Settlement, Mesabi Landing, Argentia, Corrington (Era II)

Darnok · March 7, 2018

Name: Mesabi Landing

Ownership: Wayfarer Trading Company , via the Crown of Corrington

Location: Argentia, East Prio Sea

Map:

Mayor: Count Mesabi

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Trade Value: see accounts spreedsheet

Town Bank: see accounts spreedsheet

Who can own property in Mesabi Landing: Anyone

Who can freebuild in Mesabi Landing: Anyone

Description:

Pax Corlandia was a dangerous incident for all sides involved. With the Corrish occupation of Nova Malto, battle lines were drawn, and names were made. One of these names was Captain Mesabi, who was annointed Count for his bravery (or lunacy?) during the incident. After the whole Nova Malto incident, the Corrington Colonial Council decided to do something to about the troublesome - now Count - Mesabi. The solution was simple: send him to a faraway island.

Isle 14, AKA Keep-Yer-Boots-On, AKA Argentia, was decidedly the right place. Littered with waste from passing ships, cacti, crabs with hats, and mysterious plants, Argentia is perhaps the most depressing of the Islands of the Prio Sea - and a perfect place to keep Mesabi from causing more trouble. Undeterred, Count Mesabi established a settlement on the barren island, naming it after himself. Newly ennobled, he seeks to make the settlement the greatest in the Prio seas, at all costs.

The settlement has grown quickly, becoming a haven for exiles, outlaws, and traders from all known (and sometimes unknown) nations. The WTC unofficially controls the town, despite the protests of the Crown. However, the settlement remains a rough place, and at the same time an eldorado for those looking for adventures, glory - and profits.

Original Information:

Spoiler

Island #: 14
Nickname: Keep-Yer-Boots-On

Geographical Features: This Island is drier than nearby Cascadia, and therefore does not sustain the same moisture loving plants. Instead the island is a haven for cacti and succulents of all types. The soil is sandy and rocky throughout the island, and the tallest trees are the palms on the coast. Many fibrous grasses and spiked prickly plants do well here.
Rumors: It is rumoured that one of the succulents introduced to this island from further east bears sap ten times sweeter than sugar cane.

Builds in Mesabi Landing

Please help us out by posting a link to your Mesabi Landing builds in this thread. Each builder is listed after the type of licence.

Properties: 256/300

Size for EGS purposes - Level 32 'Grand City'

Required for Level 64 'Capital City': x32 artisan, x26 commerce, x27 factory and x5 education. Four royal properties are needed as well.

NPC Residences: 89

Residences: 10

Mesabi Residence, medium residence, Mesabi (+2 settlement size)

Home of Miss Agnes Winterbottom, small residence, Brickwolf (+1 settlement size)

A Merrynight Story, small residence, Mesabi (+1 settlement size)

Ralph Clutchingtons residence, medium residence, LM71Blackbird (+2 settlement size)

Timber frame house, medium residence, LM71Blackbird (+2 settlement size)

Somewhere to live, medium residence, Lord Buckethead (+2 settlement size)

Factories: 37

Mesabi Landing Foundry, medium factory, Mesabi (+2 settlement size)

Foundry No. 2, medium factory, Mesabi (+2 settlement size)

Metal Foundry, medium factory, LM71Blackbird (+2 settlement size)

Bricks for Mesabi Landing!, medium factory, Darnok (+2 settlement size)

Inky Brewsters, large factory, Mesabi (+3 settlement size)

Barrels!, medium factory, Mesabi (+2 settlement size)

WTC Shipyards, large factory, Darnok (+3 settlement size)

Hydrological Harvesting, large factory, Mesabi (+3 settlement size)

Royal Shipyard of Mesabi Landing & Executive Offices, royal factory, Mesabi (+10 settlement size)

Miscellaneous Goods, medium factory, Darnok (+2 settlement size)

Books for the people, large factory, Mesabi (+3 settlement size)

Railside Moonshine, small factory, Mesabi (+1 settlement size)

Shot Tower, medium factory, Darnok (+2 settlement size)

Artisans: 32

"Fallingwater" pub, small artisan, Maxim I (+1 settlement size)

"Twin Palms" inn, medium artisan, Ayrlego (+2 settlement size)

Office of the "WTC Monthly", small artisan, Darnok (+1 settlement size)

"Blue Dragon" tavern, medium artisan, Darnok (+2 settlement size)

Peterson's Discount Boat and Scavenge, medium artisan, Mesabi (+2 settlement size)

Coal transportation in Mesabi Landing, medium artisan, Lord Buckethead (+2 settlement size)

Chef Curtis' bakery, medium artisan, Mesabi (+2 settlement size)

Rotating Meat, small artisan, Legostone (+1 settlement size)

Something Fishy, medium artisan, Mesabi (+2 settlement size)

Tuber Tavern, medium artisan, Darnok (+2 settlement size)

Aqueduct and laundry store, large artisan, Mesabi (+3 settlement size)

The Yellerbelly Inn, large artisan, Mesabi (+3 settlement size)

Tuber's Shop'n'Farm, large artisan, Darnok (+3 settlement size)

Pub "Chapter 6", large artisan, Mesabi & Darnok (+3 settlement size)

Green Line, Market Street Station, large artisan, Darnok (+3 settlement size)

Commerce: 38

Mesabi Landing Stockpile, medium commerce, Mesabi (+2 settlement size)

Yet another warhouse, small commerce, Mesabi (+1 settlement size)

Mesabi Landing - The Harbour, large commerce, Darnok (+3 settlement size)

Office of Agnes Mesabi, small commerce, Mesabi (+1 settlement size)

WTC Sales Division, medium commerce, Mesabi (+2 settlement size)

Arriving in Mesabi Landing, small commerce, Lord Buckethead (+1 settlement size)

Market place in Mesabi Landing, medium commerce, Darnok (+2 settlement size)

Small WTC warehouse, small commerce, Darnok (+1 settlement size)

Waymart Flagship Store, large commerce, Darnok (+3 settlement size)

Royal Dock, medium commerce, Mesabi (+2 settlement size)

Small pier, small commerce, Darnok (+1 settlement size)

Outdoor Sausage Smoker, small commerce, LM71Blackbird (+1 settlement size)

"One boat, two boats, three boats...", large commerce, Darnok (+3 settlement size)

Harbour Administration, medium commerce, Darnok (+2 settlement size)

Small dock, small commerce, Mesabi (+1 settlement size)

Mesabi Landing Oktoberfest, medium commerce, Darnok (+2 settlement size)

Mesabi Landing Loading and Freight, large commerce, Mesabi (+3 settlement size)

WTC Offices, large commerce, Mesabi (+3 settlement size)

Merrymas Market 618, large commerce, Darnok (+3 settlement size)

"The WTC needs YOU!", small commerce, Darnok (+1 settlement size)

Art and Culture: 13

Mesabi Monument, small art and culture, Darnok (+1 settlement size)

Crashing a wedding, medium art and culture, Mesabi (+2 settlement size)

Egg-tion in Mesabi Landing!, small art and culture, Darnok (+1 settlement size)

Celebrating Easter, medium art and cuture, Darnok (+2 settlement size)

Flying Fish Fountain, small art and culture, LM71Blackbird (+1 settlement size)

Mesabi Landing's Got Talent, small art and culture, Darnok (+1 settlement size)

Agnes Mesabis private chapel, small art and culture, Mesabi (+1 settlement size)

The Paradise Isles Cup, large art and culture, Darnok (+3 settlement size)

"Praise be for food and beer!", small art and culture, Darnok (+1 settlement size)

Education: 10

Library of Learning, large education, Mesabi (+3 settlement size)

Karst Geographers, medium education, Mesabi (+2 settlement size)

Laboratory of Doctor Edmund Vesper, medium education, Mesabi (+2 settlement size)

Mesabi Landing Gamma School, large education, Darnok & Lord Buckethead (+3 settlement size)

Plantations: 12

Poppy plantation, small plantation, Mesabi (+1 settlement size)

Agave plantation, small plantation, Darnok (+1 settlement size)

Stevia plantation, small plantation, Darnok (+1 settlement size)

Potatoes for the people, medium plantation, Darnok (+2 settlement size)

Brickford Plantation, small plantation, LM71Blackbird (+1 settlement size)

Millet plantation, large plantation, Darnok (+3 settlement size)

Agave plantation, medium plantation, Darnok (+2 settlement size)

Jubaea plantation, small plantation, Darnok (+1 settlement size)

Mines: 6

Staking a claim on Argentia, prospecting build (coal), Darnok

Mesabi Landing Daycare and Coal Mine, mine, Mesabi (+2 settlement size)

More prospecting on Argentia, prospecting build (quarry rock), Darnok

Mesabi Landing Rock Quarry, mine, Darnok (+2 settlement size)

Lord Buckethead Mining Co., prospecting build (coal), Lord Buckethead

Tactical prospecting, prospecting build (salt), Mesabi

Gold at last?, prospecting build (iron), Darnok

Getting salty, mine, Darnok, licensed for Corrington ( +2 settlement size)

Forts: 7

Fort Agravia, medium fortress, Mesabi (+2 settlement size)

Fort Mesabi, medium fortress, Darnok (+2 settlement size)

West Shield, large fortress, Darnok (+3 settlement size)

North Quarter: 3

Green Street: #1 | #2 | #3 | . each an unlicensed small residence, Darnok (+3 settlement size)

Troops: -

Vessels stationed here: -

Other related builds:

Pax Crablandia, Kai NRG

Landing on Argentia, Mesabi

A letter to Colonel Allcock, Darnok

Restoring Order (Part I), Ayrlego

Restoring Order (Part II), Ayrlego

Planning North Quarter, Darnok

WTC Advent Calendar 2018, Darnok

Era III?, Darnok

"Disaster at Mesabi Landing" storyline:

Find a discussion of the rebuilding organisation here.

Edited December 31, 2022 by Darnok

Darnok · March 8, 2018

A map of Mesabi Landing:

The old settlement thread from Era I can be found here.

Mesabi Landing Building Guide

The following is a set of guidelines that you can follow when you build in or around the settlement of Mesabi Landing.

The original description of the island states:

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Geographical Features: This island is drier than nearby Cascadia, and therefore does not sustain the same moisture loving plants. Instead the island is a haven for cacti and succulents of all types. The soil is sandy and rocky throughout the island, and the tallest trees are the palms on the coast. Many fibrous grasses and spiked prickly plants do well here.

This means that you should base your MOC on sand-coloured, brown or grey ground. Vegetation should be limited to palmtrees, cacti of any kind, and dry grass. Anything more than that should be given a reasonable explanation.

The buildings in Mesabi Landing are often built with grey bricks and a variety of other colours sprinkled in. More than two storeys are very uncommon. Pathways and roads are often paved with grey cobblestone. A few examples:

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"Two Palms" inn by Ayrlego (top left), Major Walshs residence by Lord Buckethead (top right), poppy plantation by Mesabi (lower left) and a rock quarry by Drunknok (lower right).

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Please keep in mind that these guidelines are not strict rules - you can follow them, you do not have to.

Edited May 15, 2018 by Drunknok

Darnok · March 8, 2018

Since the old thread had become quite a mess, with approval from @Bregir this new thread has been set up for Era II. My special thanks go to @Ayrlego, whose Jameston thread I used as a template with only minor changes - a very clean design, well done!

I will try to keep this thread updated on time to the best of my abilities. If anybody spots a mistake, please let me know either in this thread or via PM. Thanks in advance!

Darnok · March 13, 2018

The latest additions to the settlement:

Mesabi Landing Rock Quarry, mine

Chef Curtis' Bakery, medium artisan

Edited March 13, 2018 by Drunknok

Darnok · March 21, 2018

A large millet plantation has been set up.

Darnok · March 31, 2018

Over the last week the following properties were added and licensed in Mesabi Landing:

medium agave plantation (Drunknok)

"Inky Brewsters", large factory (Mesabi)

"Rotating Meat", small artisan (Legostone)

small WTC warehouse, small commerce (Drunknok)

"Egg-tion in Mesabi Landing!", small arts&culture (Drunknok)

WayMart Flagship Store, large commerce (Drunknok)

Darnok · April 13, 2018

Mesabi Landing has grown again:

Celebrating Easter in Mesabi Landing, medium art and culture (Drunknok)

"Something Fishy", medium artisan (Mesabi)

Tuber Tavern, medium artisan (Drunknok)

"A Gallant Return", medium commerce (Mesabi)

"Sailing ayway", small commerce (Drunknok)

Darnok · April 13, 2018

I can proudly announce:

Mesabi Landing is the first Large City of Corrington!

It is - and always will be - the first Corrish settlement to have reached this size and status. I want to thank all builders who contributed, but most of all @Mesabi without whom this would not have been possible. We did not need some flower expedition. We will not waste our citizens hard earned tax doubloons on silly balls. We will work for an even brighter future!

For the historians:

On 8.3.2018 at 12:43 AM, Drunknok said:

Isle 14, AKA Keep-Yer-Boots-On, AKA Argentia, was decidedly the right place. Littered with waste from passing ships, cacti, crabs with hats, and mysterious plants, Argentia is perhaps the most depressing of the Islands of the Prio Sea - and a perfect place to keep Mesabi from causing more trouble. Undeterred, Count Mesabi established a settlement on the barren island, naming it after himself. Newly ennobled, he seeks to make the settlement the greatest in the Prio seas, at all costs.

This goal has been reached. Once our glorious Count Mesabi returns from his expedition to the South he will without doubts have even greater goals in mind already!

Edited April 13, 2018 by Drunknok

LM71Blackbird · April 14, 2018

Outdoor Sausage Smoker, licensed as a small commerce.

ML Food Stand by LM71Blackbird, on Flickr

Flying Fish Fountain, Licensed as a small arts & culture.

ML fountain by LM71Blackbird, on Flickr

Darnok · April 27, 2018

The sweetest quest continues, licensed as a small plantation:

Darnok · May 17, 2018

Fresh bottled water for Mesabi Landing, coming from here:

Darnok · May 22, 2018

Even more prospecting around Mesabi Landing is in progress, this time by Lord Buckethead Mining Co.:

Darnok · May 24, 2018

A laundry store has been set up next to an aqueduct, which is bringing fresh water from the lake in the north to the settlement:

Darnok · May 30, 2018

Another expansion of the harbour, being the home pier for two 5er-squadrons of the new "Agnes Class" ships:

Darnok · July 4, 2018

Bringing the thread up to date, the following builds have been added to Mesabi Landing:

The Royal Shipyard of Mesabi Landing, including the Executive Offices:

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Harbour Administration:

Small dock:

Agnes Mesabis private chapel:

The Paradise Isles Cup:

Prospecting by Golden Jack:

The OP is updated accordingly.

Darnok · July 13, 2018

13th day of the 7th month, 618

Mesabi Landing

Hear ya, hear ya, ye all citizens of the Brick Seas!

The City Council of Mesabi Landing declares the following ruling to be in place immediately:

Mesabi Landing - largest port in the Prio Seas, Crown Jewl of the Paradise Isles - is known to be a haven for adventurers, enterprising traders and misfits of all kind. Due to the bureaucracy being stretched pretty thin, any visiting ship may be detained for unpaid bets, tavern damage, misrepresented cargo, or poorly filled out tax forms. On the other hand, a visiting ship captain might find such errors or gambling winnings in his favour on a good visit to Mesabi Landing.

As a result, docking in the port can yield unforeseen results - be aware of these risks when sailing to Mesabi Landing. The possible rewards are high though!

Docking in the port of Mesabi Landing is potentially no longer free of charge. The exact amount each ship might have to pay - or earn due to some sort of shenanigans - is up to chance.

By the authority of the Wayfarer Trading Company,

Kadeus Mordo,

Executive of Foreign Affairs

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From the following MRCA turn on, for any ship docking in Mesabi Landing there is a chance to pay a charge. Contrary to other examples in the game, this "tax" is generated randomly though, taking into account the sometimes chaotic nature of the settlement ingame. The process is handled by @Darnok, all questions should be raised via PM (to not clutter the settlement thread).

For details on what to expect, check the spoiler:

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Every player docking in Mesabi Landing can use the following procedure. This represents the ship docking in the port in the previously devastated "Sunken District", a rather chaotic and lawless section of the city. Alternatively, a player can choose to dock at the uptown port, in which case these rules do not apply.

After every TMRCA turn is done, for a ship in Mesabi Landing - which does not belong to a WTC member or Mesabi Landing itself - two six-sided dice (short: 2D6) can be rolled. The result, according to the following table depending on the result of the rolled sum, is then applied to the ship:

2 ... The ships crew has run into some serious trouble in one of the taverns. The damage sums up to 25*x DB, with x being the class of the ship (for example: 75DB for a class 3). This amount has to be paid to Mesabi Landing before the ship is allowed to leave.
3 ... Lose a bet with another captain. Pay another player who has docked in Mesabi Landing 50DB. (If no other players have docked in Mesabi Landing, this has to be paid to the WTC.)
4 ... The ships captain has made an error in declaring the cargo. The damage sums up to 10*x DB, with x being the class of the ship (for example: 40DB for a class 4). This amount has to be paid to Mesabi Landing before the ship is allowed to leave.
5 ... You have made a mistake with the tax forms! The damage sums up to 20DB, to be paid to Mesabi Landing before the ship is allowed to leave.
6 ... This looks like a nice place, I'd rather stay! One of the crewmembers deserts - the ships owner has to build and license a small residence in Mesabi Landing before the ship is allowed to leave, or pay 10DB for a new crewman.*
7 ... What a bright, sunny day! Nothing happens.
8 ... Take me with you! An adventurous soul is sailing with you. He will settle down in a settlement of your choice, with a small residence built and licensed for that settlement by either Darnok or Mesabi.*
9 ... We... have made a mistake with the tax forms... The additional income sums up to 10DB, to be paid to the ships owner before the next MRCA turn.
10 ... The captain is a lucky git at playing cards... The additional income sums up to 5*x DB, with x being the class of the ship (for example: 30DB for a class 6). This amount will be paid to the ships owner before the next MRCA turn.
11 ... WTC Marines party on your ship! Gain 50DB, to be paid to the ships owner before the next MRCA turn.
12 ... The trade went exceptionally well! The additional income sums up to 20*x DB, with x being the class of the ship (for example: 100DB for a class 5). This amount will be paid to the ships owner before the next MRCA turn.

* ... 6 and 8 can not be rolled more than twice each per turn. After that each roll is counted as 7.

Note that ships of WTC players and/or those licensed by Mesabi Landing or the WTC are exempt from this procedure.

Edited February 6, 2021 by Darnok

gedren_y · July 13, 2018

The outcome for a 9 roll seems to contradict itself.

If you mean Mesabi Landing owes, it should read: ... We... have made a mistake with the tax forms... The additional income sums up to 10DB, reimbursed from Mesabi Landing.

If you mean the ship owes, it should read: ... We... have made a mistake with the tax forms... The under-charged amount sums up to 10DB, to be paid in taxes to Mesabi Landing before the ship is allowed to leave.

Darnok · July 13, 2018

9 minutes ago, gedren_y said:

The outcome for a 9 roll seems to contradict itself.

If you mean Mesabi Landing owes, it should read: ... We... have made a mistake with the tax forms... The additional income sums up to 10DB, reimbursed from Mesabi Landing.

If you mean the ship owes, it should read: ... We... have made a mistake with the tax forms... The under-charged amount sums up to 10DB, to be paid in taxes to Mesabi Landing before the ship is allowed to leave.

Thank you! :thumbup:

This mistake has been fixed.

Darnok · July 31, 2018

The latest additions to Mesabi Landing:

Mesabi Landing Gamma School:

The Yellerbelly Inn:

Tuber's Shop'n'Farm:

Darnok · August 13, 2018

The large fortress West Shield is now operational:

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Darnok · November 4, 2018

Mesabi Landing continues to grow:

"Chapter 6", a pub near the harbour

Mesabi Landing Oktoberfest

Mesabi Landing Loading and Freight

Darnok · December 31, 2018

A long overdue update, and in no particular order:

WTC Offices (large commerce)

"Praise be for food and beer" (small art and culture)

Green Line, Market Street Station (large artisan)

Miscellaneous Goods (medium factory)

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"Books for the people" (large factory)

Railside Moonshine (small factory)

Shot Tower (medium factory)

Edited December 31, 2018 by Drunknok

Darnok · August 19, 2019

With quite some delay, the Merrymas Market has finally been licensed. It also featured in last years WTC Advent Calendar.

Darnok · August 22, 2019

Catching up with another main story for the settlement, also featured in the OP summary. You can find a discussion of the rebuilding organisation here.

"Disaster at Mesabi Landing" storyline: