Inheritance
About
Inheritance is the means by which the descendant of your character can regain a measure of what was lost when their ancestor died. Basic Inheritance includes the transfer of ownership of any property in the form of Stake Claims owned by the ancestor as well as 10% of their Humours and Proficiencies. These numbers can be increased by Planing your Estate and by Paying Respects to your ancestor. Inheritance is passed on by talking to Notarius Publicus when creating a New Character, on the same account, in London.
NOTE: While Stake Claims will transfer, if the major of a Town Bell dies that town will become mayor-less. However, once you learn the Compacts & Constitutions skill you can become the major again.
Estate Planning
Without any other actions taken, your next of kin can Inherit 10% of your Humours and Proficiencies. However, right-clicking on Mr. Morgan in Providence and selecting "Plan Estate" will give you the option to pay a fee to allow your next of kin to Inherit 30% of your current Humours and Proficiencies in the event of your death. This service will cost more Silver Pieces the higher your Humours and Proficiencies are.
NOTE: When Planning your Estate with Mr. Morgan only your CURRENT Humours and Proficiencies will be recorded recorded meaning that if either increase, unless you have Planned your Estate again, these gains will NOT be Inherited.
Last Will & Testament
A Last Will & Testament can be bought from the Salem Store for $4.49 USD. Right-clicing A Last Will & Testament and selecting "Write Will" will allow your next of kin to Inherit 40% of your Humours and Proficiencies. Unlike using the Estate Planner, Mr. Morgan, A Last Will & Testament is updated automatically and without additional cost as you gain more Humours or Profeciencies.
Interment
The Corpse of any pilgrim who has Permanently Died will decompose into a Skeleton in about 24 hours. To make the most of your Inheritance is important to recover and protect the Skeleton of your ancestors. With the Larceny Skill learned, pilgrims can right-click and select "Desecrate" to permanently Destroy your Skeleton after a couple of Days, preventing you from Interring your Skeleton or Paying Respects. Desecrating a Skeleton will give you that Skeleton's Pilgrim's Skull but will leave Larceny Scents. The best way to protect your Skeleton is to inter it under a Tombstone or inside a Crypt. NOTE: A Skeleton can be Lifted, but can NOT be loaded into Landcraft or Watercraft.
Interment Option 1: Burial
- Build a Coffin.
- Lift your Skeleton and right-click in on the Coffin.
- Lift your Coffin and right-click the ground and select "Bury".
- This will Bury the Coffin and replace it with a Tombstone.
Interment Option 2: Entombment
- Build a Crypt.
- Lift your Skeleton and enter the Crypt.
- Right-click the pedestal at the center of the Crypt.
Unlike a Tombstone, a Crypt is not subject to Grave Robbing.
Paying Respects
Interring a dead pilgrim, made from the same account as yours, allows you to Pay Respects to them once every 10 hours, by selecting the appropriate Any Flower and right-clicking in on their Tombstone or on the pedestal inside their Crypt. Each time you do this you will receive 10% of the difference between your Proficiency and theirs, based on the Flower you chose.
NOTE: Currently there is no Flower that gives Cloak & Dagger or Herbs & Sprouts.