quarter of the island, but what is this exact plot of land like? Is it an uninhabited, undeveloped portion or what?

Whatever the case, we are pleased to acquire this piece of land from you.

[signed]
Board of Directors

The land is undeveloped, uninhabited, coastal and jungle region in the West Bay district. There are a number of local farmers that use the land which the St Samuel government will compensate and re-locate. The island is an up and coming tourist destination.

We confirm that this is for commercial ownership and remains soverign territory of St Samuel and abides under St Samuel law. Law enforcement and emergency services will be provided and remain St Samuel authroity.

The land is undeveloped, uninhabited, coastal and jungle region in the West Bay district. There are a number of local farmers that use the land which the St Samuel government will compensate and re-locate. The island is an up and coming tourist destination.

We confirm that this is for commercial ownership and remains soverign territory of St Samuel and abides under St Samuel law. Law enforcement and emergency services will be provided and remain St Samuel authroity.

Then we have a deal.

We have no plans as of right now to develop this piece of land, but we will alert you with the details if we decide to make any changes to it.

It was a pleasure doing business with you (so much so that we included an extra half million dollars in the deal).

[signed]
Board of Directors

Then we have a deal.

We have no plans as of right now to develop this piece of land, but we will alert you with the details if we decide to make any changes to it.

It was a pleasure doing business with you (so much so that we included an extra half million dollars in the deal).

[signed]
Board of Directors


It is a pleasure doing business with you. We do hope that you do consider constructing something on the land as the area is an up and coming tourist destination in a prime location. And just so you are aware, St Samuel law states that after 5 years, the governement can buy back unused land at the price it was sold, if there is no construction work that has begun.

Alfegos REM co.

We are willing to sell to your company 50 sq km of dead land in the Alfegos mainland. It is in poor condition due to decades of strip mining. We hope that you wish to purchase this and inprove it, as it had no value to us, and land development in our country does not wish to purchase it.

It is a pleasure doing business with you. We do hope that you do consider constructing something on the land as the area is an up and coming tourist destination in a prime location. And just so you are aware, St Samuel law states that after 5 years, the governement can buy back unused land at the price it was sold, if there is no construction work that has begun.

Ah, well then, we will begin work on designing something.

[signed]
Board of Directors


OOC: That would be one of those "condition-thingys" that I would've mentioned.

Alfegos REM co.

We are willing to sell to your company 50 sq km of dead land in the Alfegos mainland. It is in poor condition due to decades of strip mining. We hope that you wish to purchase this and inprove it, as it had no value to us, and land development in our country does not wish to purchase it.

Deadland is land just the same to us. If you would kindly fill out a full form with all of the necessary information, we could quickly enter negotiations.

Thank you,
[signed]
Board of Directors

To: The Kingdom of St Samuel
Subj: Development

After discussing your notice about developing the land, we have come up with a proposal for the land so that it will fit into the tourist theme. We are eager to hear back from you in any capacity.

Development Proposal
Summary
-Estimated time of completion is three years.
-All work is to be contracted out to the World Corporation of DMG.
-Estimated cost of development by WorldCorp is 9 billion USD (absorbed by Wolf Lands Inc.).
-Wolf Lands Incorporated will retain ownership over the lands.

Details
20 mi²
-A mega-destination resort
---All-inclusive with restaurants, shopping, entertainment, relaxation, business, and more.
---A small, jungle-preserve styled walk-in (giant cage) zoo.
---A mini-amusement park complete with rollercoasters and water rides.
---Open fields and park for sports, horses, and personal use/time.

20 mi²
-A fantasy-styled, in-character city (like a colonial town, but fantasy), complete with everything necessary for both a functioning town and for an enjoyable, surreal experience.

[signed]
Board of Directors

To: The Kingdom of St Samuel
Subj: Development

After discussing your notice about developing the land, we have come up with a proposal for the land so that it will fit into the tourist theme. We are eager to hear back from you in any capacity.

Development Proposal
Summary
-Estimated time of completion is three years.
-All work is to be contracted out to the World Corporation of DMG.
-Estimated cost of development by WorldCorp is 9 billion USD (absorbed by Wolf Lands Inc.).
-Wolf Lands Incorporated will retain ownership over the lands.

Details
20 mi²
-A mega-destination resort
---All-inclusive with restaurants, shopping, entertainment, relaxation, business, and more.
---A small, jungle-preserve styled walk-in (giant cage) zoo.
---A mini-amusement park complete with rollercoasters and water rides.
---Open fields and park for sports, horses, and personal use/time.

20 mi²
-A fantasy-styled, in-character city (like a colonial town, but fantasy), complete with everything necessary for both a functioning town and for an enjoyable, surreal experience.

[signed]
Board of Directors

The Justantina Island Council are very impressed with your plans for the land and have granted full planning permission. We will require a name for the resort to be submitted.

Regards

Governor Ionnasis De Nizzucci
Justantina Island Council

Nation: Alfegos
Size: 70 sq km
Location: Inland, Mountainous, In the centre of a Rainforest (The Grand Fegos)
Description:
-Very dead land due to strip mining.
-Extremely rugged ground.
-6 paved access roads to area through rainforest.
-Water + electricity supplied.
-40 km from Milkavich (major industrial city, regional capital)
Proposed Value: Æ2000 per sq km ($700 per sq km)
Conditions: The company can not develop outside the dead land. It must try not to damage the rainforest.

The Justantina Island Council are very impressed with your plans for the land and have granted full planning permission. We will require a name for the resort to be submitted.

Regards

Governor Ionnasis De Nizzucci
Justantina Island Council

We are pleased to hear you are impressed by and have accepted our plans for the development of the land. While it is not truly important to us, we have decided to make the preliminary name of the resort Justinian. As for the fantasy town, it will be named Obsidian.

[signed]
Board of Directors

Nation: Alfegos
Size: 70 sq km
Location: Inland, Mountainous, In the centre of a Rainforest
Description:
-Very dead land due to strip mining.
-Extremely rugged ground.
-6 paved access roads to area through rainforest.
-Water + electricity supplied.
-40 km from Milkavh (major industrial city, regional capital)
Proposed Value: Æ2000 per sq km ($500 per sq km)
Conditions: The company can not develop outside the dead land. It must try not to damage the rainforest.

We are extremely pleased to accept your offer. We will pay the $35,000 for the seventy square kilometers of land.

At the moment we have no plans to develop the land, but in the meantime we will begin replanting natural flora and attracting fauna to make the land more fertile.

[signed]
Board of Directors

Nation: An Island known as Sunset Island, owned by Markus Valentine
Size: Willing to sell off 1000 kilometers of land.
Location: The island is quite far away from anything.
Description: The island is mostly flat, with hilly terrain in the west. It contains land great for farming.
Proposed Value:$100,000

Nation: Vanek Drury Brieres
Size: 20 acres, all on water
Location: Alongside a calm lake called Lake Granderson
Description: Ten minutes driving time to a major highway, quaint little town on that route.
Proposed Value: 10,000,000 and negotiable
Development Provision: One building per acre, mainly woods, gentle beaches toward the water, a paved road through the back of the acres. Each acre has 100 ft. of waterfront.
Conditions: Preferably you will develop it with cottages, one cottage per acre, and then sell the cottages individually.

I saw your ad in the I.I Classfields thing.

Nation: An Island known as Sunset Island, owned by Markus Valentine
Size: Willing to sell off 1000 kilometers of land.
Location: The island is quite far away from anything.
Description: The island is mostly flat, with hilly terrain in the west. It contains land great for farming.
Proposed Value:$100,000

Splendid. After seeing your announcement to the world we wondered how long it would be before we could acquire land in your nation. We are happy to accept your proposal of one thousand square kilometers for one hundred thousand dollars.

However, we have a couple of questions to ask in order to clarify this deal and our holdings. Know that your answers will not change our answer; in fact, we have already wired the money for the land. Anyhow:
1) How large is the island? That is to say, are we sharing it with other land holders or is the island itself one thousand square kilometers (and thus we would own all of it)?
2) We assume it is fully undeveloped at the moment, correct?
3) Is there any population on the island, indigenous or otherwise, that we have to worry about?
4) Is there anything you wish for us to do with the land in terms of development?

We look forward to your answers.
[signed]
Board of Directors

Nation: Vanek Drury Brieres
Size: 20 acres, all on water
Location: Alongside a calm lake called Lake Granderson
Description: Ten minutes driving time to a major highway, quaint little town on that route.
Proposed Value: 10,000,000 and negotiable
Development Provision: One building per acre, mainly woods, gentle beaches toward the water, a paved road through the back of the acres. Each acre has 100 ft. of waterfront.
Conditions: Preferably you will develop it with cottages, one cottage per acre, and then sell the cottages individually.

I saw your ad in the I.I Classfields thing.

The land you describe, its location in particular, seems very favorable for development you have indicated. However, we wish to build it slightly different than your proposal. Instead of selling one-acre blocks with small cottages, we wish to sell ten two acre blocks with both a luxury house set back and a cottage by the water. As follows:

10, two-acre developments, each with:
-A 10,000 square foot luxury house set back from the water
-A swimming pool and tennis court next to the house
-Developed forest to maintain privacy
-A 600 square foot cottage with a small porch on the water

However, as we wish to keep the number of buyers to only ten, we wonder if it would be possible to acquire the land for eight million dollars, rather than ten.

[signed]
Board of Directors

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This seems agreable. The government would actually like to buy four, preferably the ones that are finished the quickest, and as long as they are right next to one another.

This seems agreable. The government would actually like to buy four, preferably the ones that are finished the quickest, and as long as they are right next to one another.

That can be worked out. The first four that will be finished will most likely be units one, two, three, and four within half a year.

A pleasure doing business with you.
[signed]
Board of Directors

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Wolf Lands is looking for more land acquisitions!

Four bumps in a row?!?

Feed Me!

TO: Wolf Lands
FROM: Bredford Land Development Office

due to our past dealings with you, we are offering you an oppurtunity to make big profits.


Nation: Bredford
Size: 150 Square Kilometres
Location: Silvet, near Oaktown and eastren shore.
Description: a flat land near Bredford's eastren shore, near the town of Silvet.
Silvet is "Rich-Only" town, containing only luxury homes and big villas.
Proposed Value: $1 Billion USD Dollars.
Development Provision: As the need for expansion in Silvet grows, more Villas and Homes must be builded.
Conditions:
I.Wolf Lands shall not build apartments or any middle-class houses near or in the town.
II.Any kind of development expect from housing and services, is forbidden.
III. Workers will come from the near city of Oaktown, so there is no need for place to put workers in.
IV. The land development shall start within period of two years, if not, we shall retake the land without giving you any funds back.


in total, we believe that aside from the big price for the land, you could make a great profit.

assuming that you can build fifty homes, and sell each in $30 Million USD Dollars (an average price for house in Silvet.)
you already making profits of 500 Million Dollars.

and with the growing need for more luxury houses, you could make even more.

TO: Wolf Lands
FROM: Bredford Land Development Office

due to our past dealings with you, we are offering you an oppurtunity to make big profits.


Nation: Bredford
Size: 150 Square Kilometres
Location: Silvet, near Oaktown and eastren shore.
Description: a flat land near Bredford's eastren shore, near the town of Silvet.
Silvet is "Rich-Only" town, containing only luxury homes and big villas.
Proposed Value: $1 Billion USD Dollars.
Development Provision: As the need for expansion in Silvet grows, more Villas and Homes must be builded.
Conditions:
I.Wolf Lands shall not build apartments or any middle-class houses near or in the town.
II.Any kind of development expect from housing and services, is forbidden.
III. Workers will come from the near city of Oaktown, so there is no need for place to put workers in.
IV. The land development shall start within period of two years, if not, we shall retake the land without giving you any funds back.


in total, we believe that aside from the big price for the land, you could make a great profit.

assuming that you can build fifty homes, and sell each in $30 Million USD Dollars (an average price for house in Silvet.)
you already making profits of 500 Million Dollars.

and with the growing need for more luxury houses, you could make even more.

We are happy to accept your offer and the bid to develop the land into multi-million dollar estates. We will purchase it for the proposed value of $1 billion; however, though it is not stated as a condition, in your analysis of our profit scheme, you seem to indicate that only fifty homes could be built on the one hundred fifty square kilometer property. Let's break it down.

Fifty [50] homes on a one hundred fifty [150] square kilometer property would be one [1] home per three [3] square kilometers. Three square kilometers is equal to roughly seven hundred forty [740] acres. While it is entirely possible to have a house or even estate on seven hundred forty [740] acres, that would fill more of the roll of a horse farm or the like. If these are "simple" estates with massive homes and lots of land, even fifty [50] acres would be more than enough. This would enable us to develop the same type and size of house (plus whatever accompanying amenities like pools, tennis courts, guest houses, etc.), but many more of them...

Instead of just fifty [50] homes, we could develop about seven hundred forty [740] homes. If we were to sell each at $30 million, that would enable us to bring in over $22 billion... a much larger profit. Is this acceptable?

Also, when you say all development other than houses and services is forbidden, does that include installing a golf club?

[signed]
Board of Directors

We are happy to accept your offer and the bid to develop the land into multi-million dollar estates. We will purchase it for the proposed value of $1 billion; however, though it is not stated as a condition, in your analysis of our profit scheme, you seem to indicate that only fifty homes could be built on the one hundred fifty square kilometer property. Let's break it down.

Fifty [50] homes on a one hundred fifty [150] square kilometer property would be one [1] home per three [3] square kilometers. Three square kilometers is equal to roughly seven hundred forty [740] acres. While it is entirely possible to have a house or even estate on seven hundred forty [740] acres, that would fill more of the roll of a horse farm or the like. If these are "simple" estates with massive homes and lots of land, even fifty [50] acres would be more than enough. This would enable us to develop the same type and size of house (plus whatever accompanying amenities like pools, tennis courts, guest houses, etc.), but many more of them...

Instead of just fifty [50] homes, we could develop about seven hundred forty [740] homes. If we were to sell each at $30 million, that would enable us to bring in over $22 billion... a much larger profit. Is this acceptable?

Also, when you say all development other than houses and services is forbidden, does that include installing a golf club?

[signed]
Board of Directors

A gulf club is allowable. thank you, and we wish to increase the price of land to 10 Billion, if so.

A gulf club is allowable. thank you, and we wish to increase the price of land to 10 Billion, if so.

Seeing as the concept of development has changed - and that we are all in this world to make money - that is acceptable.

[signed]
Board of Directors

Wolf Lands is looking for more land acquisitions!

ICCD is still open to reasonable offer. No response is required if you are not interested.


L.O. ICCD, Attaché staff

ICCD is still open to reasonable offer. No response is required if you are not interested.


L.O. ICCD, Attaché staff

Thank you for your reminder and offer, but at this time we are not sure whether we want to proceed or not. Perhaps if you made some proposals for what to do with certain pieces of land, we would be more inclined to start another projected in ICCD.

Thanks,
[signed]
Board of Directors

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Wolf Lands Inc. is still looking for new lands and development opportunities!

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Wolf Lands Inc. has acquired new islands in a newly discovered land mass (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=537024).

Nation: Bredford
Size: Three thousand (3,000) Square Kilometres
Location: near the eastren coast. between Oaktown and Port-Hollan.
Description: big piece of flat land, with areas varying from low to high fertility, and few abandoned old small factory towns.
Proposed Value: $500 million USD.
Development Provision: we simply don't care what you do with the land. you can hire it out to farmers, build stuff on it..

Nation: Bredford
Size: Three thousand (3,000) Square Kilometres
Location: near the eastren coast. between Oaktown and Port-Hollan.
Description: big piece of flat land, with areas varying from low to high fertility, and few abandoned old small factory towns.
Proposed Value: $500 million USD.
Development Provision: we simply don't care what you do with the land. you can hire it out to farmers, build stuff on it..

Once again we are pleased to receive a proposal from your nation. We accept this proposal and will pay the five hundred million dollars, though currently we have no plans on its development.

Thanks,
[signed]
Board of Directors

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Nation: The Imperial Empire of Katislov
Size: 75,000 mi²
Location: Rougly 3500 miles south of The Imperial Colony of Lestal, Veshar Isle is part of the Perikla Island chain.
Description: Currently uninhabited, the coast has wonderful beaches on the coast and a forest and mountains inland with lots of spectacular views. The island is also near the South Mensa shipping lane and could be useful for refueling. Currently only a few people have visited the island. There is also known to be large reserves of oil (1 trillion barrels proven, up to 3 trillion barrels), iron (400 million tons known, up to 3 billion tons) and gold (3 million tons known, up to 12 million tons) under the forest. There may also be other mineral assets as yet undiscovered.
Proposed Value: $25 trillion
Development Provision: Tourism, mining, shipping
Conditions:
1.Needs to be developed within 10 years.
2.One fifth of any oil found must go to the Katislovin Goverment and resorts should be built, profits from these developents are taxed as our exports of metals and ores at 12%.
3.No weaponry or armed forces are allowed on the Island apart from Katislovin forces and any future sale of more than 10% of the island must be approved by the goverment.
4.An airport is a must.
5.Security will be provided by the Katislovin Police and armed forces.
6.Any nuclear facility built to provide power must be approved by the Katislovin goverment.
7.Goods will be taxed at 7% and the island must be safe for tourists and have a clean atmostphere.
8.Fishing must not exceed 5 tons a year and must be between 1 mile and 15 miles from the coast, river fishing is only allowed on the main river, the Keldif River.

Nation: The Imperial Empire of Katislov
Size: 75,000 mi²
Location: Rougly 3500 miles south of The Imperial Colony of Lestal, Veshar Isle is part of the Perikla Island chain.
Description: Currently uninhabited, the coast has wonderful beaches on the coast and a forest and mountains inland with lots of spectacular views. The island is also near the South Mensa shipping lane and could be useful for refueling. Currently only a few people have visited the island. There is also known to be large reserves of oil (1 trillion barrels proven, up to 3 trillion barrels), iron (400 million tons known, up to 3 billion tons) and gold (3 million tons known, up to 12 million tons) under the forest. There may also be other mineral assets as yet undiscovered.
Proposed Value: $25 trillion
Development Provision: Tourism, mining, shipping
Conditions:
1.Needs to be developed within 10 years.
2.One fifth of any oil found must go to the Katislovin Goverment and resorts should be built, profits from these developents are taxed as our exports of metals and ores at 12%.
3.No weaponry or armed forces are allowed on the Island apart from Katislovin forces and any future sale of more than 10% of the island must be approved by the goverment.
4.An airport is a must.
5.Security will be provided by the Katislovin Police and armed forces.
6.Any nuclear facility built to provide power must be approved by the Katislovin goverment.
7.Goods will be taxed at 7% and the island must be safe for tourists and have a clean atmostphere.
8.Fishing must not exceed 5 tons a year and must be between 1 mile and 15 miles from the coast, river fishing is only allowed on the main river, the Keldif River.

We are pleased that you have decided to make a proposal to Wolf Lands. We apologize for taking a considerable amount of time in analyzing, deciding, and finalizing a response, but yours was a considerable proposal. $25 trillion
is not something we toss around lightly, so we had to be sure about our investment.

As one of your conditions involved nuclear power, we should alert you that a total of ten nuclear power-plants will be used in conjunction with solar and wind plants to power the developed area. They are entirely safe and held to very high code standards. All that will be required on your behalf is the employment of security to protect the plants.

To facilitate the purchase, we will be taking out a loan in partnership with Millennium Oil and the World Corporation of DMG.

Development Proposal
Summary
-Estimated time of completion is seven years.
-80% of work is to be contracted out to the World Corporation of DMG.
-20% of work is to be contracted out to Millennium Oil.
-Estimated cost of development by WorldCorp and Millennium Oil is 50 Trillion USD (absorbed by Wolf Lands Inc.).
-Wolf Lands Incorporated will retain ownership over the lands.

Details
10 mi²
-A mega-destination resort
---All-inclusive with restaurants, shopping, entertainment, relaxation, business, and more.
---A small, jungle-preserve styled walk-in (giant cage) zoo.
---A mini-amusement park complete with rollercoasters and water rides.
---Open fields and park for sports, horses, and personal use/time.
5000 mi²
-Set aside and guarded as a wildlife preserve
-A small two hundred acre section would be developed with:
---A twenty-acre recycling and "re-using" facility
---A fifty-acre joint wind and solar farm for alternate energy sources
---A five-acre research facility or green technologies and initiatives
---A five-acre think-tank facility for the advancement of environmentally friendly policies, initiatives, research, and literature.
---A special one hundred twenty acre logging center. It will be built on non-forested land with genetically altered trees that are predisposed to growing big and quick, so that they may be used for logging and then replanted.
5000 mi²
-Seven hotels from high-end to low-end
-Three shopping districts, including a mall
-Two entertainment districts, with clubs, bars, restaurants, and more
-Multiple condominium buildings
-Five golf courses with putting grounds and driving ranges plus clubhouses
-Six full-resort health clubs with tennis courts, basketball courts, etc.
-Three full-service spas
-A fully stocked zoo with standard animals and specialty houses (bird house, reptile house, etc.)
-An exotic animal zoo with rare and expensive creatures
-An aquarium with shows by dolphins, whales, and other creatures
-An outdoor sports stadium (field) with a retractable roof and seating for one hundred thousand
-An indoor sports stadium (court, rink, etc.) with seating for twenty-five thousand
-A classical concert hall
-An opera and playhouse for theatre performances
-Two concert arenas for bands and solo artists to perform at sold out shows
-Eighteen movie theaters.
-A full hospital with walk-in clinic, doctor's offices and specialists.
-A fully stocked boardwalk along the beach with shops, games, food stands, restaurants, and everything else.
-A public racetrack and rental car service for people to let loose on.
-A water-vehicle (boats, jet skis, etc.) rental place on the ocean that also has daily cruises on various sailboats
-An amusement park with rides, games, food, shows, and more
-A water park with pools, slides, and more
-Three large parks including public basketball and tennis courts
-Two large grass areas that can be divided up into multiple full sports fields for recreational play
-A multi-religion house of prayer with divided sections for various religious groups
-A horse stable, riding grounds, and racetrack
-A Butler House where patrons can hire a personal servant for their stay
30,000 mi²
-4x Midrange Cities
---7500 mi² each city
---20,000,000 population max
---Fully developed
---Each with an international airport
---Three nuclear power-plants each
-Docklands for shipping routes, trade, and refueling facilities
20,000 mi²
-Gold Mines and Purification Facilities
-Iron Mines and Purification Facilities
-Oil Pumping Facilities
---All factories and mines have been outfitted with environmentally-friendly systems to reduce pollution and consumption.
-Scientific Exploration Center
14,990 mi²
-Farmlands devoted to creating a self-sufficiency


[signed]
Board of Directors

The Empire finds the proposed development agreeable and accepts, security will be provided by the Empire and you are free to start construction as soon as the money has been transfered.

General Hain
Minister for Finance

The Empire finds the proposed development agreeable and accepts, security will be provided by the Empire and you are free to start construction as soon as the money has been transfered.

General Hain
Minister for Finance

Consider it done. Work will begin as the first ships arrive.

Nation: The Workers Republic of Nilpnt
Size: 5,519 sq. miles. (Not the surrounding water just the land)
Island 1: 1,743 sq. miles.
island 2: 413 sq. miles.
island 3: 971 sq miles.
island 4: 2,392 sq. miles.
Location: an Island chain just off the south-west corner of the Nation.
Description:
Islands 1, 2 and 3 are uninhabited and mostly plains and low lying hills.
Island 4 has 3 extinct volcano's which have diamonds that can be mined, the exact amount is unknown though it would be worth your time to mine if you see fit but there is a clan of cannibals that also live on the island (Population is roughly 6 or 7 thousand), you can handle this problem by any means necessary.
Proposed Value: 750 million USD.
Development Provision: No set provision.
Conditions: 1. All security will be provided by the N.P.F (State Police)
2. The land is still under Nilpntze political control and everything is under the jurisdiction of Nilpntze law.
3. The islands are open for all Dominion military forces to come and go at will, to station here if needed and to house weapons, munitions etc if needed. (No WMDs)
4. The economic control falls under that of the Dominion all that we ask is for a 6% cut on all profits.
5. Must be developed into something, anything just something.
6. Build a port. (Airport, sea port, whatever)
7. Any nuclear power plant(s) will be built and operated soley by the Nilpntze goverment, just ask us to build it if you really need it.

Nation: The Workers Republic of Nilpnt
Size: 5,519 sq. miles. (Not the surrounding water just the land)
Island 1: 1,743 sq. miles.
island 2: 413 sq. miles.
island 3: 971 sq miles.
island 4: 2,392 sq. miles.
Location: an Island chain just off the south-west corner of the Nation.
Description:
Islands 1, 2 and 3 are uninhabited and mostly plains and low lying hills.
Island 4 has 3 extinct volcano's which have diamonds that can be mined, the exact amount is unknown though it would be worth your time to mine if you see fit but there is a clan of cannibals that also live on the island (Population is roughly 6 or 7 thousand), you can handle this problem by any means necessary.
Proposed Value: 750 million USD.
Development Provision: No set provision.
Conditions: 1. All security will be provided by the N.P.F (State Police)
2. The land is still under Nilpntze political control and everything is under the jurisdiction of Nilpntze law.
3. The islands are open for all Dominion military forces to come and go at will, to station here if needed and to house weapons, munitions etc if needed. (No WMDs)
4. The economic control falls under that of the Dominion all that we ask is for a 6% cut on all profits.
5. Must be developed into something, anything just something.
6. Build a port. (Airport, sea port, whatever)
7. Any nuclear power plant(s) will be built and operated soley by the Nilpntze goverment, just ask us to build it if you really need it.

Congratulations, we have a deal. We are willing to agree to your conditions and will be sending the proper funds immediately. Details on the development of the lands can be seen below.

Development Proposal
Summary
-Estimated time of completion is sixteen months.
-All work is to be contracted out to the World Corporation of DMG.
-Estimated cost of development by WorldCorp is 31.25 billion USD.
-Wolf Lands Incorporated will retain ownership over the lands.

Details
Island 1 (1743 mi²)
-A mega-destination resort
---All-inclusive with restaurants, shopping, entertainment, relaxation, business, and more.
---A small, jungle-preserve styled walk-in (giant cage) zoo.
---A mini-amusement park complete with rollercoasters and water rides.
---Open fields and park for sports, horses, and personal use/time.
Island 2 (413 mi²)
-Farm lands
-Fish farm/hatchery and docklands
Island 3 (971 mi²)
-Nature Preserve
Island 4 (2392 mi²)
-Three mini-cities situated one by each volcano
-Small military base (as per "Condition 3")
-Air/seaport (joint development combining the two and specially designed for large seaplanes)
-Diamond Mines
-Major Research Complex

As for energy, on island four where the cities and majority of development will be, we will be using nuclear power plants. As per "Condition 7" we are submitting this request for your nation to construct and operate a mid-level nuclear power plant equidistant from the three cities.

As for the cannibals residing on Island 4, we've deemed them a threat to the development of the island. They will be allowed to relocate peacefully to elsewhere in the world (that will accept them) on our charge, but if they refuse, they will be forcibly "removed."

[signed]
Board of Directors

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