Villein

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The basic full member begins as a '''villein'''. Being a villein means you are a villager and are bound to a liege lord like a peer or a knight. Most members of Wessex who will enjoy playing with us will be villeins. Being a villein doesn't require too much commitment - just a certain portion of your time or income must be devoted to harvesting for the clan, or more directly, your liege lord. (This may even be automatically deducted in Darkfall)
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A '''villein''' is a tenant of a feudal landholder. It is synonymous with a [[serf]] . Most of the members of all the [[Hyperion]] clans are of this class, and support their respective clans by harvesting [[mesne]] land for their lords and paying an income tax. The Hyperion Royal Court refers to all serfs in all shires collectively as [[coloni]]. Coloni are usually allowed to voluntarily enlist in the [[military]] in order to lessen their [[manorial obligations]] to their liege lords. In the military, coloni are eligible for no ranks other than [[pedus]], [[miles]] and [[serviens]].
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Some villeins may elect to become soldiers. Soldiers will have special breaks in their harvesting requirements for the clan which will be less than other villeins'. They will make up for this contribution by regularly drilling and practicing combat, formations, and field commands with our garrison. We aim to have a very disciplined fighting force, and we are going to need soldiers who will be there to train with us regularly. Those soldiers who do not show up for our scheduled drilling very often will go back to being regular villeins.
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== Wessex ==
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The benefit to being a soldier is first that less personal income is contributed to the clan than villeins. Secondly, you will have firsthand combat experience and will be there at all of our battles, trained to win and there to take the loot from your kills. Thirdly, you will have the chance to gain in rank in our military, becoming a sergeant, possibly being taken as an esquire, and later even being granted a knighthood.  
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In Wessexshire, every new member starts as trial member, and then villein. This is the basic class in the Duchy. Villeins are bound to His Grace, the [[Duke]], or a [[vassals|vassal]] of Wessex by oath and must work and pay taxes unto their lords, not unlike donating to a clan bank. As villeins are the largest part of the population, they also make up the majority of the Wessexian military.
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The benefit to being a villein is first that you don't have to show up to regularly scheduled drills. Secondly, you will be able to devote more of your time to farming, harvesting, PVE or practicing your own trade. Thirdly, you might have an easier time saving up your own money. Once you've saved enough, you can contact the Chamberlain and buy a building in one of our towns where you may set up your own trade. Soldiers can save their loot money too, but a villein may be able to gain money sooner and will have the time for the perfected tradeskills to be ready to open shop. Once you own a building in a town, you will be released from villeiny and will become a "burgess", a freeman.
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== See Also ==
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== Synonyms and equivalent ranks ==
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*[[Cottar]]
*[[Cottar]]
*[[Contadino]]
*[[Contadino]]

Current revision

A villein is a tenant of a feudal landholder. It is synonymous with a serf . Most of the members of all the Hyperion clans are of this class, and support their respective clans by harvesting mesne land for their lords and paying an income tax. The Hyperion Royal Court refers to all serfs in all shires collectively as coloni. Coloni are usually allowed to voluntarily enlist in the military in order to lessen their manorial obligations to their liege lords. In the military, coloni are eligible for no ranks other than pedus, miles and serviens.

Wessex

In Wessexshire, every new member starts as trial member, and then villein. This is the basic class in the Duchy. Villeins are bound to His Grace, the Duke, or a vassal of Wessex by oath and must work and pay taxes unto their lords, not unlike donating to a clan bank. As villeins are the largest part of the population, they also make up the majority of the Wessexian military.

See Also

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