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{{TOCright}} The '''mail system''' allows characters to send in-game messages and items to each other even while the other person is offline. Mail can also be sent with a payment-on-delivery designation. In order to mail something you need a stamp and either an envelope or a package. There is a cost for the stamp, for the envelope or package, and a per pound cost. When requesting payment-on-delivery, there is an additional tax that the sender must pay.
{{not-yet-implemented|system}} {{TOCright}}


Whoever is being sent a piece of mail will get a message:
The mail system, spearheaded by [[User:GS4-AUCHAND|GameMaster Auchand]], was activated on the [[Test server]] on September 27, 2021. Things are changing rapidly and may not be accurate on this page. Please feel free to edit and update any changes. Once the system is released on [[Prime]] or [[Platinum]], please remove this warning.


<pre{{log2}}>A courier hurries over to you and says, "I heard the post office might have a package inbound for you. You may want to check and see if it's been delivered yet."</pre>
==Summary==
==Steps==


Visit the [[:Category:Post offices|post office]] [[Mail_system#Locations|located closest to you]].
In order to mail something you need a stamp and either an envelope or a package. There is a cost for the stamp, for the envelope or package, and a per pound cost. There is also a tax on COD deliveries that the sender pays.


# Buy a stampbook. {{boldmono|PULL}} a stamp from the stampbook.
# Buy a package or envelope.
# Put a stamp on the package or envelope.
# Put something in the package or envelope.
# Close the package or envelope.
# {{boldmono|MAIL}}.

==Costs==
Using the mail system has at least three costs every time: stamp, envelope or package, and per pound fee. There is additional cost if purchasing wax to apply or if requesting payment on delivery.
{| {{prettytable}}
|+ Costs of Mail System
!scope="col"|Stamp Designation
!scope="col"|Delivery Speed
!scope="col"|Stamp Cost
!scope="col"|Envelope Cost
!scope="col"|Package Cost
!scope="col"|Per Pound Cost
|-
!scope="row"|Standard
|60 min
|2,500
|300
|800
|25
|-
!scope="row"|Express
|20 min
|5,000
|600
|1,600
|50
|-
!scope="row"|First Class
|Immediate
|10,000
|2,400
|4,800
|200
|-
|}
==Components==
===Stamps===
===Stamps===
:Stampbooks must be purchased and used to control the subsequent cost of components when mailed as well as the speed of delivery. Each stampbook contains 20 stamps. See the [[Mail_system#Costs|table]] for costs. Having stamps separate allows for less unwieldy commands in the mail system and more flavor as stamps can be customized.


:;Messaging
Stamps are a separate purchase. They control the cost and speed. You can purchase Standard (taupe, 60 minute delivery), Express (light pink, 20 minute delivery), and First Class (mint green, immediate delivery) stamps.

<pre{{log2}}>>look stampbook
<pre{{log2}}>>look stampbook
The stampbook is a stampbook holding 10 first class stamps. First class mail arrives very swiftly, but is expensive.
The stampbook is a stampbook holding 10 first class stamps. First class mail arrives very swiftly, but is expensive.
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You can PULL the stampbook to produce a small mint green stamp.</pre>
You can PULL the stampbook to produce a small mint green stamp.</pre>


<pre{{log2}}>>put stamp on envelope
The choice was made to have stamps in order to set the speed of the delivery, cost of delivery, and also to make the commands less unwieldy to use.
You pull an individual stamp out of the stampbook to place on the envelope.
You neatly place a small mint green stamp on the front of a mule-printed frost blue envelope.</pre>

:;Commands

:* {{boldmono|PULL MY STAMPBOOK}} : retrieve one stamp
:* {{boldmono|PUT STAMP ON [envelope/package]}}


===Envelope===
===Envelope===
:Sending an envelope will cost an additional amount in addition to the stamp cost. See the [[Mail_system#Costs|table]] for costs. Envelopes can be sealed with [[Mail_system#Signets_and_Wax|mail system wax]] and signet rings.
<!-- Put analyze for the envelope here -->
:;Messaging
<pre{{log2}}>>put parchment in envelope
You put a snow white parchment in your frost blue envelope.

>close envelope
You close a mule-printed frost blue envelope.

>open enve
You tear open your frost blue envelope and pull a snow white parchment from within.

>read parch
A snow white parchment is blank.</pre>
:;Commands
:*{{boldmono|PUT <item> IN ENVELOPE}}
:*{{boldmono|CLOSE ENVELOPE}}
:*{{boldmono|OPEN ENVELOPE}}


===Package===
===Package===
:Sending a package will cost an additional amount in addition to the stamp cost. See the [[Mail_system#Costs|table]] for costs.

:''Note:'' While at this time the mail system does not work with existing [[stationery box]]es and related materials, you can use the stationery and then place it inside of a package to be sent.
<!-- Put analyze for the envelope here -->
:;Commands
:{{addmetext}}


===Signets and Wax===
===Signets and Wax===
:At this time, the mail system does not work with existing waxes and [[signet]] rings. A work around, however, is to use all of your existing stationery pieces and place them into a package and send them that way.


:When using the official mail system wax and wearing a mail system signet ring, you will see the below messaging once you {{boldmono|PUT WAX ON [PACKAGE/PARCEL/PARCHMENT]}}.
At this time, the mail system does not work with existing stationery, signets, and waxes. You must buy them separately. A work around, however, is to use all of your existing stationery pieces and place them into a package.
<!-- Put analyze for the was here -->

:;Messaging
When using the official mail system wax, you will see the below messaging.

<pre{{log2}}>>put wax on package
<pre{{log2}}>>put wax on package
After placing your black and gold wax on your burlap-covered package, you press your steel signet ring into the wax. Heat blossoms momentarily over the surface of your ring and it presses into the softened wax, leaving behind a seal.
After placing your black and gold wax on your burlap-covered package, you press your steel signet ring into the wax. Heat blossoms momentarily over the surface of your ring and it presses into the softened wax, leaving behind a seal.
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A blob of black and gold wax is affixed to the package. It is imprinted with a seal depicting a whiny airship owner.</pre>
A blob of black and gold wax is affixed to the package. It is imprinted with a seal depicting a whiny airship owner.</pre>


:;Commands
===COD===
:* {{boldmono|PUT WAX ON [PACKAGE/PARCHMENT]}}


==Locations==
You cannot mail a package with a negative delivery amount.
{| class="wikitable text-center" style="font-size:small; margin-right:26em"
|+Post Offices by Location
|-
!scope="col"|Town
!scope="col"|Room Name and Location
!scope="col"|NPC Description
!scope="col"|Room ID
!scope="col"|Prime [[Lich (software)|Lich]] Room #
!scope="col"|Plat Lich Room #
|-


!scope="row"|Caligos Isle
<pre{{log2}}>>mail send arianiss cod -50000
|[[Caligos Post, Little Shop|[Caligos Post, Little Shop]]]
You must specify a payment-on-delivery amount that is greater than zero.</pre>
(post office at Caligos Isle, Southern Slope)
|None
|8081615
|26431, go office
|{{addmetext}}<!-- Plat Lich Room # -->
|-


!scope="row"|Cysaegir
* If someone does not accept the package, you can use {{boldmono|MAIL RETRIEVE}}.
|[Rhyaesdid Hall, Second Floor]
* There is a 2% tax for COD deliveries. The sender pays this.
[[Words on the Wind|[Words on the Wind]]]
* The maximum amount for COD is 250 million silvers.
|Cerysa the post clerk
|14053006
|30289
|{{addmetext}}<!-- Plat Lich Room # -->
|-


!scope="row"|Icemule Trace
===Steps===
|[Icemule Trace, West Road], the red brick building west of town center
[[Northern Post, Little Shop|[Northern Post, Little Shop]]]
|Dorgan (not visible)
|4043004, 4043005
|30187<!-- Prime Lich Room # -->
|{{addmetext}}<!-- Plat Lich Room # -->
|-


!scope="row"|Kharam-Dzu
Visit the post office one west of Town Center in Icemule Trace to test.
|[Paspartu Moving Company], through curtain
[[Teras Postmaster|[Teras Postmaster]]]
|A doddering dwarven postal clerk
|3001053
|30290
|{{addmetext}}<!-- Plat Lich Room # -->
|-


!scope="row"|Kraken's Fall
# Buy a stampbook. {{boldmono|PULL}} a stamp from the stampbook.
|[Wandering Eye Market, South], a red-brick shop
# Buy a package.
[[Wandering Kraken's Mail Shop|[Wandering Kraken's Mail Shop]]]
# Put a stamp on the package.
|a perky human clerk
# Put something in the package.
|7118541
# Close the package.
|30291
# Send.
|{{addmetext}}<!-- Plat Lich Room # -->
|-

!scope="row"|Mist Harbor
|[Tigerlily Avenue], the pale coral-tiled office east of the general store
[[Mist Harbor Mail Office|[Mist Harbor Mail Office]]]
| a deeply tanned human clerk - Celdel
|3204305
|30116
|{{addmetext}}<!-- Plat Lich Room # -->
|-

!scope="row"|Nielira Harbor, Ta'Nalfein
|[[Nielira Harbor Mail Office]]
|{{addmetext}}
|{{addmetext}}
|{{addmetext}}<!-- Prime Lich Room # -->
|{{addmetext}}<!-- Plat Lich Room # -->
|-

!scope="row"|River's Rest
|[River's Rest, Underbridge], a small wooden structure,
[[Post Office, Finn's Office|[Post Office, Finn's Office]]]
|a grizzled half-elven clerk (Finn)
|2101033
|30118
|{{addmetext}}<!-- Plat Lich Room # -->
|-


!scope="row"|Solhaven
==Commands==
|[Solhaven, Triton Road], through the plain oak-planked building
[[Imperial Courier Office, 'Haven|[Imperial Courier Office, 'Haven]]]
|the post clerk Jaeven
|4747090
|30285
|{{addmetext}}<!-- Plat Lich Room # -->
|-


!scope="row"|Ta'Illistim
* Insert pretty list of commands used here bulleted with {{boldmono|VERB}}
|[Ta'Illistim, Airship Terminus], through lapis-tiled arch
* {{boldmono|VERB NAME}} - example of what it does
[[Peacock Couriers|[Peacock Couriers]]]
|Jarveil the mail clerk
|14118101
|30273
||29358<!-- Plat Lich Room # -->
|-


!scope="row"|Ta'Vaalor
===MAIL===
|[Ta'Vaalor, Airship Terminus], through broad archway
[[Ta'Vaalor, Mail Room|[Ta'Vaalor, Mail Room]]]
|an elven mail clerk
|14118002
|30287
|{{addmetext}}<!-- Plat Lich Room # -->
|-


!scope="row"|Wehnimer's Landing
''Note: Once live, this will need to be created on its own page and can be transcluded in.''
|[[Scrivener's, Mail Room|[Scrivener's, Mail Room]]]
|a bleary-eyed clerk
|3015
|30360
|29267<!-- Plat Lich Room # -->
|-

!scope="row"|Zul Logoth
|[[Zul Logoth Mail Depot|[Zul Logoth Mail Depot]]]
|an old grey-bearded clerk
|13014058
|30288
|{{addmetext}}<!-- Plat Lich Room # -->
|-
|}

==MAIL==
<!-- ''Note: Once live, this will need to be created on its own page and can be transcluded in.'' -->


<pre{{log2}}>Usage:
<pre{{log2}}>Usage:
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MAIL STATUS - checks the status of your sent mail</pre>
MAIL STATUS - checks the status of your sent mail</pre>


====MAIL COLLECT====
===MAIL CHECK===
;Messaging
<pre{{log2}}>>mail check
You hail down a mail clerk and ask if you have any parcels available for pickup. After a brief search, they return to you and say, "Ah, yes. It appears that you've got mail."

Stamp # Sender Parcel Sent
--------- --------------- ----------------------------------------------- -------------------
512100001 Auchand a mule-printed frost blue envelope within the last day</pre>

<pre{{log2}}>You hail down a mail clerk and ask if you have any parcels available for pickup. After rummaging around for an inordinate while, they say, "I'm sorry, <Character>, but it doesn't appear that anything has come in for you."</pre>
===MAIL COLLECT===


This defaults to the top item when used alone.
This defaults to the top item when used alone.
;Messaging
<pre{{log2}}>>mail collect 512100001
You inquire with a mail clerk about picking up a parcel. They disappear for a little while before returning with a mule-printed frost blue envelope, which they hand to you.</pre>


====MAIL DND====
===MAIL DND===


<pre{{log2}}>>mail dnd on
<pre{{log2}}>>mail dnd on
You are now rejecting all mail sent to you.</pre>
You are now rejecting all mail sent to you.</pre>


==Costs==
===MAIL RETRIEVE===


You will lose all associated costs for stamp and shipping if you retrieve a parcel before the receiver picks it up.
Envelopes: base 300/600/2400 silvers
Packages: base 800/1600/4800 silvers
Per pound: 25/50/200 silvers
Stamps (20): 2500/5000/10000 silvers


==Messaging==
===MAIL REJECT===
<pre{{log2}}>>put parch in env
You put a snow white parchment in your frost blue envelope.


You cannot reject mail if the original sender's mailbox is full.
>close enve
You close a mule-printed frost blue envelope.


===MAIL SEND===
>put stamp on enve
;Messaging
You pull an individual stamp out of the stampbook to place on the envelope.
<pre{{log2}}>>mail send paidreg
You neatly place a small mint green stamp on the front of a mule-printed frost blue envelope.

>mail send paidreg
You inquire with a mail clerk about sending a mule-printed frost blue envelope to Paidreg. They say, "Sending the envelope to Paidreg will cost 5,000 silvers based on its weight and priority."
You inquire with a mail clerk about sending a mule-printed frost blue envelope to Paidreg. They say, "Sending the envelope to Paidreg will cost 5,000 silvers based on its weight and priority."


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>mail send paidreg
>mail send paidreg
The mail clerk takes a mule-printed frost blue envelope from you, along with 5,000 silvers. They say, "We'll make certain to get this safely to Paidreg. Don't you worry!" The clerk places the envelope atop a pile of other parcels.
The mail clerk takes a mule-printed frost blue envelope from you, along with 5,000 silvers. They say, "We'll make certain to get this safely to Paidreg. Don't you worry!" The clerk places the envelope atop a pile of other parcels.</pre>
===MAIL SEND {name} COD {amount}===

You cannot mail a package with a negative delivery amount.


<pre{{log2}}>>mail send arianiss cod -50000
>mail status
You must specify a payment-on-delivery amount that is greater than zero.</pre>

* If someone does not accept the package, you can use {{boldmono|MAIL RETRIEVE}}.
* There is a 2% tax for COD deliveries. The sender pays this.
* The maximum amount for COD is 250 million silvers.

===MAIL STATUS===

<pre{{log2}}>>mail status
You hail down a mail clerk and ask for the status of parcels that you have sent. Capably perusing a small ledger, they say, "Ah, yes. Here you go." They place the ledger before you.
You hail down a mail clerk and ask for the status of parcels that you have sent. Capably perusing a small ledger, they say, "Ah, yes. Here you go." They place the ledger before you.


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512100001 Paidreg a mule-printed frost blue envelope ready for pickup</pre>
512100001 Paidreg a mule-printed frost blue envelope ready for pickup</pre>


==Behind the Scenes==
<pre{{log2}}>A courier hurries over to you and says, "I heard the post office might have a package inbound for you. You may want to check and see if it's been delivered yet."

[Northern Post, Mail Room]
Framed by windows of frosted glass, the front door of the post office allows wintry air to cut through the warmth of the close room. Beeswax candles sit along the window sills, but they lend more light than heat and perfume the air gently with their honeyed smell. The real heat source is a blazing coal stove behind the polished pine counter, behind which stands a perfunctory-looking giantman mail clerk.
Obvious exits: east, out

>mail check
You hail down a mail clerk and ask if you have any parcels available for pickup. After a brief search, they return to you and say, "Ah, yes. It appears that you've got mail."

Stamp # Sender Parcel Sent
--------- --------------- ----------------------------------------------- -------------------
512100001 Auchand a mule-printed frost blue envelope within the last day

>mail collect 512100001
You inquire with a mail clerk about picking up a parcel. They disappear for a little while before returning with a mule-printed frost blue envelope, which they hand to you.

>open enve
You tear open your frost blue envelope and pull a snow white parchment from within.

>read parch
A snow white parchment is blank.</pre>

==FAQ/Comments==

This should be codified into the actual article once the system is live.

* Now that the system is ready to go, I'll probably work on a system where we can send mail to players on login, yes. - [https://discord.com/channels/226045346399256576/387270949499830273/892231721968349184 GM Auchand]
* The mail system is on the Test instance and I've set up a mailroom in Icemule Trace for testing. I'm not sure if Test is active right now, but I'd like to get some eyes on this before it goes live live. - [https://discord.com/channels/226045346399256576/387270949499830273/892231966135562241 GM Auchand] This is one west of Town Center
* Recipients can be offline at the time of sending. - [https://discord.com/channels/226045346399256576/387270949499830273/892232312056578139 GM Auchand]
* Players looking to have an extra locker will be disappointed. Mailboxes aren't big. [https://discord.com/channels/226045346399256576/387270949499830273/892232525970300938 GM Auchand]
* Right now, the stamp ID system allows 999,999 letters to be sent a year. If it seems like the volume's going to be higher than that, I'll have to make a tweak there. [https://discord.com/channels/226045346399256576/387270949499830273/892232775019671553 GM Auchand]
* So anything you can put into a box, you can send. [https://discord.com/channels/226045346399256576/387270949499830273/892232870955991112 GM Auchand]
* Players can have 25 parcels waiting for them before the mail system starts rejecting parcels. [https://discord.com/channels/226045346399256576/387270949499830273/892233398867873833 GM Auchand]
* Packages can be reused, although I'll probably make them break down over time before release. Envelopes cannot. [https://discord.com/channels/226045346399256576/387270949499830273/892233762014887996 GM Auchand]
* All of the towns will have post offices eventually, but I asked Town GMs to at least get both sides of the Dragonspine covered for immediate release. [https://discord.com/channels/226045346399256576/387270949499830273/892233894835925046 GM Auchand]
* I plan to sell collectible stamps! And stamps control the shipping cost and speed.[https://discord.com/channels/226045346399256576/387270949499830273/892234097353691136 GM Auchand]
* Right now it's going silvers > notes > MH > WL > IMT > SH > TI/TV > Teras > RR > Cysaegir > ZL. [https://discord.com/channels/226045346399256576/387270949499830273/892236973186621470 GM Auchand]
* I could potentially add an ignore list in the future. [https://discord.com/channels/226045346399256576/387270949499830273/892243953825484820 GM Auchand]
* I'll be paying attention to how cluttered the mail tables get. If they do start getting awkwardly large, I'll probably clear things out after a month so they can't be retrieved. Or rejected. [https://discord.com/channels/226045346399256576/387270949499830273/892244238941687809 GM Auchand]

; Do existing stationery sets work with the mail system?

* They are not yet. You can put stationery stuff into packages to send them. But... the waxes and signets are their own deal right now. My codeload (I coined it, don't judge me!) is a little heavy right now, so it'll be a bit before any back-conversion gets done. [https://discord.com/channels/226045346399256576/387270949499830273/892247422724620308 GM Auchand]

; Will there be mass mail?

* No. Any mass mail is probably going to come from GMs. Like, let's say a GM wants to send a reward to every citizen of IMT that logs in over the next month. That'd be pretty easy to do. [https://discord.com/channels/226045346399256576/387270949499830273/892431109101588520 GM Auchand]

; Why don't you use an items value instead of its weight?


The mail system, spearheaded by [[User:GS4-AUCHAND|GameMaster Auchand]], was activated on the [[Test server]] on September 27, 2021. It went live on October 2, 2021.
* If I had my druthers, an item's value would be charged against rather than its weight, but values are wildly unreliable. [https://discord.com/channels/226045346399256576/387270949499830273/892452360977281035 GM Auchand]
* The 'value' of an item as we track it is all over the place. Otherwise I'd just slap a very low % surcharge on value of all items sent and call it good.[https://discord.com/channels/226045346399256576/387270949499830273/892456446522962000 GM Auchand]


==Resources==
; Why do we have to pay a tax on COD? Why is it the value it is?
*[[/saved posts|Saved posts]]


[[Category:Area Mechanics]][[Category:Cities and towns]]
* Player shops charge a 4% tax. Not to mention rent and all that! [https://discord.com/channels/226045346399256576/387270949499830273/892455653975679048 GM Auchand]

Latest revision as of 08:55, 5 December 2023

The mail system allows characters to send in-game messages and items to each other even while the other person is offline. Mail can also be sent with a payment-on-delivery designation. In order to mail something you need a stamp and either an envelope or a package. There is a cost for the stamp, for the envelope or package, and a per pound cost. When requesting payment-on-delivery, there is an additional tax that the sender must pay.

Whoever is being sent a piece of mail will get a message: 

A courier hurries over to you and says, "I heard the post office might have a package inbound for you.  You may want to check and see if it's been delivered yet."

Steps

Visit the post office located closest to you.

  1. Buy a stampbook. PULL a stamp from the stampbook.
  2. Buy a package or envelope.
  3. Put a stamp on the package or envelope.
  4. Put something in the package or envelope.
  5. Close the package or envelope.
  6. MAIL.

Costs

Using the mail system has at least three costs every time: stamp, envelope or package, and per pound fee. There is additional cost if purchasing wax to apply or if requesting payment on delivery.

Costs of Mail System
Stamp Designation Delivery Speed Stamp Cost Envelope Cost Package Cost Per Pound Cost
Standard 60 min 2,500 300 800 25
Express 20 min 5,000 600 1,600 50
First Class Immediate 10,000 2,400 4,800 200

Components

Stamps

Stampbooks must be purchased and used to control the subsequent cost of components when mailed as well as the speed of delivery. Each stampbook contains 20 stamps. See the table for costs. Having stamps separate allows for less unwieldy commands in the mail system and more flavor as stamps can be customized.
Messaging
>look stampbook
The stampbook is a stampbook holding 10 first class stamps.  First class mail arrives very swiftly, but is expensive.

You can PULL the stampbook to produce a small mint green stamp.
>put stamp on envelope
You pull an individual stamp out of the stampbook to place on the envelope.
You neatly place a small mint green stamp on the front of a mule-printed frost blue envelope.
Commands
  • PULL MY STAMPBOOK : retrieve one stamp
  • PUT STAMP ON [envelope/package]

Envelope

Sending an envelope will cost an additional amount in addition to the stamp cost. See the table for costs. Envelopes can be sealed with mail system wax and signet rings.
Messaging
>put parchment in envelope
You put a snow white parchment in your frost blue envelope.

>close envelope
You close a mule-printed frost blue envelope.

>open enve
You tear open your frost blue envelope and pull a snow white parchment from within.

>read parch
A snow white parchment is blank.
Commands
  • PUT <item> IN ENVELOPE
  • CLOSE ENVELOPE
  • OPEN ENVELOPE

Package

Sending a package will cost an additional amount in addition to the stamp cost. See the table for costs.
Note: While at this time the mail system does not work with existing stationery boxes and related materials, you can use the stationery and then place it inside of a package to be sent.
Commands
This section has not been added yet; please add to it now!

Signets and Wax

At this time, the mail system does not work with existing waxes and signet rings. A work around, however, is to use all of your existing stationery pieces and place them into a package and send them that way.
When using the official mail system wax and wearing a mail system signet ring, you will see the below messaging once you PUT WAX ON [PACKAGE/PARCEL/PARCHMENT].
Messaging
>put wax on package
After placing your black and gold wax on your burlap-covered package, you press your steel signet ring into the wax.  Heat blossoms momentarily over the surface of your ring and it presses into the softened wax, leaving behind a seal.
You have 9 pieces left of your wax.

>look package
A thick burlap-covered package is a parcel meant for sending items to other adventurers.

A blob of black and gold wax is affixed to the package.  It is imprinted with a seal depicting a whiny airship owner.
Commands
  • PUT WAX ON [PACKAGE/PARCHMENT]

Locations

Post Offices by Location
Town Room Name and Location NPC Description Room ID Prime Lich Room # Plat Lich Room #
Caligos Isle [Caligos Post, Little Shop]

(post office at Caligos Isle, Southern Slope)

None 8081615 26431, go office This section has not been added yet; please add to it now!
Cysaegir [Rhyaesdid Hall, Second Floor]

[Words on the Wind]

Cerysa the post clerk 14053006 30289 This section has not been added yet; please add to it now!
Icemule Trace [Icemule Trace, West Road], the red brick building west of town center

[Northern Post, Little Shop]

Dorgan (not visible) 4043004, 4043005 30187 This section has not been added yet; please add to it now!
Kharam-Dzu [Paspartu Moving Company], through curtain

[Teras Postmaster]

A doddering dwarven postal clerk 3001053 30290 This section has not been added yet; please add to it now!
Kraken's Fall [Wandering Eye Market, South], a red-brick shop

[Wandering Kraken's Mail Shop]

a perky human clerk 7118541 30291 This section has not been added yet; please add to it now!
Mist Harbor [Tigerlily Avenue], the pale coral-tiled office east of the general store

[Mist Harbor Mail Office]

a deeply tanned human clerk - Celdel 3204305 30116 This section has not been added yet; please add to it now!
Nielira Harbor, Ta'Nalfein Nielira Harbor Mail Office This section has not been added yet; please add to it now! This section has not been added yet; please add to it now! This section has not been added yet; please add to it now! This section has not been added yet; please add to it now!
River's Rest [River's Rest, Underbridge], a small wooden structure,

[Post Office, Finn's Office]

a grizzled half-elven clerk (Finn) 2101033 30118 This section has not been added yet; please add to it now!
Solhaven [Solhaven, Triton Road], through the plain oak-planked building

[Imperial Courier Office, 'Haven]

the post clerk Jaeven 4747090 30285 This section has not been added yet; please add to it now!
Ta'Illistim [Ta'Illistim, Airship Terminus], through lapis-tiled arch

[Peacock Couriers]

Jarveil the mail clerk 14118101 30273 29358
Ta'Vaalor [Ta'Vaalor, Airship Terminus], through broad archway

[Ta'Vaalor, Mail Room]

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Wehnimer's Landing [Scrivener's, Mail Room] a bleary-eyed clerk 3015 30360 29267
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MAIL

Usage:

    MAIL CHECK                    - checks your received mail
    MAIL COLLECT {stamp #}        - collects an parcel mailed to you
    MAIL DND {on|off}             - toggles do not disturb on or off
    MAIL RETRIEVE {stamp #}       - retrieves a sent parcel that the recipient has not picked up
    MAIL ESTIMATE {item}          - estimates the cost of sending the designated item
    MAIL REJECT {stamp #}         - returns a mail item to its sender
    MAIL SEND {name}              - send the item in your hands (prioritizing right)
                                    to the designated person's mailbox
    MAIL SEND {name} COD {amount} - sends mail, requests payment on delivery
    MAIL STATUS                   - checks the status of your sent mail

MAIL CHECK

Messaging
>mail check
You hail down a mail clerk and ask if you have any parcels available for pickup.  After a brief search, they return to you and say, "Ah, yes.  It appears that you've got mail."

Stamp #    Sender           Parcel                                           Sent

  ---------------  -----------------------------------------------  -------------------
512100001  Auchand          a mule-printed frost blue envelope               within the last day
You hail down a mail clerk and ask if you have any parcels available for pickup.  After rummaging around for an inordinate while, they say, "I'm sorry, <Character>, but it doesn't appear that anything has come in for you."

MAIL COLLECT

This defaults to the top item when used alone.

Messaging
>mail collect 512100001
You inquire with a mail clerk about picking up a parcel.  They disappear for a little while before returning with a mule-printed frost blue envelope, which they hand to you.

MAIL DND

>mail dnd on
You are now rejecting all mail sent to you.

MAIL RETRIEVE

You will lose all associated costs for stamp and shipping if you retrieve a parcel before the receiver picks it up.

MAIL REJECT

You cannot reject mail if the original sender's mailbox is full.

MAIL SEND

Messaging
>mail send paidreg
You inquire with a mail clerk about sending a mule-printed frost blue envelope to Paidreg.  They say, "Sending the envelope to Paidreg will cost 5,000 silvers based on its weight and priority."

If you're certain you'd like to send a mule-printed frost blue envelope to Paidreg, enter MAIL SEND PAIDREG again within 30 seconds.

>mail send paidreg
The mail clerk takes a mule-printed frost blue envelope from you, along with 5,000 silvers.  They say, "We'll make certain to get this safely to Paidreg.  Don't you worry!"  The clerk places the envelope atop a pile of other parcels.

MAIL SEND {name} COD {amount}

You cannot mail a package with a negative delivery amount. 

>mail send arianiss cod -50000
You must specify a payment-on-delivery amount that is greater than zero.
  • If someone does not accept the package, you can use MAIL RETRIEVE.
  • There is a 2% tax for COD deliveries. The sender pays this.
  • The maximum amount for COD is 250 million silvers.

MAIL STATUS

>mail status
You hail down a mail clerk and ask for the status of parcels that you have sent.  Capably perusing a small ledger, they say, "Ah, yes.  Here you go."  They place the ledger before you.

Stamp #    Sender           Parcel                                           Status

  ---------------  -----------------------------------------------  -----------------
512100001  Paidreg          a mule-printed frost blue envelope               ready for pickup

Behind the Scenes

The mail system, spearheaded by GameMaster Auchand, was activated on the Test server on September 27, 2021. It went live on October 2, 2021.

Resources

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