Netherworld Homes

The Keeper provides a home for everyone who lives in Netherworld.  The majority of the residents live in apartments in The East Wing, most of the crafters have cottages close to their workshops, while Esmerelda, Lilliane and a few others, have bespoke residences.  Many adventurers choose to live in rooms at the Inn, but the keeper will provide a private for them, if they wish.

However, homes have a price, as with any other item that you purchase, but they can be paid for with gold, collected from adventures, or with Building Credit.  The Keeper and, occasionally, Nishka or the Librarian, give Building Credit to characters who have performed a service for Netherworld.  Building Credit cannot be used for anything apart from building.

Note:  As these homes are built and developed (magically) by The Keeper, they can be upgraded to any other home on the list, for the cost of the price difference.  However, if you choose to downsize, you do not get ant money (or credit) back.

Basic Homes

Basic homes provide fairly simple accommodation for a PC.  All the basic facilities are included, and they are serviced by a couple of part-time servants to do the basic cooking and cleaning for you. The more expensive the home, the better the facilities.

Tree House - Price 500gp.  A large one-room house set fifteen feet up a tree, with space for one or two people to live comfortably, although it can fit ten people in an emergency.  Rather than just being a square hut, it has been 'shaped' to fit the space available in the branches, and has a door, window, and small fireplace.  However, expanding is limited by the space available in the tree.  It could make a good home for a hermit or anyone who wants to live alone.  Tree Houses will be located in Heroes wood.  (based on the Grotto)

Cave House - Price 500gp.  A one-room house carved into the rock, with space for one or two people to live comfortably, although it can fit ten people in an emergency.  Rather than just being a small cave, it has been 'shaped' to make it a convenient space, with a door, window, and small fireplace.  It can be expanded by adding more rooms cut into the rock.  It could make a good home for a hermit, a character with dark vision or anyone who wants to live alone.  Cave houses can be located around the edge of Heroes Wood or Heroes Field.  (Based on the Grotto)

Simple Cottage - Price 710gp. A basic starter home that consists of Lodgings, Kitchen and Lavatory.   You won't live in great comfort, but you will have all the basic facilities that you need.  Two people, or a small family, can live a simple, but fairly comfortable, life here - although it can accommodate ten people in an emergency. Like most other homes, Simple Cottages are built in Heroes Field.

Country Cottage - Price 1370.  A decent small home for two people or a small family. There is a Living room and kitchen on the ground floor, lavatory outside in the small garden.  Staircase up to the second floor, which is set into the roof (and therefore smaller) where you will find a bedroom and a smaller second room.  These homes are most commonly built in Heroes Field.

Priest's Cottage - Price 1450gp - Similar to a Country Cottage, but with an Altar on the ground floor, but no garden.    It is suitable for two people or a small family, or makes a good home for anyone who wants to worship their deity privately.  The Altar counts as a permanent fixture dedicated to your deity for the purpose of consecrate and similar spells.  These homes are most commonly built in Heroes Field.

Larger Homes

Large homes are designed for PCs who want more servants and better security, they all have space for ten live-in employees and come are supplied with five servants and five footmen.  Again, the facilities and levels of comfort rise, as you pay more for them.

Tower House - Price 1910gp.  Based on a floor plan by Dyson Logos, the tower house has a common room, kitchen and store on the ground floor, lodgings for the staff on the middle floor, and a nice apartment with a bedroom, sitting room, lavatory and balcony for the PC.  It works as a stand-alone house or could be used as part of a small castle.  Tower Houses are only built in Heroes Field.

Manor House Price 5160gp - A two-story home with a great hall, cellars, office, library etc. It provides comfortable living for even quite a large family.   Mansions are only built in Heroes Field.

Noble Villa Price 8920gp - A large courtyard home, complete with enclosed gardens, room for the family and guest rooms -  as well as a variety of rooms for entertaining. Villas are only built in Heroes Field.

Home Businesses

Home business are homes for PCs that have a minor business function on the side.  They generally come with part-time servants and assistants - who keep the place tidy, cook meals and do the basic work around the business.  However, the 'business' is not a full-time business dedicated to making money for the owner, instead it is intended to help the PC with their crafts, hobbies and interests.  However, they make a small income by selling basic goods and services to the market traders and residents as a side line.  All servants are L1 commoners, assistants are L1 Experts.

Crafter's Cottage - Price 1540gp - A Country Cottage (described above) with a workstation instead of a garden.  It makes a good home for any crafting or professional character and their family.  It counts as masterwork artisan’s tools for your main Craft skill, and comes with a part-time assistant, who can automatically aid another.  Generally built in Heroes Field.

Caster's Cottage - Price 1560gp - A Country Cottage (described above) with a Scriptorium instead of a garden.   It makes a good home for anyone creating scroll, potions or copying spell books.  It counts as masterwork artisan’s tools for any writing skill.

Schools

School, is perhaps, a misnomer, they are primarily homes for PCs, who whish to be surrounded by other like-minded people, and take on a small group of personal followers. They all have space for an Aide (who looks after things while the PC is away) and five full-time followers, who wish to follow the same path as their mentor.  Occasionally, the Principal of the house will find a gifted follower, able to take on a PC class, although the majority of students have NPC classes.  The followers take on the chores associated with running the school (instead of servants) alongside their training.  Schools are significantly more expensive than most other home businesses (as they need specialist training facilities) and often generate a lower income.

All schools have  a kitchen, Common Room, Courtyard, Store Room and Lavatory and lodgings as well as any other rooms listed, and are surrounded by a low wall.

Bard's Workshop- Price 2320gp.  Less of a school, but more performing company of entertainers, where the more experienced act as mentors.  It has a bedroom for the Principal, Library and a Classroom (that is used for rehearsing).  Very few followers actually become bards, the rest develop a range of entertainment skills.  Buildings of this sort are generally located in Heroes Field.

Monastery- Price 2330gp. An establishment for training Monks.  There are small rooms for the monk , his aide and followers (lodgings).  There is a Library, classroom and a dojo for training.  Very few followers actually become monks, the rest develop into Equerries.  Buildings of this sort are generally located in Heroes Field.

Military School - Price 2560gp. Similar in layout to the other School, a bedroom for the Principal, with a classroom, Dojo, and armoury to support training.   Buildings of this sort are generally located in Heroes Field.

Priory - Price 2590.  Similar in layout to the schools, the priory has a bedroom for the Prior, as well as a Bell Tower and Altar to support religious observance and a Scriptorium for copying and creating scrolls. Buildings of this sort are generally located in Heroes Field.

Magic School - Price 2750gp. Similar in layout to a Monk School, it has a bedroom for the Principal (PC), and lodgings for the aide apprentices. It has a Library, Artisans' Workshop and Scriptorium for practical training.  Buildings of this sort are generally located in Heroes Field.