The Peering Eye

Aurelian Surveyor's Guide for Structural Investors

Edition 37 for AK521 by Don Luis Esperanza

Introduction

It has been a marvellous year for trade which, as those of you who know me will attest, is my only passion. There is nothing else. This document is based on my observances and those of my esteemed colleagues and has been ratified by The Bigany Merchants Guild and The Circle of Seven who have concluded that in The Kingdom of Bigany structures are valued as follows. No financial inducements were required to complete this work. Valuations have been ratified in Aurelia for the year AK521.

Structure Types

House

Standard dimensions are 40x30 (1,200 square feet)

Walls are 10 feet high and 6 inches thick.

Windows are glass, can open and have wooden shutters.

Exterior doors are wooden with DC 15 locks

- one story, wood: 1,000gp

- two story, wood: 1,500gp

- two story, stone: 3,000gp

Poor Quality

A poor quality structure can be built in a poor location for half the normal cost. This means 1 inch thick walls of cheap wood, no glass, flimsy, drafty shutters, a leaky roof, uneven floor, no locks and 7 foot high walls.

Noble

These are superior dwellings for those who can afford an aristocratic lifestyle.

Walls are 20 feet high made of stone and 1 foot thick.

Doors are wood reinforced with iron with DC20 locks.

Windows are thick stained glass reinforced with iron and have heavy wooden shutters.

- mansion: 40,000gp

- palace: 175,000gp

Military

These are fortified buildings primarily built for The Bigany Army by The Torc Family.

Walls are 20 feet high made of stone and 2 feet thick.

Doors are iron, barred with iron backed with portcullises.

Locks are DC20 but are DC25 or more in highly secure areas.

Windows are barred, have removable screens and tight lead-lined iron shutters.

Bars and cages are made with 1 inch iron bars 3 inches apart.

- tower (3x30x30): 10,000gp

- keep: (6x80x80): 75,000gp

- castle: 250,000gp

Valuation Adjustments

The prices of building in Aurelia and in most of The Kingdom of Bigany are affected by location and business value.

Location

Poor x0.5 (value, build cost and quality are halved, Peccatore, The Waning (Quarter))

Remote x0.5 (value is halved, build cost is doubled, The Agile Hand Guildhouse, The Anemos Facility)

Normal x1 (L'Ombra Nera, The Hustle)

Wealthy x2 (La Crema Di Ninio, The Bustle, Compton Hall)

Aristocratic x5 (Noble or temple quarter The Rise, Castle Square)

Outrageous x10 (The Royal Palace in Bigany City, The Citadel, The Great Temple)

Business Value

Viable x1.5 The Sleepy Giant, Il Vignardo Rosso

Wealthy x2 The Agile Hand Inn, The Tipsy Tankard Tavern

Very Wealthy x3 The Spoke and Wheel, The Comfy Caravan

Aristocratic x5 The Golden Lawn

Outrageous x10 The Gilded Guildhouse

Appendix A - Sample Public Valuations

- Il Vignardo Rosso

- Compton Hall

- The Agile Hand

- The Tipsy Tankard

Il Vignardo Rosso Mansion: 40,000gp

Mansion: 40,000gp

Location Normal, no business: 40,000gp

Il Vignardo Rosso Estate: 60,000gp

Huge Estate: 40,000gp

Location Normal: 40,000gp

Business Viable: (40,000gp x1.5) = 60,000gp

Il Vignardo Rosso Winery: 60,000gp

Location Normal: 20,000gp

Includes Winery and Vineyards

Business Wealthy: (20,000gp x3) = 60,000gp

Sala Podestà Aurelia: 60,000gp

It is a stone house 4 times larger than normal: (3,000gp x4) = 12,000gp

Ex-mayor's residence on Castle Square, Aurelia (Aristocratic): (12,000gp x5) = 60,000gp.

Sir Donatello Vec Estate 220,000gp

Il Vignardo Rosso, Faggia: Entire Holdings: Mansion, Estate, Winery, Sala Podestà Aurelia

(40,000gp + 60,000gp + 60,000gp + 60,000) = 220,000gp

Compton Hall: 80,000gp

Mansion in Bywater

It is a mansion: 40,000gp

In a wealthy area: (40,000gp x2) = 80,000gp

The Agile Hand Inn: 30,000gp

Provincio Del Vecchio countryside near trade route

- two story wood structure x5: 7,500gp

- large stables: 2,500gp

- dungeon x2: 10,000gp

- tower: 10,000gp

- location remote: (30,000gp x0.5) = 15,000gp

- business wealthy: (15,000gp x2) = 30,000gp

The Tipsy Tankard Inn: 10,000gp

Provincio Del Vecchio countryside near trade route

two story stone x3.3: 10,000gp

location remote: (10,000gp x0.5) = 5,000gp

business wealthy: (5,000gp x2) = 10,000gp