Duke (Benefactor)

The Duke is the second highest available Backer pledge tier in Shroud of the Avatar.

Rewards

Gold indicates reward items added with the the current tier.

Duke (Benefactor)

< Baron (Benefactor) Lord of the Manor (Benefactor) >
Pledge:	$5,300
Honorific Title:	Marquis
Property Deed: Limited to 1 per pledge	Rent Free Keep Deed - Rent free, Keep Level Property Deed, twice the size of a City lot, transferable between players. (This lot size only available through pledge purchase; not available in Add-On Store nor in-game) Rent Free Village Deed - Rent free, Village Level Property Deed, transferable between players. (This lot will be selected after all other pledge reward lot deeds are chosen)
House:	Exclusive Home - A unique, upscale, Benefactor Baron's home (available only to pre-launch backers) Lord Marshal's Great Hall - A unique, upscale home for Lord Marshal's. A unique, upscale, Benefactor Lord's home (available only to pre-launch backers) Knight Marshal's Tower Keep - Be the envy of the neighborhood with your Knight Marshal's Tower Keep, featuring three stories and roof area! Knight Village Home - Unique, upscale Benefactor Knight's home! Edelmann Village Home - Unique, upscale, German Benefactor Edelmann's home (German home styles to be submitted and voted on by community; available only to pre-launch backers). Exclusive Home - A unique, upscale, Benefactor Citizen's home (available only to pre-launch backers) 4-Story Row House - An extra story in your Row house to hold your belongings! 3-Story Row House - An extra story in your Row house to hold your belongings! 2-Story Row House - A 2-story stone Row house to use as your base of operations!
Basement:	A 3-Story, City Stone Basement 2-Story Basement - A 2-Story, City Stone Basement 5-Story Town Basement - A 5-Story, Town Basement 2-Story Village Basement - A 2-Story, Village Basement 3-Story Basement - A 3-Story, Town Stone Basement 5-Story Row Basement - A sizable basement to accompany your Row house! 2-Story Basement - A 2-Story, Town Stone Basement 2-Story Basement - A 2-Story, Village Stone Basement 1-Story Basement - A 1-Story, Village Stone Basement 1-Story Basement - A 1-Story, Village Stone Basement 2-Story Row Basement - In addition to an extra story to your house, you will also receive an extra level to your basement! 1-Story Row Basement - In addition to an extra story to your house, you will also have a basement!
House Items:	Baron's Talking Mirror - It’s powers are still a mystery so we are all anxiously waiting to hear what it has to say! Benefactor Baron Bed - A regal 4-poster bed, an in-game decoration for your home, uniquely identifiable as Benefactor item. Automaton Servant - A special automaton servant befitting your title as Lord Marshal. Lord Marshal's Throne - A unique piece of furniture fit for a Lord Marshal! Great Hearth - Keep warm by this unique piece of furniture for exclusive to Lord Marshals and above! Four Expert Level Crafting Station - Four (4) total expert level crafting stations for your home, uniquely identifiable as Benefactor's crafting stations. (This reward does not stack with previous tiers) Final Backer Reagent Plant - A third and final reagent bearing plant. Be sure to water it daily! Lord's Throne - Available only to pre-launch backers, a unique Benefactor Lord's throne inspired by both historical furniture and Lord and Lady British's own thrones at Britannia Manor IV. Knight's Round Table - Available only to pre-launch backers, a unique Benefactor Knight's round table with the Benefactor's symbol beautifully inlaid. Additional Reagent Plant - A second reagent bearing plant! (Choose from one of three reagent bearing plants. Water it each day to receive its reagent the next day.) German Automaton - An animated, German Automaton house decoration (we are inspired by the Rathaus-Glockenspiel in Munich) Deutsche Dogge - Unique, in-game, Deutsche Dogge house pet (or maybe a Dachshund) Birdbath Decoration - Attract flocks of birds to your home with this exclusive deco item. Vendor - A special, commission free Vendor Wind Power Decoration - Nature power decoration for your house! Piano - A unique, in-game, musical piano for your home! Reagent Plant - Choose from one of three reagent bearing plants. Water it each day to receive its reagent the next day. Benefactor Plaque - Special Benefactor Level plaque as a digital, in-game decoration for your house. Darkstarr Moondial! A special in-game, yard decoration which will track the heavens day and night! Very useful when planning strategies in-game, as astronomical events which drive some story aspects will be easily determined with this device. See Source for Details: Tinkerer House Decoration - A digital, framed "Tinkerer" Certificate as an in-game decoration for your house. Phonograph - A unique, in-game item that plays wax cylinders of recorded music. Domesday Book Certificate - You will receive a digital, framed certificate of your inclusion in the Domesday Book, as an in-game decoration for your house. The Darkstarr Metronome! For those of you planning to play virtual instruments this mechanical metronome could be very useful! Set this in-game decoration next to your instrument and turn it on! See Source for Details:
In-Game Items:	Duke's Cloak - A unique cloak sporting the Duke's symbol, sewn with silver and gold thread suitable for carrying an enchantment. Is permanently enchanted to function as a light source. Baron's Cloak - A unique cloak sporting the Baron's symbol, sewn with silver and gold thread suitable for carrying an enchantment. Is permanently enchanted to function as a light source. Drinking Horn - A unique vessel to hold thy lordly drinks. Ten Indestructible Crafting Tools - You will receive ten (10) starter-level, indestructible, crafting tools for the skills of your choice. (This reward does not stack with previous tiers) Lords Cloak - A unique cloak sporting the Lord's Symbol, sewn with silver and gold thread suitable for carrying an enchantment. Is permanently enchanted to function as a light source. Noble's Magical Discourse Orb - A mysterious object that grants you access to a Nobility chat channel. All Game Devs have Discourse Orbs as well and are on the same chat channel. Royal Scepter - Help out a friend! Grants the player the ability to reduce the rent of any lot deed by 50% for one month. Can only be used once per month. Sword of Ba'Heer - A unique, startling level weapon that is imbued with precious metals and jewels suitable for enchanting. Is permanently enchanted as a light source. Knight's Cloak - A unique cloak bearing the Knight's symbol sewn with silver and gold thread suitable for holding an enchantment. Is permanently enchanted as a light source. Aether Vibration Amplifier - A wireless device that plays streamed audio from a Moon Tower to an in-home decoration. Ancestor's Cloak - An exclusive cloak with the Ancestor Symbol on it. Final Clockwork Pet - Your choice of one of three non-combat, clockwork pets: Cat, Dog, or Raven! Your choice of one of these three non-combat pets: Greyhound, Raven, or Siamese Cat. Fyndoro's Tablet of Finding - Grants the player the ability to find another player by writing their name on the tablet. (once per day). Magical Printing Press - Once per week, you will be able to print a book in New Britannia without having to pay the publishing fee! Additional Clockwork Pet - Your choice of one of three non-combat, clockwork pets: Cat, Dog, or Raven! Your choice of one of these three non-combat pets: Greyhound, Raven, or Siamese Cat. Iolo's Lute - A unique, in-game, musical lute specially designed by David "Iolo" Watson! Puzzle Box - Once per week, this box presents the player with a puzzle to solve. If you can master the puzzle, you will be rewarded with a prize! Indestructible Artisan Tool - You will receive one (1) starter-level, indestructible, artisan's tool for the skill of your choice. Artisan's Box of Plenty - This unique box will generate a random resource or reagent once per week. Supply Cache - As a practicing artisan, you will start with enough supplies to craft four of each of the starting recipes in your crafting book. Your choice of one of three non-combat, clockwork pets: Cat, Dog, or Raven! Benefactor Tunic - Special tunic for your in-game avatar to wear, proudly displaying unique symbology identifying you as a Benefactor. Your choice of one of these three non-combat pets: Greyhound, Raven, or Siamese Cat. Darkstarr Cloak - A special cloak for your in-game avatar to wear, proudly displaying the unique Darkstarr symbol, identifying you as a backer of the game. See Source for Details: Immortality Fruit seed - With the Farming Craft you can plant the Immortality Fruit seed, which will bear a single fruit. When eaten, this fruit will fully heal you, and leave you with a single seed which can be planted and harvested, over and over, for all eternity. Geoff Mellon's beautifully crafted in-game version of the Benefactor Cloak. Ankh of Virtue Necklace - The mystical Ankh has been the symbol of spiritual rebirth and eternal life in many cultures. Replenishing Snowball Box - In the spirit of the season, the Replenishing Snowball Box was added as a basic pledge reward on December 25, 2013. Coconuts! They sound like horses when banged together! SteamPunk Top Hat - Added as a thank you for reaching $5 million dollars raised!
Digital Rewards:	Design Documents - PDF version of Developer Design documents. Unity Asset Packs - SotA will not only be crowdsourcing content from users but also crowd sharing! At least once a month SotA will release Unity content packs for download by those at the Developer tier (and above)! These Unity content packs contain a large number of game assets which can be used, free of charge in your own creations. This includes using the assets in games you intend to sell with the only requirement is that we are named in the credits! All Shroud of the Avatar Episodes - In addition to Episodes 1, 2, and 3, you will receive DRM-free, digital download versions of the final TWO, full-length, standalone games, Shroud of the Avatar Episode 4 and Episode 5 (including Beta access to Episodes 4 & 5)! Digital download Runic Language Translation Digital download PDF Art Book Digital download Shroud of the Avatar Soundtrack In addition to Episode 1, DRM-free, full digital content of the future Episodes 2 & 3 including Beta access High quality scanned images of Richard "Lord British" Garriott's The Story of Mondain in the World of Sosaria Richard "Lord British" Garriott’s, original handwritten notes for the Akallabeth! DRM-free, digital download of the game Exclusive Early Bird Alpha and Beta Access
Physical Rewards:	Autographed Keep Deed - Printed Keep Property Deed, hand signed by Richard "Lord British" Garriott Cloth map hand signed by Richard “Lord British” Garriott Runic Translation Print - Physical copy of the Runic Language Translation Print. Trinket - Mysterious physical artifact! (Is it an ankh? Is it a serpent necklace? What could it be?) Cloth Map - Full size cloth map of the new world (Current image is an artist's concept only) Collector's Box Tangible Game Media - Get the game on a recorded media game (format of recorded media TBD) Soundtrack - Recorded media game soundtrack (format of recorded media TBD) Game Manual - Old-school style, illustrated, printed manual.
Bonuses:	VIP access to special round-table design discussions hosted by Lord British (Event entry fees and travel expenses not covered; includes at least two round-table discussions to be held at those events occurring no later than twelve months following the delivery of the game). Full tour of the Portalarium studios in Austin, Texas for a behind the scenes look and personal design discussion with the game team. Town Hall group video conference with Richard “Lord British” Garriott! (one video conference per group; groups up to 10) Brew Beer! - Unique Beer Brewing Ability adhering to the German beer purity law, Reinheitsgebot. Only you will be able to teach this unique beer formula to others! Access to Developer's Chat Access to Developer's Forums Third Character Slot - You will be able to have second additional character, marked as Kindred, which shares reputation and last name with your first and second character. Name on Tombstone - Your (or your character's) name permanently displayed on an in-game, centrally located, tombstone as an ancestor of the old world. Domesday Book - Your name permanently listed in the in-game Domesday Book. Second Character Slot - You will be able to have an additional character, marked as Kindred, which shares reputation and last name with your first character. Double Starting Recipes - You will start with twice as many known recipes as other players! Developer Blog Access - Access to the private Developer's Blog Early Skill Access - Be the envy of all the other players when they see you wielding new skills they don't have access to! You will have 2-weeks, Early Skill Access to some new skills as they are added to the game. Darkstarr Salute - A special emote that only backers can master and teach to others. See Source for Details:

See Also

• Duke (Founder)