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"After all the fertile land in the immediate neighbourhood of the first settlers were cultivated, if capital and population increased, more food would be required, and it could only be procured from land not so advantageously situated."
– David Ricardo, An Essay on Profits (and the Rent of Land)
After having gotten initial bearings and orientations in the New World the newly arrived Pilgrim will eventually want to locate a small corner of it to call his own. Settling allows you to Homestead land and construct a small but functional dwelling.
Stake Claim
A  Stake Claim, also known as a Personal Claim or "P-Claim", is the preferred Claim Type of pilgrims in the New World. It can be marked as your Homestead and allows Fast Traveling from anywhere on your Claim, including from inside Buildings, as well as preventing Decay from occurring on anywhere on your Claim. Pilgrims entering your Claim without your Permission will leave Trespassing  Scents, taking items will leave  Evidence of Larceny, and attempting to  Destroy you Structures will leave  Evidence of Waste. All acts of Crime committed on a P-Claim will give the  Crime! debuff to the Criminal, and additionally will trigger nearby Aggressive Defense Structures. A Settling cannot be  Salvaged.
Homestead
WARNING! Having your Homestead Destroyed while you are off-line will cause you to lose all your Inventory and equipped items!
Your Homestead is your personal link in the New World, which must be tied to either a  Lean-to or a Stake Claim. Being at your Homestead will allow you to Fast Travel  ... to Providence. While you can only have one Homestead at a time, you can change it as frequently as you like. It is vital that you protect your Homestead as it is the place where your equipped items and Inventory is stored when you are off-line, as well as having no Homestead will not allow you to log-off and Summoned Criminal's will be instantly killed. With the Larceny Skill learned, right-clicking someone's Homestead while they are Offline will give you the option to "L3wt". Selecting L3wt will show you the you their equipment and Inventory. Looking is NOT a Crime however taking any of those items IS a Crime! and will leave Evidence of Larceny.
Claims
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