This is a bit silly, IMHO. You shouldn't be able to just build one boat and have such an OP warping capability. I think one would need several boats, international boats built in cooperation with others, port infrastructure, and basically a proper county.

I should have clarified. I meant after proper infrastructure has been established. Once we nail down how large a boat needs to be in order to travel, it might be nice to only have to build one larger boat if you're only going to be traveling from that city to one other realm on a consistent basis (again, after proper infrastructure is laid out).

For example, I might have 4 ships in my port, but 3 of them are only 20 meters long while the other is the standard length and can warp to my neighbor.

Maritime Fast-Travel Connections

1. A Maritime Fast-Travel Connection shall be defined as: a naval connection, feasible within existing lore and supported by physical infrastructure including but not limited to sufficient naval and harbor facilities, local naval development and activity of the port, international development and naval presence, local development and cultivation of commerce and industry, and alternative methods of transportation and travel to the Travel Point including overland and nether, serviced by a minimum of one (1) pair (2) of naval vessels that transport an individual between the location and another connected location in Hermertia meeting the same requirements.

2. The Commission for Maritime Navigation shall be created as a subsidiary of the Imperial Ministry for Surveyors and Civil Engineers. Is is the stated goal of the Commission to review each and every application for the creation of a new Maritime Fast-Travel Connection prior to sending the application for voting by the Council of the Crowned. The Commission will be chaired by a Chairperson.

a. The Chairperson of the Commission may be appointed as a Deputy Minister at the discretion of the Minister of Surveyors and Civil Engineers. Other individuals may assist in completing the duties of the Commission at the discretion of the Minister for surveyors and Civil Engineers. If no Chairperson exists, the role is automatically assumed by the Minister for Surveyors and Civil Engineers.

b. It is the Chairperson’s responsibility to:

i. Collect and judge each and every application submitted to the Commission and to ensure that each individual application meets the below requirements for the approval and implementation of a Maritime Fast-Travel Point before sending each individual application to the Council of the Crowned for voting.

ii. Physically travel to each end of every proposed Maritime Fast-Travel Connection to confirm that the submitted application is wholly accurate and that the application meets the full requirements for the implementation of a Maritime Fast-Travel Connection.

c. The Chairperson of the Commission for Maritime Navigation will have the responsibility of reviewing each and every application submitted to the Commission, ensuring that the application meets all requirements, and travelling to each end of each proposed Maritime Fast-Travel Connection in order to physically inspect and verify the contents of the application.

d. An application meeting with the confidence of the Commission for Maritime Navigation will be sent by the Commission to the Council of the Crowned, where a vote in unison will approve the implementation of the Maritime Fast-Travel Connection and allow the Connection to be implemented via tools to be specified at a later date.

3. Applications submitted to the Commission must include each and every element of the following:

a. Applications must be presented in tandem – a sovereign noble of the land on which both proposed Connection Points rest must be active in the application process and provide to the Commission the full information required in order to evaluate their half of the Fast-Travel Connection.

b. Each proposed Maritime Fast-Travel Connection must include a developed port on each end of the Connection. To be deemed suitable for a Maritime Fast-Travel Connection, each port must meet the following developmental and infrastructural requirements in order to justify the need for, the effect of, and the physical and economic ability to maintain a Maritime Fast-Travel Connection:

i. Population and residential areas large, established, and developed enough to generate sufficient traffic as to require a Connection. Photographic evidence of the breadth of the port’s population must be included in the application, in addition to being inspected in person by the Commission.

ii. Local commerce and industry prominent and expansive enough to financially support a Connection and to provide economic rationale (i.e. international trade, commercial traders, etc.) for the creation of a Connection. Photographic evidence of specific local commerce and industry and its interaction with maritime connections (i.e. oceanic trading) must be included, in addition to being inspected in person by the Commission.

iii. A number of oceangoing vessels large enough to facilitate general oceanic trade and shipping, commercial passenger transport, naval development, and provide an in-lore rationale for the activity of the port and being sufficient high to warrant a Connection. A minimum of four (4) oceangoing vessels must be present in the harbor of each port in addition to the separate vessel(s) forming one end of each Connection. Photographic evidence of two (2) examples of international development must be included in the application, in addition to being inspected in person by the Commission.

iv. Wholly safe and secure alternate forms of travel connecting each port to the Mercurian Empire’s transportation networks. These can include overland connections or nether connections. Photographic evidence of a minimum of one (1) form of travel in addition to the Maritime Fast-Travel Connection that connects each port to the Empire must be included, in addition to being inspected in person by the Commission.

c. The port on either end of each proposed Maritime Fast-Travel Connection must be deemed an international port, visited and employed and influenced by different realms of the Empire, so as to justify the creation of an international Connection:

i. Each port must have been physically influenced or impacted by other realms, influenced by means including but not limited to trade, culture, diplomatic representation, etc. Physical evidence of international development may include but is not limited to: foreign businesses, visible international trade, representation of international Guilds, and diplomatic embassies. A minimum of two (2) international connections must be established in each port in addition to the destination realm of the Connection. Photographic evidence of international development must be included in the application, in addition to being inspected in person by the Commission.

ii. Each port must contain within the number of oceangoing vessels in its harbor (a minimum of four (4) in addition to each separate vessel employed to form a Connection) international vessels, in order to demonstrate that the port is being employed by international vessels on a regular basis. A minimum of two (2) international vessels must be present within the vessels of each port’s harbor, in addition to the destination realm of the Connection. Photographic evidence of two (2) international vessels must be included in the application, in addition to being inspected in person by the Commission.

d. The port on either end of the proposed Maritime Fast-Travel Connection must contain an oceangoing vessel the houses the Connection Point transporting the individual to the other end of the Connection and the paired vessel. Photographic evidence of both vessels, meeting the below requirements, must be included in the application in addition to being inspected in person by the Commission.

i. Each vessel must clearly display its destination port and realm in both written form (via signage) and realm-specific (via banners, flags, use of the realm’s color scheme, etc).

ii. Each vessel may house only one (1) Maritime Fast-Travel Connection and may travel to only one (1) destination – each successive Maritime Fast-Travel Connection will require a separate pair of vessels.

Maritime Fast-Travel Connections

1. A Maritime Fast-Travel Connection shall be defined as: a naval connection, feasible within existing lore and supported by physical infrastructure including but not limited to sufficient naval and harbor facilities, local naval development and activity of the port, international development and naval presence, local development and cultivation of commerce and industry, and alternative methods of transportation and travel to the Travel Point including overland and nether, serviced by a minimum of one (1) pair (2) of naval vessels that transport an individual between the location and another connected location in Hermertia meeting the same requirements.

//You dont have to define that a pair = 2

2. The Commission for Maritime Navigation shall be created as a subsidiary of the Imperial Ministry for Surveyors and Civil Engineers. Is is the stated goal of the Commission to review each and every application for the creation of a new Maritime Fast-Travel Connection prior to sending the application for voting by the Council of the Crowned. The Commission will be chaired by a Chairperson.

a. The Chairperson of the Commission may be appointed as a Deputy Minister at the discretion of the Minister of Surveyors and Civil Engineers. Other individuals may assist in completing the duties of the Commission at the discretion of the Minister for surveyors and Civil Engineers. If no Chairperson exists, the role is automatically assumed by the Minister for Surveyors and Civil Engineers.

b. It is the Chairperson’s responsibility to:

i. Collect and judge each and every application submitted to the Commission and to ensure that each individual application meets the below requirements for the approval and implementation of a Maritime Fast-Travel Point before sending each individual application to the Council of the Crowned for voting.

ii. Physically travel to each end of every proposed Maritime Fast-Travel Connection to confirm that the submitted application is wholly accurate and that the application meets the full requirements for the implementation of a Maritime Fast-Travel Connection.

c. The Chairperson of the Commission for Maritime Navigation will have the responsibility of reviewing each and every application submitted to the Commission, ensuring that the application meets all requirements, and travelling to each end of each proposed Maritime Fast-Travel Connection in order to physically inspect and verify the contents of the application.

//redundant to 2. b.

d. An application meeting with the confidence of the Commission for Maritime Navigation will be sent by the Commission to the Council of the Crowned, where a vote in unison will approve the implementation of the Maritime Fast-Travel Connection and allow the Connection to be implemented via tools to be specified at a later date.

// I think it's implied that when someone goes to judge your harbor that theyre going to vote on it; section not necessary

3. Applications submitted to the Commission must include each and every element of the following:

a. Applications must be presented in tandem – a sovereign noble of the land on which both proposed Connection Points rest must be active in the application process and provide to the Commission the full information required in order to evaluate their half of the Fast-Travel Connection.

//This application process requires both realms on each side to submit an application at the same time. I think that a single application made for the connection would be a far better solution as it would require half the applications be submitted and still requires the same requisites.

b. Each proposed Maritime Fast-Travel Connection must include a developed port on each end of the Connection. To be deemed suitable for a Maritime Fast-Travel Connection, each port must meet the following developmental and infrastructural requirements in order to justify the need for, the effect of, and the physical and economic ability to maintain a Maritime Fast-Travel Connection:

i. Population and residential areas large, established, and developed enough to generate sufficient traffic as to require a Connection. Photographic evidence of the breadth of the port’s population must be included in the application, in addition to being inspected in person by the Commission.

// A lot of this photographic evidence isn't necessary as the Minister can confirm these things on his visit. Only a few photos should be necessary. Perhaps just one of the harbor, one of the land, and one overall.

ii. Local commerce and industry prominent and expansive enough to financially support a Connection and to provide economic rationale (i.e. international trade, commercial traders, etc.) for the creation of a Connection. Photographic evidence of specific local commerce and industry and its interaction with maritime connections (i.e. oceanic trading) must be included, in addition to being inspected in person by the Commission.

iii. A number of oceangoing vessels large enough to facilitate general oceanic trade and shipping, commercial passenger transport, naval development, and provide an in-lore rationale for the activity of the port and being sufficient high to warrant a Connection. A minimum of four (4) oceangoing vessels must be present in the harbor of each port in addition to the separate vessel(s) forming one end of each Connection. [/color] Photographic evidence of two (2) examples of international development must be included in the application, in addition to being inspected in person by the Commission.

// After much discussion with the Mumble, we would like to see the requirements changed to, as a general guideline, (4) 20-35m ships, or (3) 35-50m ships.
//We also discussed this point and decided that the owner of the port may create the building that hosts the international relations, but a person from another realm must fill the interior and show their flag. Also delete, redundant to 3. c. i.

iv. Wholly safe and secure alternate forms of travel connecting each port to the Mercurian Empire’s transportation networks. These can include overland connections or nether connections. Photographic evidence of a minimum of one (1) form of travel in addition to the Maritime Fast-Travel Connection that connects each port to the Empire must be included, in addition to being inspected in person by the Commission.

//change to nether line approved by Ministry of Civil Engineers

c. The port on either end of each proposed Maritime Fast-Travel Connection must be deemed an international port, visited and employed and influenced by different realms of the Empire, so as to justify the creation of an international Connection:

//Redundant to 3. b.

i. Each port must have been physically influenced or impacted by other realms, influenced by means including but not limited to trade, culture, diplomatic representation, etc. Physical evidence of international development may include but is not limited to: foreign businesses, visible international trade, representation of international Guilds, and diplomatic embassies. A minimum of two (2) international connections must be established in each port in addition to the destination realm of the Connection. Photographic evidence of international development must be included in the application, in addition to being inspected in person by the Commission.

ii. Each port must contain within the number of oceangoing vessels in its harbor (a minimum of four (4) in addition to each separate vessel employed to form a Connection) international vessels, in order to demonstrate that the port is being employed by international vessels on a regular basis. A minimum of two (2) international vessels must be present within the vessels of each port’s harbor, in addition to the destination realm of the Connection. Photographic evidence of two (2) international vessels must be included in the application, in addition to being inspected in person by the Commission.

//Redundant to 3. b. iii.

d. The port on either end of the proposed Maritime Fast-Travel Connection must contain an oceangoing vessel the houses the Connection Point transporting the individual to the other end of the Connection and the paired vessel. Photographic evidence of both vessels, meeting the below requirements, must be included in the application in addition to being inspected in person by the Commission.

i. Each vessel must clearly display its destination port and realm in both written form (via signage) and realm-specific (via banners, flags, use of the realm’s color scheme, etc).

ii. Each vessel may house only one (1) Maritime Fast-Travel Connection and may travel to only one (1) destination – each successive Maritime Fast-Travel Connection will require a separate pair of vessels.

Maritime Fast-Travel Connections

1. A Maritime Fast-Travel Connection shall be defined as: a naval connection, feasible within existing lore and supported by physical infrastructure including but not limited to sufficient naval and harbor facilities, local naval development and activity of the port, international development and naval presence, local development and cultivation of commerce and industry, and alternative methods of transportation and travel to the Travel Point including overland and nether, serviced by a minimum of one (1) pair of naval vessels that transport an individual between the location and another connected location in Hermertia meeting the same requirements.

2. The Commission for Maritime Navigation shall be created as a subsidiary of the Imperial Ministry for Surveyors and Civil Engineers. Is is the stated goal of the Commission to review each and every application for the creation of a new Maritime Fast-Travel Connection prior to sending the application for voting by the Council of the Crowned. The Commission will be chaired by a Chairperson.

a. The Chairperson of the Commission may be appointed as a Deputy Minister at the discretion of the Minister of Surveyors and Civil Engineers. Other individuals may assist in completing the duties of the Commission at the discretion of the Minister for surveyors and Civil Engineers. If no Chairperson exists, the role is automatically assumed by the Minister for Surveyors and Civil Engineers.

b. It is the Chairperson’s responsibility to:

i. Collect and judge each and every application submitted to the Commission and to ensure that each individual application meets the below requirements for the approval and implementation of a Maritime Fast-Travel Point before sending each individual application to the Council of the Crowned for voting.

ii. Physically travel to each end of every proposed Maritime Fast-Travel Connection to confirm that the submitted application is wholly accurate and that the application meets the full requirements for the implementation of a Maritime Fast-Travel Connection.

c. A successful application reviewed and verified to the satisfaction of the Committee for Maritime Navigation will be passed on to the Council of the Crowned for voting, where it must achieve a unanimous (100%) vote of support.

3. Applications submitted to the Commission must include each and every element of the following:


a. Each application must include a minimum of three (3) examples of photographic evidence: one picture of the port at either end of the connection as well as a map displaying the proposed connection route.

b. Each proposed Maritime Fast-Travel Connection must include a developed port on each end of the Connection. To be deemed suitable for a Maritime Fast-Travel Connection, each port must meet the following developmental and infrastructural requirements in order to justify the need for, the effect of, and the physical and economic ability to maintain a Maritime Fast-Travel Connection:

i. Population and residential areas large, established, and developed enough to generate sufficient traffic as to require a Connection.

ii. Local commerce and industry prominent and expansive enough to financially support a Connection and to provide economic rationale (i.e. international trade, commercial traders, etc.) for the creation of a Connection.

iii. A number of oceangoing vessels large enough to facilitate general oceanic trade and shipping, commercial passenger transport, naval development, and provide an in-lore rationale for the activity of the port and being sufficient high to warrant a Connection. A minimum of either four (4) midsize (20-35 metres in length) oceangoing vessels or three large (35-50 metres in length) oceangoing vessels must be present in the harbor of each port in addition to the separate vessel(s) forming one end of each Connection.

iv. Alternate forms of travel connecting each port to the Mercurian Empire’s transportation networks. These can include overland connections or nether connections. A nether line, if present, must be rated as wholly safe and secure by the Ministry for Surveyors and Civil Engineers.

c. The port on either end of each proposed Maritime Fast-Travel Connection must be deemed an international port, visited and influenced by different realms of the Empire, so as to justify the creation of an international Connection:

i. Each port must have been physically influence or impacted by other realms, including but not limited to trade, culture, diplomatic representation, etc. Physical evidence of international development may include but is not limited to: foreign businesses, visible international trade, representation of international Guilds, and diplomatic embassies. A minimum of two (2) examples of international connections must be established in each port in addition to the destination realm of the Connection.

ii. Each port must contain within the number of oceangoing vessels in its harbor international vessels, in order to demonstrate that the port is being employed by international vessels on a regular basis. A minimum of two (2) international vessels must be present within the vessels of each port’s harbor, in addition to the destination realm of the Connection.


d. The port on either end of the proposed Maritime Fast-Travel Connection must contain an oceangoing vessel the houses the Connection Point transporting the individual to the other end of the Connection and the paired vessel. Photographic evidence of both vessels, meeting the below requirements, must be included in the application in addition to being inspected in person by the Commission.

i. Each vessel must clearly display its destination port and realm in both written form (via signage) and realm-specific (via banners, flags, use of the realm’s color scheme, etc).

ii. Each vessel may house only one (1) Maritime Fast-Travel Connection and may travel to only one (1) destination – each successive Maritime Fast-Travel Connection will require a separate pair of vessels.

A successful application reviewed and verified to the satisfaction of the Committee for Maritime Navigation will be passed on to the Council of the Crowned for voting, where it must achieve a unanimous (100%) vote of support.

Each port must have been physically influence or impacted by other realms, including but not limited to trade, culture, diplomatic representation, etc. Physical evidence of international development may include but is not limited to: foreign businesses, visible international trade, representation of international Guilds, and diplomatic embassies. A minimum of two (2) examples of international connections must be established in each port in addition to the destination realm of the Connection.

Each port must contain within the number of oceangoing vessels in its harbor international vessels, in order to demonstrate that the port is being employed by international vessels on a regular basis. A minimum of two (2) international vessels must be present within the vessels of each port’s harbor, in addition to the destination realm of the Connection.