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The '''mail system''' (also called the '''player mail system''') allows characters to send in-game messages and items to each other even while the other person is offline. This is done via [[:Category:Post offices|post offices]] located in any city or town. Mail can also be sent with a payment-on-delivery designation.
==Summary==


The recipient of an envelope or parcel will receive a message when one is inbound. This message may appear early if the envelope or parcel was sent at the standard or express rate.
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.


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


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


==Mail System Items==
<pre{{log2}}>>look stampbook
Use of the mail system requires specific items in order to utilize it.
The stampbook is a stampbook holding 10 first class stamps. First class mail arrives very swiftly, but is expensive.


'''[[Mailing supplies]]''' are required to mail items. Letters and objects must be placed inside of an '''[[Mailing supplies#Envelope|envelope]]''' or '''[[Mailing supplies#Parcel|parcel]]''', which can be purchased at a post office. Pre-purchased '''[[Mailing supplies#Stamp|stamps]]''' can be applied manually to the envelope or parcel, or they can be purchased as part of the mailing process when sending the item. Stamps are sold as a set in a '''[[Mailing supplies#Stampbook|stampbook]]'''. All of these supplies can be purchased at a post office.
You can PULL the stampbook to produce a small mint green stamp.</pre>


In addition to the cost of the envelope or parcel, there is a cost associated with the stamp and a per pound cost for the mailed container and its total contents. This price varies depending on if the envelope or parcel is mailed at the standard rate, express rate, or first class rate. When requesting payment-on-delivery, there is an additional tax that the sender must pay in order to receive the mailed envelope or parcel.
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.


While not required to use the mail system, additional items offer more options when sending mail.
===Envelope===


'''[[Mail signet]] rings''' and '''[[Mail signet#Wax|sealing wax]]''' can be used to seal envelopes and parcels, using the design on the signet ring to create an imprint on the melted wax. This is added to the envelope or parcel's {{boldmono|LOOK}}/{{boldmono|SHOW}} description. They are sold at post offices.
===Package===


'''[[Mail paper]]''' is designed to work with the mail system, placing a letter inside of an envelope. Mail paper has a significantly larger maximum character limit compared to [[stationery paper]], which can also be used as a letter inside of an envelope. Both types of paper have different advantages and disadvantages. Mail paper is sold at post offices.
===Signets and Wax===


'''[[Papermaker's Postcard]]s''' purchased from souvenir shops or made via a [[Papermaker]] can be sent directly through the mail system without needing to place them inside of an envelope or parcel. A short message can be written on the back of a postcard, while the front face includes a prewritten image, depending on where the postcard was made or where it was purchased.
At this time, the mail system does not work with existing stationery 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 and send them that way.


At certain unlock tiers, a '''[[Papermaker]]''' can make stationery paper, mail paper, postcards, and envelopes.
When using the official mail system wax and wearing a [[signet]] ring, you will see the below messaging once you {{boldmono|PUT WAX ON [PACKAGE/PARCEL/PARCHMENT]}}.


==Steps==
<pre{{log2}}>>put wax on package
Visit the [[:Category:Post offices|post office]] located [[#Locations|nearest to you]].
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.


# Buy a [[Mailing supplies#Parcel|parcel]] or [[Mailing supplies#Envelope|envelope]].
>look package
# Put something in the parcel or envelope.
A thick burlap-covered package is a parcel meant for sending items to other adventurers.
# Close the parcel or envelope.

# Optional: Use a [[mail signet]] ring and [[Mail signet#Wax|sealing wax]] to seal the parcel or envelope.
A blob of black and gold wax is affixed to the package. It is imprinted with a seal depicting a whiny airship owner.</pre>
# Optional: Buy a [[Mailing supplies#Stampbook|stampbook]].

# Optional: {{boldmono|PULL}} a [[Mailing supplies#Stamp|stamp]] from the stampbook, or {{boldmono|PUT}} the stamp or stampbook directly onto the parcel or envelope.
===COD===
# {{boldmono|MAIL SEND <person>}} the item with a stamp on it, or {{boldmono|MAIL SEND <name> <rate>}} to mail it without using a physical stamp beforehand.

You cannot mail a package with a negative delivery amount.

<pre{{log2}}>>mail send arianiss cod -50000
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.

===Steps===

Visit the post office one west of Town Center in Icemule Trace to test.

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

==Commands==

* Insert pretty list of commands used here bulleted with {{boldmono|VERB}}
* {{boldmono|VERB NAME}} - example of what it does

===MAIL===

''Note: Once live, this will need to be created on its own page and can be transcluded in.''

<pre{{log2}}>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</pre>

====MAIL COLLECT====

This defaults to the top item when used alone.

====MAIL DND====

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

====MAIL REJECT====

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

====MAIL RETRIEVE====

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


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


Stamps and stampbooks come in three varieties: standard, express, and first class. Both the speed of delivery and the cost to mail it increases with each stamp type.
Envelopes: base 300/600/2400 silvers
<section begin=costs />
Packages: base 800/1600/4800 silvers
{| class="wikitable"
Per pound: 25/50/200 silvers
|+ Costs of the Mail System
Stamps (20): 2500/5000/10000 silvers
! scope="col" | Stamp Designation

! scope="col" | Delivery Speed
==Messaging==
! scope="col" | Stamp Cost
<pre{{log2}}>>put parch in env
! scope="col" | Envelope Cost
You put a snow white parchment in your frost blue envelope.
! scope="col" | Parcel Cost

! scope="col" | Per Pound Cost
>close enve
You close a mule-printed frost blue envelope.

>put stamp on enve
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.

>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 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</pre>

<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>

==Locations==

{| class="wikitable text-center" style="font-size:small; margin-right:26em"
|+Post Offices by Location
|-
|-
!scope="col"|Town
! scope="row" role="rowheader" | Standard
| 60 min || 2,500 || 300 || 800 || 25
!scope="col"|Room Name and Location
!scope="col"|NPC Description
!scope="col"|Realm ID
!scope="col"|Prime [[Lich (software)|Lich]] Room #
!scope="col"|Plat Lich Room #
|-
|-
! scope="row" role="rowheader" | Express

| 20 min || 5,000 || 600 || 1,600 || 50
!scope="row"|Caligos Isle
|[Room Name]
(post office at Caligos Isle, Southern Slope)
|{{addmetext}}<!-- NPC Description and Name -->
|{{addmetext}}<!-- Realm ID -->
|{{addmetext}}<!-- Prime Lich Room # -->
|{{addmetext}}<!-- Plat Lich Room # -->
|-
|-
! scope="row" role="rowheader" | First Class
| Immediate || 10,000 || 2,400 || 4,800 || 200
|}<section end=costs />


==Locations==
!scope="row"|Cysaegir
{{#ask: [[Category:Post offices]]
|[Room Name]
|?Realm
(ebonwood door in the second floor of Rhyaesdid Hall)
|?Shop location
|{{addmetext}}<!-- NPC Description and Name -->
|?Room number
|{{addmetext}}<!-- Realm ID -->
|?Lich room number
|{{addmetext}}<!-- Prime Lich Room # -->
|format=template
|{{addmetext}}<!-- Plat Lich Room # -->
|limit=50
|-
|link=none
|mainlabel=
|template=ShopLocationTableList
|introtemplate=ShopLocationTableStart
|outrotemplate=Shop_table_end
}}


==Usage==
!scope="row"|Icemule Trace
{{main|Verb:MAIL}}
|[Room Name]
{{:Verb:WRITE}}
(one west of Town Center)
|{{addmetext}}<!-- NPC Description and Name -->
|{{addmetext}}<!-- Realm ID -->
|{{addmetext}}<!-- Prime Lich Room # -->
|{{addmetext}}<!-- Plat Lich Room # -->
|-

!scope="row"|Kharam-Dzu
|[{{addmetext}}<!-- Room Name and Location -->
|{{addmetext}}<!-- NPC Description and Name -->
|{{addmetext}}<!-- Realm ID -->
|{{addmetext}}<!-- Prime Lich Room # -->
|{{addmetext}}<!-- Plat Lich Room # -->
|-

!scope="row"|Kraken's Fall
|[Room Name]
(red-bricked building in Wandering Eye Market, South)
|{{addmetext}}<!-- NPC Description and Name -->
|{{addmetext}}<!-- Realm ID -->
|{{addmetext}}<!-- Prime Lich Room # -->
|{{addmetext}}<!-- Plat Lich Room # -->
|-

!scope="row"|Mist Harbor
|[{{addmetext}}<!-- Room Name and Location -->
|{{addmetext}}<!-- NPC Description and Name -->
|{{addmetext}}<!-- Realm ID -->
|{{addmetext}}<!-- Prime Lich Room # -->
|{{addmetext}}<!-- Plat Lich Room # -->
|-

!scope="row"|River's Rest
|[River's Rest, Underbridge]
(a small wooden structure)
|a grizzled half-elven clerk
|2101031
|10839
|{{addmetext}}<!-- Plat Lich Room # -->
|-

!scope="row"|Solhaven
|[{{addmetext}}<!-- Room Name and Location -->
|{{addmetext}}<!-- NPC Description and Name -->
|{{addmetext}}<!-- Realm ID -->
|{{addmetext}}<!-- Prime Lich Room # -->
|{{addmetext}}<!-- Plat Lich Room # -->
|-

!scope="row"|Ta'Illistim
|[Room Name]
(lapis-tiled arch in the Airship Terminus on Aerie Wey)
|{{addmetext}}<!-- NPC Description and Name -->
|{{addmetext}}<!-- Realm ID -->
|{{addmetext}}<!-- Prime Lich Room # -->
|{{addmetext}}<!-- Plat Lich Room # -->
|-

!scope="row"|Ta'Vaalor
|[Room Name]
(broad archway in the Airship Terminus on Rubicaene Wey)
|{{addmetext}}<!-- NPC Description and Name -->
|{{addmetext}}<!-- Realm ID -->
|{{addmetext}}<!-- Prime Lich Room # -->
|{{addmetext}}<!-- Plat Lich Room # -->
|-

!scope="row"|Wehnimer's Landing
|[{{addmetext}}<!-- Room Name and Location -->
|{{addmetext}}<!-- NPC Description and Name -->
|{{addmetext}}<!-- Realm ID -->
|{{addmetext}}<!-- Prime Lich Room # -->
|{{addmetext}}<!-- Plat Lich Room # -->
|-

!scope="row"|Zul Logoth
|[{{addmetext}}<!-- Room Name and Location -->
|{{addmetext}}<!-- NPC Description and Name -->
|{{addmetext}}<!-- Realm ID -->
|{{addmetext}}<!-- Prime Lich Room # -->
|{{addmetext}}<!-- Plat Lich Room # -->
|-
|}


==Resources==
==See Also==
*[[/saved posts|Saved posts]]
* [[/saved posts|Saved posts]]
* [[Verb:MAIL]]


[[Category:Area Mechanics]][[Category:Cities and towns]]
[[Category:Mail system| ]]
[[Category:Area Mechanics]]
[[Category:Cities and towns]]
[[Category:Crafting mechanics]]
[[Category:Recreation activities]]

Latest revision as of 19:13, 24 October 2025

The mail system (also called the player mail system) allows characters to send in-game messages and items to each other even while the other person is offline. This is done via post offices located in any city or town. Mail can also be sent with a payment-on-delivery designation.

The recipient of an envelope or parcel will receive a message when one is inbound. This message may appear early if the envelope or parcel was sent at the standard or express rate. 

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

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

Mail System Items

Use of the mail system requires specific items in order to utilize it.

Mailing supplies are required to mail items. Letters and objects must be placed inside of an envelope or parcel, which can be purchased at a post office. Pre-purchased stamps can be applied manually to the envelope or parcel, or they can be purchased as part of the mailing process when sending the item. Stamps are sold as a set in a stampbook. All of these supplies can be purchased at a post office.

In addition to the cost of the envelope or parcel, there is a cost associated with the stamp and a per pound cost for the mailed container and its total contents. This price varies depending on if the envelope or parcel is mailed at the standard rate, express rate, or first class rate. When requesting payment-on-delivery, there is an additional tax that the sender must pay in order to receive the mailed envelope or parcel.

While not required to use the mail system, additional items offer more options when sending mail.

Mail signet rings and sealing wax can be used to seal envelopes and parcels, using the design on the signet ring to create an imprint on the melted wax. This is added to the envelope or parcel's LOOK/SHOW description. They are sold at post offices.

Mail paper is designed to work with the mail system, placing a letter inside of an envelope. Mail paper has a significantly larger maximum character limit compared to stationery paper, which can also be used as a letter inside of an envelope. Both types of paper have different advantages and disadvantages. Mail paper is sold at post offices.

Papermaker's Postcards purchased from souvenir shops or made via a Papermaker can be sent directly through the mail system without needing to place them inside of an envelope or parcel. A short message can be written on the back of a postcard, while the front face includes a prewritten image, depending on where the postcard was made or where it was purchased.

At certain unlock tiers, a Papermaker can make stationery paper, mail paper, postcards, and envelopes.

Steps

Visit the post office located nearest to you.

  1. Buy a parcel or envelope.
  2. Put something in the parcel or envelope.
  3. Close the parcel or envelope.
  4. Optional: Use a mail signet ring and sealing wax to seal the parcel or envelope.
  5. Optional: Buy a stampbook.
  6. Optional: PULL a stamp from the stampbook, or PUT the stamp or stampbook directly onto the parcel or envelope.
  7. MAIL SEND <person> the item with a stamp on it, or MAIL SEND <name> <rate> to mail it without using a physical stamp beforehand.

Costs

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

Stamps and stampbooks come in three varieties: standard, express, and first class. Both the speed of delivery and the cost to mail it increases with each stamp type.

Costs of the Mail System
Stamp Designation Delivery Speed Stamp Cost Envelope Cost Parcel 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

Locations

Shop Name Realm Shop Location Room # Lich #
Imperial Post Seareach Brisker's Cove 7140508
The Mist Harbor Mail Office Mist Harbor Mist Harbor 3204305
Nielira Harbor Mail Office Ta'Nalfein Nielira Harbor 14150201 33888
North 'Haven Post Solhaven Solhaven 4747090 30285
Northern Post's Little Shop Icemule Trace Icemule Trace 4043004
Ornathian Postal Services Isle of Ornath Agora Promenade 7110357
Peacock Couriers Ta'Illistim Ta'Illistim 14118101 30273
The Raven's Roost Sablecross Sablecross 4572202 34710
The Scrivener's Shoppe and Mail Center Wehnimer's Landing Wehnimer's Landing 3014
The Ta'Vaalor Mail Room Ta'Vaalor Ta'Vaalor 14118002
Teras Postmaster Kharam Dzu Kharam Dzu 3001053
Underbridge Posts River's Rest River's Rest 2101032
Wandering Kraken's Mail Shop Kraken's Fall Kraken's Fall
Words on the Wind Cysaegir Cysaegir 14053006
Zul Logoth Mail Depot Zul Logoth Zul Logoth 13014058

Usage

Main article: Verb:MAIL
Usage:
    WRITE {target}            - Make a writing motion at someone or something

In certain locations or with certain targets, one of the following may also apply:
    WRITE {target}            - Write on someone or something
    WRITE {message}           - Write a message
    WRITE {target}; {message} - Write a message on something

See Also

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