How houses work

On the house page, choose the character, type the amount (equal to or above the shown minimum) and confirm.

• Starting bid of a house with no bids: rent × 3.
• Each new bid must beat the current one by at least 5%. Ties don't count: whoever bid first stays ahead.
• You can raise your own bid at any time.

The auction opens with the first bid and ends on the 2nd server save after it. The server save happens every day at 05:00 (the server warns 5 minutes before, saves and briefly logs everyone out).

Example: first bid Tuesday 15:00 → 1st server save Wednesday 05:00 → 2nd server save Thursday 05:00: the auction ends then. Exact date/time appears on the house page.

The house is handed over during the server save itself: when the winner logs back in, they are already the owner. If the server is offline at that time, it resolves as soon as it comes back — the result doesn't change.

If your bid was the highest:

• the bid amount is debited automatically from your bank (if the bank is short, the server tries your depot in the house city);
• you get a letter in your depot confirming the win;
• the house page shows OCCUPIED with your name, and the house door says it is yours.

Warning: if you don't have the money at closing, you lose the house (it becomes available again) and your account is blocked from auctions for 3 day(s). Never bid without having the amount.

Winning the house only pays the acquisition (the bid). Rent is separate: it is recurring, monthly, and the first charge happens one period after you win (the exact date shows as "Next charge" on the house page).

Rent is monthly, counted from the day you won the house (and every period after). It is not a fixed weekday: the exact date of each charge is on your house page. That date is stored by the server: it survives restart, crash and downtime, and the server never charges the same period twice.

Nothing is hidden:

• If there isn't enough gold in the depot on the charge date, you get a warning letter in the depot.
• You get up to 7 warnings to sort it out (just leave the money in the depot).
• After the 7th warning without payment you lose the house: you stop being the owner and it becomes available for auction again.

Nothing is destroyed. When you lose (or transfer) the house, everything inside goes to your depot in the house city: loose items, containers and their contents, stackables and unique items. Store furniture returns as a kit. Beds are freed and the access lists are cleared.

Inside the house, use the client's house window (right-click a door) to edit the lists:

Guest	can enter. Write the player's name on the guest list.
Subowner	enters and also manages (edits the guest list). Only give it to people you trust.
Doors	each door has its own list, to open specific rooms.

To allow a whole guild, write @GuildName on the list. Only the owner (and subowner, for the guest list) can edit.

You can transfer the house to another player in-game: trade the house transfer document through the trade window. On completion the house becomes theirs and your items go to your depot. If you simply stop paying, the house is returned automatically after the warnings (item 8).

Do I need Premium?	Yes, to bid at auction.
Is there a minimum level?	No.
Can I own more than one house?	No: one house per character and one house per account (all your characters together can own only one house). You also can't hold the highest bid in two auctions at once, on any character of the account.
Can I share the house with friends?	Yes — as guest (enter only) or subowner (enter and manage).
Can I put any item inside?	Yes, within the house space. If you lose the house, everything returns to your depot.
Where do I pay the rent?	In the depot of the house city. The charge is automatic.
How do I know when it's due?	On the house page, "Next charge" field.
The server was offline on the charge day. Now what?	The date is absolute. When the server returns it processes the due charge and doesn't charge twice.
I bid and gave up. Can I cancel?	No. A bid is a commitment: if it's the highest at the end, it is charged. With no balance you lose the house and are blocked from auctions for 3 day(s).
I won but already had another house (by transfer). Now what?	The auction is cancelled without a block and the house becomes available again: one house per character, one house per account.