I can't remember if I posted this before or not, but I ran across it in my game folder so I'm going to post it.
Citizenship in Elanthia is something that I've always felt could use some more work to make it really awesome. There have been some great suggestions over the years, some of which have been put into the game and others not. As it stands now, I feel that many of the areas are lacking in any sort of real value to owning citizenship and paying the upkeep on it. While the ability to ride ferries for free and the extra titles are awesome, I find that they are merely the start of how truly grand the system could be.
So, that all said, here are some suggestions. Some of them you've seen before, like title suggestions, and maybe others you haven't.
1. Affiliation titles available from each city/town/village.
Just like in the Town Hall buildings, a clerk in an office. If you're already a citizen, this NPC can give you a second title for the village they represent. This could either replace your "of Province"/"of Elanthia" title or not. It could also apply to a number of the various clans across the game, but perhaps those might have some secondary requirements that would need to be met before the title was allowed to be accessed. IE: To join Stone Clan, player must be a Dwarf. To join Boar Clan, player must be a Gor'Tog and/or Ranger. etc.
This is one of the longest running suggestions that has been kicked around in this folder for what seems like ever.
2. Items/Shops that promote provincial loyalty.
I've always been super happy with the "customizing" shops like what the Goldsmith in Riverhaven or the Weapons/Clothes in Rossman's Landing. I could see a shop that is like that, which offers a list of items and allows citizens to pick some custom features to apply to a given item, being very popular. Each item could have the provincial crest, but players could choose what item and how it is applied. Some jewelry options could be rings, cloak pins, brooches, armbands, clasps, medallions, etc. Some clothing options could be shirts, vests, belts, cloaks/capes, etc.
Likewise, an engraving shop that can add the provincial symbol to weapons or armor would be something I could see getting quite a lot of work as well as long as it worked with current forged goods. I could see folks lining up to get their sweet damite full plate etched with the symbol of Zoluren, or kertig broadsword bearing the provincial symbol of Therengia.
The "Elathian Travel Tours" shops are great examples of what I would consider "Provincial Shops" and maybe something akin to it could be realeased in more places.
3. Citizen-only vault and banking in remote towns/villages.
I like the idea of the traveller's banks (like in Dirge) and think that this could be something really awesome to add to more areas, limiting their use to citizens of that area only. Likewise a single arch for vault access could be something that might also keep players in those areas.
4. Citizen-only housing areas.
I'm not sure if these are already out there or not. If so, more would be awesome. Likewise, maybe some areas can be updated to fit into this. You're not a citizen, you get to live in middens. You are, fine, welcome to Midton Circle the heart of the city.
That's my current list of suggestions, input from others is welcome as well as sharing of more ideas for ways to improve citizenship perks.
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