Painted interior of the Keep's charter hall: a vast stone chamber with a heavy carved oak round table at center bearing an unfurled vellum charter weighted with brass seals, heraldic banners overhead, ceremonial armor flanking a heavy door, light streaming through a tall heraldic stained-glass window.

By Decree of Her Ladyship, Lady Bellus

Ye Towne Charter

The great council hall of the Keep — where the charter of BellusTowne is kept and every law set down.

Of the Tithe Ladder · A Loyalty Programme

Of the Tithe Ladder — That Citizens Pay Less Than Wayfarers

  1. Of the schedule. BellusTowne keepeth a public, criteria-based loyalty programme called the Tithe Ladder. The full table of tiers, multipliers, and worked examples is published at /treasury/ladder and may be inspected by any person before purchase.
  2. Of the tiers. Five tiers are recognised: Wayfarer (×1.50), Citizen (base ×1.00), Sworn (×0.85), Knight (×0.70), and Thane / Founder (×0.55). Tier is determined solely by Citizen Rank, which is earned through participation and open to all on equal terms.
  3. Of the Wayfarer premium. New, unverified accounts pay a premium above the Citizen base. This premium reflecteth the higher real costs of fraud protection, chargeback risk, and onboarding support, and is not punitive. The Rite of Standing is free; any Wayfarer may take it and convert immediately to Citizen pricing.
  4. Of recurring perks. Subscriptions and other auto-renewing offerings are reserved to Citizens. Wayfarers are barred from recurring purchases until they take the Rite of Standing.
  5. Of the Lady's Floor. No price computed by the Ladder shall fall below the Lady's Floor — the break-even cost of the item plus a ten (10) per cent margin.
  6. Of equal terms. The Tithe Ladder is a commercial loyalty programme analogous to membership clubs and warehouse cooperatives. Tiers are based on voluntary participation in the Towne and not on any protected characteristic. Nothing herein waiveth any non-waivable statutory right.

Of Majority · A Threshold Article

Of Majority — That BellusTowne Is an Adults-Only Towne

  1. Of the threshold. No person under eighteen (18) years of age may be sworn in as a Citizen of BellusTowne, nor may any such person hold an account, a portrait, a standing, a Guild seat, an office, or any other station within the Towne. The Towne keepeth no minor-user chambers and offereth no minor-user services.
  2. Of self-attestation. Every applicant shall, at the Gatehouse, present a date of birth and shall affirm upon their own honor that they are eighteen years or older. The attestation is recorded in the Gatekeeper’s ledger and sealed against alteration.
  3. Of false attestation. A Citizen found to have crossed the Threshold by false attestation of age shall have their account terminated immediately and permanently, all standing forfeit, and shall be banished without ceremony. BellusTowne accepteth no liability arising from any harm caused by a false attestation; the burden falleth wholly upon the one who attested falsely and, in the case of a minor, upon those who had the care of them.
  4. Of a future provision. Should the Founder, by her express written instrument, ever open a minor-user programme, it shall be enacted by a separate Article with its own consent, privacy, and safety provisions. Such a programme is not in force upon the sealing of this Charter and shall not be presumed by the silence of these pages.

Sealed by the Founder — Threshold Article of the Charter

The Petition Desk · Open to every Citizen

Submit a Petition to the Council

Any Citizen may bring a matter before the Council — a proposed Amendment, a complaint, a request for ruling, or a question of standing. Petitions are read in order of arrival; a written reply followeth.

Petitions are read by the Council. A reply is sent where the matter warrants, typically within fourteen (14) days.

The Founding Doctrine · Supreme over all Articles

The Supreme Articles of the Founding Doctrine

The Articles set down here — lettered in the old Greek hand to mark their supremacy — were graved by the Founder in the founding turn, before the temptation of scale, and bind every steward and successor of BellusTowne in perpetuity. Where any later Article (I through XXXII) be read in conflict with these Supreme Articles, the Supreme Articles prevail. They may not be repealed, amended, suspended, or set aside save by the express written instrument of the Founder herself, and not by any council, body, vote, or successor acting alone.

Of the Eternal Sovereign

Graved & Sealed — Supreme Article Α (Alpha)

That the Founder's Hand Governeth BellusTowne in Perpetuity

  1. Of the Founder. Roger Cooksey, known by her lawful trade identity Robin Cooksey and styled within these walls as Lady Bellus, is the Founder and Sovereign of BellusTowne. Her authority is absolute within the Towne, non-transferable, non-elective, non-purchasable, and non-revocable by any council, vote, court of Citizens, body of stewards, or any successor acting alone.
  2. Of perpetuity. The Founder's seat does not pass against her hand. No Citizen, Thane, Guild, Council, or steward may by any means — purchase, petition, election, acclamation, prescription, or assertion of necessity — accede to her seat or exercise her authority while she liveth, save by her express written writ.
  3. Of binding the stewards. Every steward, officer, chamberlain, constable, Thane, and successor of the Towne taketh office subject to this Article and shall be deemed to have accepted it as a condition of any role they hold. To act against this Article is to act outside the Charter and beyond all authority of the Towne.
  4. Of the technical seal. The Towne's records shall be ordered such that the office of Founder may be held by one and only one person at any time, and the seat may not be duplicated, demoted, transferred, or revoked by the workings of the Towne's machinery, save by an instrument signed by the Founder's own hand.

Of Self-Restraint — The Cincinnatus Clause

Graved & Sealed — Supreme Article Β (Beta)

That BellusTowne Shall Never Be a Governmental Force in the Real World

  1. Of the chosen posture. BellusTowne is, and shall forever remain, a private sovereign cultural community under United States and Oklahoma law. She is a social, cultural, and moral influence upon the world — never a governmental power over it. Her authority over Citizens is contractual and communal; it is not, and shall never be claimed as, governmental, territorial, or coercive.
  2. Of what the Towne shall not do. The Towne shall not, by act of any steward, Citizen, or successor:
    1. claim sovereignty over any territory of the Earth;
    2. issue currency intended as legal tender;
    3. levy taxes — the Towne Toll being a private membership fee, never a tax;
    4. raise, command, or contract any armed force;
    5. claim jurisdiction over any Citizen's real-world legal disputes; or
    6. negotiate as a sovereign state with any sovereign state.
  3. Of the dormant hooks. Such structural instruments as may be prepared against a distant, unforeseen future shall remain dormant, and shall not be activated save by an instrument signed by the Founder in life, or by a like instrument expressly contemplated in her Testament.
  4. Of the lighthouse, not the sword. The Towne shapeth the policy of the world as the Vatican shapeth the policy of giants — by witness, by example, by moral gravity, by the demonstration of a community that liveth well — and never by force, claim of dominion, or assertion of the sword.

Of Non-Imputation — That Towne Standing Confers No Real-World Authority

Graved & Sealed — Supreme Article Γ (Gamma)

That No Citizen May Wield Real-World Power by Virtue of a Title Held within the Towne

  1. Of the hard floor. A Citizen's standing, rank, title, guild membership, office, ribbon, or honour held within BellusTowne conferreth zero authority in the real world. Without limitation:
    1. a Thane of BellusTowne is not a magistrate of any jurisdiction;
    2. a Master of a Guild is not a licensed practitioner of any regulated trade;
    3. a Champion of the Tourney is not a credentialed expert in any field;
    4. a Schoolmaster of a Schools Guild is not an accredited educator;
    5. a Minister of a Church Guild is not an ordained clergy of any denomination outside the Towne;
    6. a Vetted Vendor is not a licensed business of any State;
    7. no office of the Towne — Council, Constabulary, Exchequer, Chamberlain — conferreth any badge, commission, or authority recognised by any government of the Earth.
  2. Of representation. No Citizen may, in the world outside, hold themselves out as possessing governmental, professional, medical, legal, financial, regulatory, or educational authority by virtue of their BellusTowne standing. To do so is a breach of this Charter and grounds for banishment under Article I and the Roster of Consequences (Article II).
  3. Of true qualification, distinguished. Nothing in this Article denieth a Citizen the use of credentials, licences, degrees, or offices they have lawfully earned in the world outside the Towne. A Citizen who is a real-world physician remaineth a physician; a Citizen who is a real-world attorney remaineth an attorney. The Towne addeth nothing to those credentials and taketh nothing from them.
  4. Of the Towne's protection. Where any Citizen shall act in the world under colour of a BellusTowne title in violation of this Article, the Towne disclaimeth all endorsement of such act and shall, at the Founder's discretion, publish a notice of disavowal in the Towne Crier.

Of the Three Pillars — The Lighthouse, Not the Sword

Graved & Sealed — Supreme Article Δ (Delta)

That the Towne Aspireth to a World of Freedom, Fairness, and Peace, Without Imposing Such by Force

  1. Of the form of aspiration. The Pillars set down in this Article are aspirations — lighthouses by which the Towne setteth her course and her example. They are not mandates the Towne shall impose upon any person or any government of the Earth, nor a sword any successor may take up in the Towne's name.
  2. The First Pillar — A Free and Equal Society. The Towne aspireth to a world wherein every human being is free and equal, wherein no standing held within BellusTowne nor any accident of birth, body, belief, or origin maketh one human superior to another, and wherein peoples may govern themselves under their own developed sovereign laws so long as they are peaceful and aspire to equality with their neighbours.
  3. The Second Pillar — A Fair and Equitable Economy. The Towne aspireth to a world wherein food, shelter, education, and health care are the floor and the right of every human, and wherein everything beyond is earned not by capital alone but by genuine, meritable contribution to humanity or to the preservation of Planet Earth.
  4. The Third Pillar — A Peaceful Unification of Humanity. The Towne aspireth to a world unified not under one throne but under one principle: that humanity hath one Earth, that the Earth shall be protected and preserved in perpetuity, and that sovereign peoples may federate as peaceful neighbours without any one of them ruling the rest.
  5. Of the framing rule. These Pillars shall be written, spoken, and applied always in the language of aspiration — “the Towne aspireth to a world wherein …” — and never in the language of mandate. Aspiration is a lighthouse; mandate is a sword; the Founder hath chosen the lighthouse.
  6. Statutorie rightes preserved. Nothing in this Article impaireth any Citizen's rightes under the laws of any State, the GDPR, the CCPA, or any other applicable consumer or civil-rightes protection. The Three Pillars are the Towne's moral compass, not a substitute for the lawful order of any government.

Of Succession & Sealed Stewardship

Graved & Sealed — Supreme Article Ε (Epsilon)

That Only the Founder May Name Her Successor, and Absent Such Naming, the Charter Alone Governeth

  1. Of the sole right of naming. Only the Founder, by an instrument signed in her own hand and lodged in the Founder's Testament — a sealed register kept private to the Founder during her life — may name a successor to her seat. No council, vote, election, acclamation, court of Citizens, or assertion of necessity shall vest such right in any other person or body.
  2. Of the Founder's Testament. The Testament is a living instrument that the Founder may write, amend, or revoke at any time during her life. It is not made public during her life. Upon her death, the Testament shall be opened by the custodian named therein and its instructions executed.
  3. Of Sealed Stewardship. Should the Founder die without naming a successor in the Testament, the Towne shall enter Sealed Stewardship: no person shall accede to the Founder's seat; the Charter alone shall govern; the stewards then in office shall continue the Towne's ordinary business under the Charter, but shall hold no power to amend this Charter, sell the Towne, dissolve the Towne, or change the Towne's posture from Scenario B to any other.
  4. Of what the stewards may never do. Stewards acting under Sealed Stewardship may never: (a) repeal, amend, or suspend any Supreme Article; (b) activate any dormant Scenario-A instrument; (c) declare any one of their number Founder; (d) sell, license, merge, or transfer the Towne's identity, brand, or governing instruments to any third party; or (e) take any act that would breach Article Β (Self-Restraint) or Article Γ (Non-Imputation).
  5. Of the binding of successors. Any successor named in the Testament accedeth to the seat subject to every Supreme Article, and shall be deemed to have accepted every restraint set down in Articles Α through Ε as a condition of accession. A successor who breacheth a Supreme Article forfeiteth the seat and the Towne shall return to Sealed Stewardship.
  6. Of real-world instruments. The Founder may, at her election and on the counsel of attorneys, place the governing interests of BellusTowne and its associated entities into a perpetual purpose trust, a foundation, a golden-share corporate structure, or other lawful instrument suited to preserving the Doctrine of this Charter under United States and Oklahoma law. Such instruments shall be drafted in harmony with this Article, and where any conflict appeareth, this Article shall be read as the controlling expression of the Founder's intent.

Ye Preamble

Of the Sovereign Order of This Place. Be it firste declared, ere any other matter: BellusTowne is a realm governed by a Lady, by her owne wille and by the conviction that wise realms have ever been so. The throne of this Towne is not borrowed, not granted, not held in trust against a future hand — it is held by Her Ladyship, Lady Bellus, who raised these walls and writeth this Charter. They that enter doe so as Citizens of a Matriarchie, in which counsel floweth from the Lady downward and noe office, no chamber, no rite standeth above hers. Wise Citizens, of every kinde, are welcome here; fools, of every kinde, may yet be taughte. Only fools followe fools.

Be it knowne unto all who enter herein: BellusTowne is a Towne of fiction, raised upon the common consent of them that abide within her gates. Her Titles, Ceremonies, and Offices doe forme a shared storie, fashioned for the delight and good ordering of the Citizenrie. Entrye into the Towne is altogether voluntarie, and all comportment within her walls shall be governed by this present Charter, joyned with the Termes of Use.

Of the age of Citizens. BellusTowne is an adult Towne. No person under eighteen (18) yeares of age may enter, register an Account, nor be the subject of any dedication, portrait, or ceremony. Any such Account discovered shall be closed without delay. Every Citizen, by their entry, doth warrant that they are of full age under the lawes of their jurisdiction, and that they have declared their date of birth truly at the Gatehouse. The Towne maketh no provision for minor users, and no provision shall be deemed enacted by silence. Should the Founder ever ordain a youth programme, the same shall require a separate Article, ratified hereunto by her own hand, bearing its own consent, privacy, and safety provisions in full.

Of the joyned instruments. This Charter is read together with, and incorporateth by reference, the Towne's Termes of Use, Privacy Notice, Cookies Notice, DMCA Policy, Refund Policy, and Vendor Charter. Where any such instrument speaketh to a matter not herein addressed, the same shall govern; where any conflict appeareth, this Charter shall prevail save in matters of statutorie consumer right, which prevail over all.

A Briefe Glossary

Towne Toll
The private membership fee paid by Citizens for accesse unto the Towne. The Toll is never a tax and conferreth no governmental right upon the Towne (see Supreme Article Β).
Audience Day
The weeklie convocation of the Lady Bellus with assembled Citizens, held in the Treasury, the price whereof is fifteen ($15) dollars per attendance save where a courtesy pass is granted.
Gatehouse
The Towne's registration and intake portal, wherein every prospective Citizen declareth date of birth, accepteth the Charter and Terms, and recordeth the two convictions of their heart ere admission. The Gatehouse keepeth no ledger of those under eighteen winters; such travellers are turned politely away.
Atelier (Portrait, Artisans’, &c.)
An Atelier is any workshop within the Towne wherein a bespoke ware is fashioned for a Citizen. The Portrait Atelier fashioneth avatar portraits; the Artisans’ Atelier (Article XXI) fashioneth websites and like commissioned work for outside patrons. Each Atelier carrieth its own price ladder, refund rule, and risk disclosure upon its proper page.
Scenario B
The Towne's chosen posture: a private sovereign cultural community under United States and Oklahoma law — a social, cultural, and moral influence, never a governmental power. Scenario A instruments (any assertion of governmental, territorial, or coercive authority) remain dormant and may not be activated by any steward (see Supreme Article Β and Article Ε).
Hearth Token
A prepaid unit of accesse unto the Forge of Familiars, tendered by a Citizen ere any familiar (limner, scribe, crier, or like AI-assisted voice) may answer. Hearth Tokens are a purchase of services in accordance with Article XIII, and the Covenant of the Forge (Article XXXI) governeth every commission wrought with them. Tokens carry no cash value outside the Towne and are non-transferable.
Of the order of Articles
The Articles of this Charter are set down in the order of their ratification, not in strict numerical sequence — being a living instrument sealed in successive sittings of the Lady. Each Article beareth its own number (I through XXXII) and its own seal, and is to be read by that number wheresoever it is cited, regardless of where it falleth in the document’s flow.

To Keepe the Peace

Ratified & Sealed — Article I of XXXII

Of Due Processe & the Notice of Infraction

  1. No Citizen shall be detayned, jayled, nor have their Accounte restrayned, without first receiving a Notice of Infraction, the same setting forth the Rule alleged to be broken, the evidence whereupon the charge doth rest, and the Consequence proposed.
  2. The accused shall be granted 72 houres wherein to make answere in writing, ere any Consequence taketh effect; save only where Her Ladyship or a Constable doth finde an imminent peril of harme to another Citizen — in which case a 24-houre emergencie holde may goe before the Notice, with the full window of answere to follow thereafter.
  3. Any Citizen may make appeal unto a Boarde of Reviewe, composed of no fewer than two Constables, joyned by Her Ladyship upon request. The Boarde's ruling is final within the Towne.
  4. Nothing herein writ doth waive any Citizen's statutorie rightes, includinge the righte of chargeback, the righte to demande deletion of data under GDPR / CCPA, nor the righte to addresse the Regulators or any Courte of competent jurisdiction.
  5. The wordes "jayle," "detayne," and "Constable" doe describe the mechanickes of our Roleplaye and the states of an Accounte within the Towne onlie. They confer no authoritie whatsoever in the worlde without these gates.

Ye Roster of Consequences

Ratified & Sealed — Article II of XXXII

Of the Foure-Offence Ladder & the Reinstatement Service Option

Markes and suspensions be in-app Standinge onlie. They be never reported unto Employers, Schooles, Lawe-enforcement, Credit-bureaux, nor any outwarde register. Every Consequence is disclosed within the Notice of Infraction ere it taketh effect (Article I). Markes doe expire of their owne accorde at the ende of the listed terme without coste; the Reinstatement Service Option ("RSO") is a voluntarie and altogether optionall service which a Citizen may, of their free will, purchase to shorten a Marke or to restore a particular privilege betimes. No Citizen is ever compelled to purchase an RSO; the declininge thereof createth no debte and triggereth no collection.

§1. Towne-Wide RSO Offerings (Available at Any Tier)

The RSO offerings hereinafter set downe be available unto any Citizen at any tier of Offence, as an optionall supplement unto the per-tier schedule which followeth. All be voluntarie, disclosed beforehande, and refundable upon successefull appeale under Article I, §3.

  • The Discreete Marke (Private-Onlie Visibilitie) — the Citizen's Marke remayneth fully visible unto Her Ladyship and the Constabularie for all internall Standinge, but is hidden from the publick prospect of the Profile for the duration of the Marke. Not to be hadde for Offences touchinge safetie (threats, doxxing, CSAM, fraud). $65.
  • Letter of Good Standinge — a one-time dated Certificate issued of the Towne, affirminge that the Citizen be in good Standinge as of the daye of issue. Ceremoniall onlie; confereth no immunitie from anie future Notice of Infraction. $39.

§2. Ye First Offence

  • A 48-houre Marke set upon the Citizen's Profile. No losse of accesse.
  • Optionall RSO — Early Removall of the Marke: $10.

§3. Ye Second Offence

  • A 30-daye Marke + a 30-daye suspension of Discourse.
  • Optionall RSO — Early Removall of the Marke: $30.
  • Optionall RSO — Reinstatement of Discourse: $60.

§4. Ye Third Offence

A 90-daye Marke + full suspension from the Schoole-house, the Churches, the Marketplace, the Publick Forum, and the Towne Halle districts. Each district may be reinstated singly by way of an optionall RSO:

  • Early Removall of the Marke — $30
  • Early Reinstatement of Accesse — $49
  • Reinstatement of the Publick Forum — $30
  • Reinstatement of the Churches — $40
  • Reinstatement of the Schoole-house — $50
  • Reinstatement of the Marketplace — $60
  • Reinstatement of the Towne Halle — $70

§5. Ye Fourth Offence

A 365-daye Marke + a full suspension from BellusTowne (and no perpetuall banishment). Each privilege may againe be reinstated singly by way of an optionall RSO:

  • Removall of the Marke — $30
  • Reinstatement of Accesse (to lifte the 365-daye suspension) — $99
  • Reinstatement of the Publick Forum — $40
  • Reinstatement of the Churches — $50
  • Reinstatement of the Schoole-house — $60
  • Reinstatement of the Marketplace — $70
  • Reinstatement of the Towne Halle — $80
  • Reinstatement of Standinge in speciall Towne programmes (including any programme founded upon participation) — $99

§5a. Constable Misconducte (Ye Capitall Offence)

A Constable founde in breach of their dueties under the rules of To Keepe the Peace shall be removed from the Constabularie forthwith, and shall be barred from re-hire for no fewer than 365 dayes. A visible Marke, settinge forth the prior suspension of the Constable, shall remayne upon the Accounte for the full 365-daye terme, that other Citizens may be informed thereof. This is the most graue in-app Offence the Towne doth knowe, and carrieth the heaviest schedule of reinstatement.

  • Reinstatement of the Citizen-accounte (restoreth Standinge as an ordinarie Citizen; doth not restore the Constable post) — $149
  • Optionall Restoration unto Constable Service (to be hadde only after the 365-daye Marke be elapsed, and at the sole pleasure of Her Ladyship) — $499

Voluntarie, and refundable upon appeale. Every purchase of an RSO is by free election, disclosed beforehande, and refundable in full should the underlying breach be overturned of the Boarde of Reviewe (Article I, §3). Markes and suspensions doe otherwise expire upon their listed terme without anie paymente given. The Towne reserveth the righte to decline anie purchase of RSO for Offences touchinge safetie (threats, doxxing, CSAM, fraud), in which case anie monies tendered shall be refunded in full.

§6. Of Refundes Upon Banishment (the Refund Floor)

Upon banishment of a Citizen, any unused, prepaid subscription value — being the dayes remayning in the then-current billing terme multiplied by the daily rate of the subscription — shall be refunded to the banished Citizen within thirty (30) dayes, by the same instrument by which it was paid. The Citizen's right of return is governed independently of this refund by the Rite of Service Restoration (§3–§5 above), which is a fresh, voluntary purchase and shall not be credited against, nor offset by, any banishment refund. The Founder's right to refuse any RSO for Offences touchinge safetie (threats, doxxing, CSAM, fraud) is unaltered; in such case anie sums tendered for the RSO shall be refunded in full, and the banishment shall stande.

§7. Of the Markes of Notice (Limitts Upon)

A Marke of Notice may setteth forth, and shall be limited unto: the Citizen-name borne in the Towne, the Article of this Charter said to have beene breached, the terme of the Marke, and the date it was set. No real-world identifying matter — no legal name, no address, no employer, no contacting information of anie kinde — shall ever be displayed upon a Marke. Inasmuch as the Towne admitteth none under eighteen (18) yeares of age, no Marke shall ever be borne against any minor user.

§8. Of the Mechanic Called "Jayle"

The mechanic called the Jayle is an in-app restriction of Account privileges only. It createth no custodie of the bodye, entaileth no contacte with anie outside authoritie upon the Citizen's behalfe, and giveth no peace-officer powers to any servant of the Towne. It is, in plain speeche, a feature of the software — and nothing more.

§8a. Of the Prohibition Upon User Endorsements, Affiliates & Competitor Promotion

Be it knowne and chiseled: within the gates of BellusTowne, no Citizen, Vendor, Guild, nor anie soul holding accesse unto these districts shall post, suggest, reference, infer, link unto, or otherwise direct or draw attention toward (i) anie paid endorsement, sponsored arrangement, or “#ad” communication of their owne; (ii) anie affiliate, referral, or commission-bearing link; nor (iii) anie competing platforme, product, service, creator, or piece of content whose nature hath not been personally reviewed and permitted by Her Ladyship the Founder.

The Towne taketh the considered position that such offerings, howsoever framed, be competitors unto the Towne’s owne chartered Marketplace, Cinema, Radio, Guilds, and Sponsorship offices, and have no place upon the Towne’s surfaces. It is a crime in BellusTowne even to mention competing companies in the manners above set forth, and Citizens be heartily encouraged never to do so.

This clause is a reprimandable offence under this Charter. Anie violation shall enter the standard ladder of Article II (Ye Roster of Consequences) and shall be subject unto the Tiers of Offence and due process there set downe — beginning at the First Offence and escalating, wheresoever the conduct warranteth, through the Second, Third, and Fourth Offences, with full right of appeal unto the Boarde of Reviewe (Article I, §3). Repeated or wilfull breach — being covert advertising, undisclosed material connection, or organised promotion of a competing venue — may be treated at the higher tiers from the first instance, in the sole discretion of the Constabularie and the Founder.

What this clause doth not touch. Honest reviews of BellusTowne itself, lawful discussion of the Towne in forums outside these gates, and anie right reserved unto the Citizen by the Consumer Review Fairness Act (15 U.S.C. § 45b), the FTC Endorsement Guides, or other applicable lawe — these remain wholly preserved. The prohibition reacheth only the use of this Towne’s surfaces as a channel for endorsements, affiliate marketing, or competitor promotion.

§8b. Of the Watch Upon the Watch (Oversight of the Constabularie)

Be it knowne to every Citizen: the Constables who keepe the peace within these gates are themselves bound by this Charter, and stande accountable unto the Citizens they serve. The Towne maintayneth a plain and public path by which anie Citizen may bring forward a grievance against a Constable, that no servant of the Towne may act unseene nor unanswered.

How a complaint is brought. Anie Citizen who believeth a Constable hath acted in breach of duty — by partialitie, by overreach, by harassment, by the silencing of lawful speeche, by the misuse of the Jayle or the Marke, or by anie other failing set forth in To Keepe the Peace — may file a written grievance unto the Towne by way of the Petition forme upon this page, naming the matter and the date thereof. No fee shall ever be required to bring such a grievance, and no Citizen shall suffer reprisal for the honest bringing of one.

How a complaint is heard. Every grievance against a Constable shall be reviewed under the standing machinery of this Charter, to wit: (i) the Roster of Consequences and the Constable Misconducte clause set down in §5a above, which provideth the schedule of removal, the 365-daye Marke, and the optional schedule of reinstatement; and (ii) the Boarde of Reviewe of Article I, §3, before whom the accused Constable and the grieving Citizen alike may be heard, and whose ruling is final within the Towne. The Citizen's right of appeal unto the Boarde of Reviewe is preserved in every instance.

Of the Founder's reserved hande. Nothing in this section abridgeth the power of Her Ladyship the Founder, under Supreme Articles Α and Ε, to remove, suspend, or appoint anie Constable at anie time and for anie cause — which power is plenarie, personal, and unreviewable. This Watch Upon the Watch standeth alongside that reserved hande, not in place of it: the Citizen retayneth the public path set forth above, and the Founder retayneth the sovereign path set forth in the Supreme Articles.

What this clause doth not create. No officer, no badge, no commission, and no peace-officer power recognised by anie government of the Earth is conferred by this section. The Watch Upon the Watch is, in plain speeche, the published promise of the Towne that complaints against its Constables shall be received, recorded, and ruled upon under the rules already chiseled into this Charter — and nothing more.

Voice of the Citizenrie & Sovereignty of the Towne

Ratified & Sealed — Article III of XXXII

Her Ladyship Bellus Doth Governe BellusTowne

  1. The Golden Rule. BellusTowne is governed in full by Her Ladyship, Lady Bellus, supreme Stewardesse of this Place, in accordance with this present Charter and the Communitie Guidelines. All matters arising withinBellusTowne — Accountes, Standinge, Marketplace, Discourse, Roleplaye, Titles, Ceremonies, and Entrye — be decided by Her Ladyship and her Constables, and those rulings be final within the Towne.
  2. Libertie without the Towne. The Citizenrie be wholly at libertie to speake of BellusTowne wheresoever they may chuse. Nothing in this Charter restrayneth a Citizen's righte to post honest Reviewes upon any third-partie place, to addresse the presse or the publick squares of the moderne age, to call upon the Lawe-enforcement, the Regulators, the wardens of Child-safetie, the Courtes, or learned Counsell — at any houre, for any cause, without notice given to the Towne and without first making use of our internall appeales. No penaltie of any kinde shall fasten upon such speech.
  3. The Towne's rules holde within the Towne. Whilst within the walls of BellusTowne, every Citizen doth agree to abide by this Charter and the Communitie Guidelines. Comportment that breacheth those rules — includinge such as taketh place within the Towne's Discourse, her Forums, her Marketplace, or her Ceremonies — may bringe forth in-app Consequences as set downe in the Roster of Consequences (admonition, restraynt, Jayle, or removal), regardlesse of how the same may afterwarde be reported abroade.
  4. No claime of outwarde authoritie. Her Ladyship claymeth no dominion over any Citizen's life, speech, employmente, nor comportment without the gates of BellusTowne. The rulings of the Towne doe binde only that which cometh to passe within the Towne and upon the services owned of the Towne.
  5. Statutorie rightes preserved. Nothing in this Article doth waive any Citizen's non-waivable statutorie rightes (chargebacks, GDPR/CCPA data rightes, the righte to addresse Regulators or Courtes). Statementes knowne to be false and uttered with malice remayne subject to the common Lawe of defamation; this Charter neither enlargeth nor restrayneth those remedies as they already stande.
  6. The Matriarchall Foundation. This Towne is founded upon the considered conviction that the highest counsel ariseth where women governe with wisdom, and where men of wisdom doe gladly take that counsel. Citizens of every kinde — women, men, and all souls between — be welcome within these gates upon equal footing as Citizens; the throne, howbeit, abideth with Her Ladyship, and the Towne is not embarrassed of it. This section doth not denigrate any Citizen for what they are; it doth, however, name plainly what this Towne is.

Of the Authoritie of Lady Bellus — Reserved Floors of Article II

Continuing Article II of XXXII — §9 and §10

§9. Of the Reserved Rights of Every Citizen (the Floors That May Not Be Crossed)

Notwithstanding anie other Article, clause, or custome of this Charter, no provision herein shall be construed to waive, abridge, nor diminish:

  1. A Citizen's right to request the deletion or portabilitie of personall data under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the California Consumer Privacy Acte (CCPA), or anie like statute applicable to the Citizen's residence.
  2. A Citizen's right to dispute a charge with the issuer of the card, bank account, or instrument by which paymente was made.
  3. A Citizen's right to a refund of unused, prepaid subscription value, as set forth in §6 above and as may be required by the law of the Citizen's residence.
  4. The Towne's obligation to respond to lawful process — including valid subpoenas, court orders, and statutory reporting requirements.

Within — and only within — these four floors, the Founder's authoritie over the conduct of the Towne, the access of every Citizen, the terms of return after banishment, and the price thereof, is absolute and finall.

§10. Of the Clearance Tiers (Reach & Limitt)

Clearance tiers — including but not limited to Top Secret,Sealed Chamber, and the Founder's Eyes Only seale — govern access within the Towne only. They doe not, and cannot, overrule anie lawful obligation of disclosure, including but not limited to valid subpoenas, court orders, and statutory reporting requirements. The Towne's loyaltie to the law of the land is settled and shall not be put in question by anie roleplay clearance.

Of the Guildes of the Districts

Ratified & Sealed — Article V of XXXII

The Church's Guild, the Schools Guild, & the Merchants Guild

  1. Of the Guildes generallie. Within every district of trade, learning, or faith there shall be a Guild — a private chamber and counsel of four (4) elected members who speak for the district. The Guildes hereby established are the Church's Guild, the Schools Guild, and the Merchants Guild. Each district's private chamber and its college of elected representatives shall hereafter be known and styled together as that district's Guild.
  2. Of Election Day. Upon the ninth day of December each year (December 9th), every Citizen enrolled in a district — students and Shifu of the Schools, monks and laity of the Churches, and merchants and service-providers of the Marketplace — shall cast one vote for the four Guild members of their district for the year following.
  3. Of Bellus Day. Upon the thirteenth day of December (Bellus Day, December 13th), the four Guild members of each district shall be announced from the Towne Halle. Their term beginneth on the first day of the New Year and runneth for one year.
  4. Of the Guild Chamber. Each Guild keepeth a private chamber (a discourse room) wherein the four sitting members may counsel, vote upon Guild motions, and invoke the Lady Bellus's presence (see the Towne Treasury, Guild Invocation). A simple majority of the four (i.e. three of four) shall suffice to carry any Guild motion, including the invocation.
  5. Of Guild Conduct. Guild members remain subject in full to this Charter and the Roster of Consequences. A Guild member who incurreth a Second-Tier Mark or graver during their term shall be suspended from their Guild seat for the duration of the Mark; the seat shall, if vacant beyond thirty (30) days, be filled by the next-highest vote-getter from the prior election.
  6. Of voluntarie participation. Standing for election, voting, and serving in a Guild are altogether voluntary. No Citizen is compelled to participate, and no fee is required to vote or to stand.

Of Guild Dues & the Coloured Badges of the Guildes

Ratified & Sealed — Article X of XXXII

Of Voluntarie Dues Offered by Each Guild & the Three Tiers of Badge

  1. Of Guild Dues generallie. Each of the three Guildes — the Church's Guild, the Schools Guild, and the Merchants Guild — may offer unto the Citizenrie of its district a packet of voluntarie Guild Dues. Dues are altogether voluntary; no Citizen is compelled to purchase, and the declining thereof shall worke no penaltie, loss of vote, nor loss of standinge within the Guild or the Towne.
  2. Of the three tiers offered by each Guild.
    • Guildsman — $15. A green name-badge marking the bearer in Guild Member with the Guild.
    • Champion — $35. A blue name-badge marking the bearer a Hero of the Guild.
    • Grand Champion — $75. A gold name-badge marking the bearer a Grand Champion of the Guild.
  3. Of the Guild Letter upon the Badge. Every Badge sold of a Guild shall beare the initiall letter of the Guild's name, to wit: "C" for the Church's Guild, "S" for the Schools Guild, and "M" for the Merchants Guild, that the Citizenrie may know at a glance the Guild whereunto the bearer payeth dues.
  4. Of point of sale. Guild Dues are purchased from the Guild that offereth them — at the Guild's chamber within its district — and not at the Treasury. A Citizen may purchase dues from more than one Guild, and may holde concurrent Badges of any colour from any number of Guildes.
  5. Of duration & renewall. Each Guild Dues packet endureth for one (1) yeare from the day of purchase, and may be renewed at the Citizen's sole election. Badges suspend of themselves whilst the bearer's Accounte be in the Jayle or under suspension (Article II), and the term shall be extended by the duration of the said pause.
  6. Of refunds & statutorie rightes. A purchaser may cancel within seven (7) days of purchase for a full refund. Guild Badges confer no cash value, are not transferable, and confer no authoritie without the Towne. Nothing herein abridgeth a Citizen's chargeback rightes nor rightes under the GDPR or CCPA.
  7. Of conduct of the Guild Treasurie. Monies collected of Guild Dues are kept of the Guild for the use of the Guild and its district, net of the Towne's Charter Fee set forth in the next clause. The Guild shall publish a brief accounting once each year, upon or before Bellus Day, that the Citizenrie may see how the dues have been disposed.
  8. Of the Towne's Charter Fee upon Guild Revenues. In consideration of the Guild chambers, the paymente raile, the governance and election machinerie, the dispute-resolution office, the keeping of records, and the use of the BellusTowne name and seal — all of which the Towne provideth unto each Guild — the Towne shall take a flat five percent (5%) of every coin received by any Guild from any source, the said share being the Towne's Charter Fee. The Charter Fee applieth to Guild Dues and to any other revenue a Guild may from time to time receive (sponsorships, listing fees, ticketed Guild events, and the like). The Charter Fee is paid unto the Towne at the moment of collection, automatically by the Towne's paymente raile, and is itemised plainly upon every receipt and upon the Guild's annual accounting, so that no Citizen and no Guild member be left to wonder where the coin hath gone. The Charter Fee is not a tax, not a tithe, and not a fine; it is the standing platform fee of the Towne, of like kind unto the service fees taken by any reputable marketplace or membership platform, and is disclosed unto every dues-payer upon the checkout page ere coine is tendered. Refunded dues return the Charter Fee unto the Guild treasurie in full, so that the Towne keepeth no share of a sale that did not stande.

Of the Social Tiers & Honorary Titles of the Towne

Ratified & Sealed — Article XII of XXXII

Of the Three Honorary Tiers Offered unto the Citizenrie

  1. Of Social Tiers generallie. The Towne offereth unto the Citizenrie three monthly Social Tiers, by which a Citizen may take an honorary courtesy title for the term of their subscription. Social Tiers are altogether voluntary, are roleplay courtesy titles only, and confer no office, no governance authoritie, no Guild seat, no priority in Audience Day, and no advantage in any drawing, dispute, or Markes upon the Roster of Consequences. The declining thereof shall worke no penaltie nor loss of standinge within the Towne.
  2. Of the three tiers offered.
    • Respected Member — $5/month. The bearer may be styled "Respected Member" upon their Accounte and in publick Towne discourse.
    • Duke or Duchess — $10/month. The bearer may be styled "Duke" or "Duchess" of BellusTowne upon their Accounte and in publick Towne discourse.
    • Lord or Lady — $20/month. The bearer may be styled "Lord" or "Lady" of BellusTowne upon their Accounte and in publick Towne discourse. The title "Lady Bellus" is reserved unto Her Ladyship alone and may not be taken, mocked, nor impersonated by any subscriber of this tier.
  3. Of duration, renewall, & pause. Each tier is billed monthly and endureth so long as the subscription be in good standinge. The bearer may cancel at any time by one-click controll upon the billing page; accesse unto the courtesy title endureth through the end of the paid month and shall not be charged the next, in accord with the Restore Online Shoppers' Confidence Act and all applicable state auto-renewall statutes. Whilst the bearer's Accounte be in the Jayle or under suspension (Article II), the subscription pauseth of itselfe and no charge is taken for the duration of the restraynt.
  4. Of plain disclosure at checkout. Every checkout page for a Social Tier shall display the all-in monthlie totall, the renewall date, and the plain notice that the title is an honorary courtesy title only, that it conferreth no office, governance authoritie, nor legal nobility, and that it hath no cash value in or out of the Towne.
  5. Of refunds & statutorie rightes. A purchaser may cancel within seven (7) days of the firste month's charge for a full refund, ere any thirty (30) dayes of title-bearing be taken. Thereafter, cancellation endeth the next billing cycle and no further charge is taken. Nothing herein abridgeth any Citizen's chargeback righte, nor any righte under the GDPR or CCPA.
  6. Not transferable, not redeemable. Social Tier titles are personall unto the subscriber's Accounte, may not be sold, gifted, traded, nor otherwise transferred, and confer no legall noble rank, no governmental office, and no authoritie without the gates of BellusTowne.

Of the Place of Purchase

Ratified & Sealed — Article XI of XXXII

Whereat the Citizenrie May Tender Coine within the Towne

  1. Of free commerce throughout the Towne. Purchases, tithes, dues, sponsorships, and like tenderings of coine may be made wheresoever within BellusTowne the offering is presented — at the Schools, at the Churches, at the Guild chambers, at the Radio Station, at the Cinema, at the Marketplace, or elsewhere as the Towne may from time to time establish. No prior Article of this Charter shall be read to restrict commerce unto any one district; if any such reading hath crept in by inference, it is hereby expressly disavowed and struck.
  2. Of the Marketplace's especiall office. The Marketplace remayneth the chief seate of trade among Citizens, and the Towne doth heartily encourage the Citizenrie to frequent her stalls and to support the merchants thereof; but the Marketplace holdeth no monopolie upon the act of purchase within the Towne.
  3. Of the Lady Bellus Offerings — Treasury onlie. Any offering whose subject is the person, presence, audience, voice, or favoure of the Lady Bellus shall be sold only at Ye Olde Towne Treasury and at no other place within the Towne. The same includeth, without limitation: Audience Day passes, Annual Audience Passes, Private Audiences, Speaking Visits, Guild Invocations, and The Lady's Letter(Article IX). No Guild, Church, School, Radio Station, Cinema, nor merchant may vend, resell, gift, auction, nor otherwise transfer any Lady Bellus offering, save under licence granted in writing of the Treasury.
  4. Of clear pricing & consumer protection. Every point of sale within the Towne, wheresoever situate, shall display the all-in totall, applicable taxes and processing fees, and a plain disclosure of refund termes ere any coine be taken (Article II, §6). Nothing in this Article waiveth any statutorie consumer righte, chargeback righte, or righte under the GDPR or CCPA.

Of the Repeat-Offender Audience Tier

Ratified & Sealed — Article VI of XXXII

Of Audience Pricing for Citizens With Active Marks

  1. The Lady Bellus's prerogative. The Lady Bellus prefereth not to be troubled in Private Audience by disturbers of the peace. Where a Citizen with an active Offence Mark seeketh a Private Audience, the price thereof is set by tier of their standing, as a matter of the Lady's own discretion and disclosed openly upon this Charter.
  2. The Audience Tier Schedule.
    • Citizen in Good Standing — $499
    • 2nd-Tier Offender (one active 2nd-Offence Mark) — $599
    • 3rd-Tier Offender (active 3rd-Offence Mark) — $699
    • 4th-Tier Offender (active 4th-Offence Mark) — $799
  3. Of automatic tier detection. The Towne's system shall automatically compute, at the moment of checkout, whether the purchasing Citizen carrieth an active Mark within the prior thirty (30) days, and shall apply the highest applicable tier from the schedule above. The Citizen shall see the applied tier and its price before any payment is taken; no surcharge may be applied that was not first disclosed on the checkout summary.
  4. Audience Day is unaffected. The $15 Audience Day price is the same for all Citizens in attendance and is not adjusted by tier.
  5. Of refunds upon overturned Marks. Should a Mark be overturned on appeal under Article I, §3, after a tier-priced Private Audience hath been purchased, the difference between the tiered price and the Good-Standing price shall be refunded to the originall method of paymente within ten (10) business days.
  6. Statutorie rightes preserved. Nothing in this Article waiveth a Citizen's chargeback rights, GDPR/CCPA rights, FTC auto-renewal protections, or the Consumer Review Fairness Act (15 U.S.C. § 45b). All Audience tier pricing is voluntary; no Citizen is required to purchase a Private Audience at any price.

Of the Annual Audience Passes

Ratified & Sealed — Article VII of XXXII

Of the Three Tiers of Annual Pass

  1. Of the Annual Passes generallie. The Treasury offereth unto every Citizen, at their own election, an Annual Audience Pass in one of three tiers. Each Pass endureth for one (1) yeare from the day of purchase, and granteth a fixed allotment of Audience Day attendances before the Lady Bellus.
  2. The Pass Schedule.
    • Squire's Pass — $49. Includeth five (5) Audience Day passes.
    • Knight's Pass — $99. Includeth ten (10) Audience Day passes.
    • Sovereign's Pass — $149. Includeth fifteen (15) Audience Day passes.
  3. Of the use & expiry of allotments. Audience Day passes granted under a Pass may be used at any time during the term of the Pass; any allotment unused at the term's end shall expire and shall not be refunded in coin. A Citizen may hold more than one Pass concurrently, and the allotments thereof shall stack.
  4. Statutorie rightes preserved. Annual Passes are one-time purchases that do not auto-renew, and so are not subject to the FTC's auto-renewal rules; should the Treasury hereafter offer an auto-renewing variant, the same shall comply in full with the Restore Online Shoppers' Confidence Act and all applicable state auto-renewal statutes, including plain disclosure, affirmative consent, and one-click cancellation. Nothing herein waiveth a Citizen's chargeback rights, nor their rights under the GDPR or CCPA.
  5. Of the Patron Tourney & the Champion's Purse (Bellus Day). Once each yeare, upon a daye styled Bellus Day, the Lady proclaymeth a Tourney of Skill for the delight and honoure of the Citizenrie and all friends of the Towne. The same is a skill-judged contest, and is in no wise a sweepstakes, lotterye, drawing, raffle, nor game of chance. Entries are scored upon a Rubric published in advance of the entry window; three judges read each entry blind, and their scores are averaged; the highest averaged score is named Grand Champion and taketh the Champion's Purse. No chance, no lot, no randomization shall be used at any step. Entry is free — no purchase, dues, subscription, badge, perke, nor coin spent within BellusTowne shall confer any advantage in judging, and Citizens, Wayfarers, and non-account holders may enter on equall footing. Entrants must be of eighteen (18) yeares of age or older and shall attest to age, originality, and the rules at submission. One (1) entry per entrant per Tourney. The Champion's Purse is funded wholly from a standing two-percent (2%) revenue earmarke Strength & Solidarity LLC setteth aside from every BellusTowne sale; it is the Companie's own coin held in trust for the winner, and is in no wise a pot of entrant monies. The Tourney is offered only where lawfull and is void where prohibited; entrants shall be subject to all applicable contest laws of the United States and of their state of residence. The full rubric, governing rules, and the seated panel of judges shall be published upon the page styled Bellus Day · Rubric, Judges & Rules before the entry window opens. Nothing in this Article waiveth any Citizen's statutorie rights, including the right to addresse the Regulators or any Courte of competent jurisdiction.

Of Named Day Sponsorships & the Radio Station

Ratified & Sealed — Article VIII of XXXII

Of Dedications Purchased at the Treasury & Shewn within the Radio Station

  1. Of the Named Day Sponsorship generallie. Any Citizen may, at the Treasury, purchase a Named Day Sponsorshipwhereby a brief and seemlie dedication unto a friend, kinsman, or loved one shall be shewn within the Radio Station of BellusTowne for the term of one (1) yeare from the day of purchase.
  2. Of the three packages offered. The Treasury maintaineth three tiers, to wit:
    • Wayfarer's Whisper — $99. One (1) audio dedication of fifteen (15) seconds, shewn in the Radio Station three (3) times each week.
    • Crier's Proclamation — $149. One (1) audio dedication of twentie (20) seconds, shewn in the Radio Station five (5) times each week.
    • Bellringer's Heraldry — $199. One (1) audio dedication of thirtie (30) seconds, shewn in the Radio Station seven (7) times each week.
  3. Of seemlie content. Every dedication shall keepe within the bounds of the Communitie Guidelines and the rules of To Keepe the Peace (Article I). Dedications which containe harassment, threats, doxxing, fraud, unlawfull matter, infringemente of copyright, or other breach of the said Guidelines shall be refused ere they are shewn, or removed upon discoverie, and the Treasury shall offer the purchaser the choice of an amended submission or a full refund of the purchase price.
  4. Of consente of the dedicatee. The purchaser warrants that the persons named, depicted, or otherwise identified within the dedication have given such consente as the law requireth, and shall indemnifie BellusTowne against any claime arising from the absence of the same. Dedications concerning minors require the consente of the lawfull parent or guardian.
  5. Of the Radio Station's discretion & technical schedule.The exact houre and order in which dedications are shewn shall be set by the keepers of the Radio Station, who shall ensure each Sponsor receiveth the weekly count purchased. Brief outages by reason of maintenance shall be made up in the following week and shall not be cause for refund.
  6. Of refunds & statutorie rightes. A purchaser may cancel within seven (7) days of purchase, ere any dedication hath been shewn, for a full refund. Refunds owed by reason of refused content, technicall failure of the Radio Station, or breach by the Towne shall be credited unto the original method of payment. Nothing herein abridgeth any statutorie consumer righte under applicable lawe.
  7. Of the Programme Sponsorship. Any Citizen, merchant, or Guild may purchase the sponsorship of a named programme of the Radio Station for the price of $49 each moone. The Sponsor shall receive a spoken billing at the open and close of every airing of the said programme (e.g., "The Mornynge Bell, brought unto you by ____"), and a written mention upon the Radio Station's programme page. Sponsorships renew monethlie and may be cancelled at any tyme with no further charge.
  8. Of the Jingle Slot. A merchant or Guild may place a fifteen-second (15s) jingle or spoken notice into the Radio Station's rotation for $29 each moone, shewn no fewer than seven (7) tymes each week. All jingles are bounde by the same content rules as Dedication Day and may be refused or removed for breach of the Communitie Guidelines.
  9. Of the Houre of Power. Any Citizen may sponsor a single curated houre of the airwaves for $19 each moone, receiving billing as the Patron of that Houre and the privilege of suggesting (but not dictating) the matter therein shewn. The keepers of the Radio Station retain final discretion over content per item 5 above.
  10. Of the Listener Patron. Any Citizen may become a sustaining Patron of the Radio Station at one of three monethlie tiers — $3 (Friend), $7 (Patron), or $12 (Benefactor) — and shall be named in the Patrons' Roll shewn upon the Radio Station's page, with such additional tokens of thankes as the keepers may from tyme to tyme appoint. Patronage may be cancelled at any tyme with no further charge.
  11. Of the Birthday Bell. For the price of $25, a single dedicated birthday greeting of up to twentie (20) seconds shall be shewn upon the named day and the eve thereof, no fewer than three (3) tymes across the two days. The same rules of consente and seemlie content apply.
  12. Of the Request Token. A Citizen may purchase a Request Token whereby the keepers of the Radio Station shall endeavour to play a chosen song or read a chosen brief notice within seven (7) days. Two tiers are offered: a Standard Token at $3 (one airing, scheduling at the keepers' discretion), and a Priority Token at $25 (one airing within twentie-four (24) houres of receipt, at a houre chosen by the purchaser from the available slots). All requests remain subject to the content rules of Article VIII and Article I.
  13. Of the Radio Spotlight. Any holder of a Dedication Day, Programme Sponsorship, or Jingle Slot may add a Spotlight for $15 each moone, wherein the said dedication, programme, or jingle shall be shewn one (1) additional tyme each day during the Towne's peak listening houres. The Spotlight is an add-on onlie and may not stande alone.
  14. Of the Towne Dispatch Newsletter Sponsorship. The Radio Station shall publishe a regular Towne Dispatch unto the Citizenrie. A merchant, Guild, or Citizen may purchase the sponsorship of one (1) issue thereof for $99 each moone, receiving named billing within the said issue and a single spoken mention across the airwaves upon its day of publication. Issues are limited to one Sponsor each.
  15. Of fulfillment & the warrant of sale. All wares of this Article are Lady's Products per Article XVI: they are generated, fulfilled, and tendered solely through the Towne Treasury. The Radio Station shewethforth and airreth the same; the Treasury holdeth the warrant of sale. All such sponsorships and patronages may be cancelled at any tyme with no further charge, and refunds for refused content or technicall failure shall be credited unto the original method of payment per item 6 above.

Of The Lady's Letter — The Preferred Pass of BellusTowne

Ratified & Sealed — Article IX of XXXII

Of the VIP Preferred Pass & the Weeklie Benefits Pertayninge Thereunto

  1. Of The Lady's Letter generallie. Any Citizen in Good Standing may, at the Treasury, purchase The Lady's Letter, a preferred-pass Badge of the Towne, for the price of $199. The Badge endureth for one (1) full yeare from the time of purchase, after which it may be renewed at the Citizen's sole election.
  2. Of the weeklie benefits granted by the Badge. Whilst the Badge be in force, the bearer shall, each calendar week, receive of the Towne the followinge benefits at no additionall coin:
    • One (1) courtesy Audience Day pass, joyned unto any Audience Day passes the bearer may otherwise hold (Article VII).
    • One (1) free Mark Removall of forty-eight (48) houres' effect, applicable only unto Marks of the bearer's owne Accounte and only unto Marks that be eligible for removall under the Roster of Consequences (Article II). The said removall shall not apply unto Marks issued for harassment, doxxing, threats, fraud, CSAM, nor any other categorie which the Charter holdeth unremovable.
    • One (1) free Audience Day pass for the weeklie Audience Day with the Lady Bellus (Treasury).
    • One (1) free admission unto the Cinema of BellusTowne.
    • One (1) free houre of control of the Radio Station, the said houre being monitored and rationed of itselfe by the Towne's timekeepinge engine so that no bearer exceedeth their allotted tyme.
  3. Of the weeklie reset & non-accumulation. These benefits reset at the beginning of each calendar week (Monday, 12:00am, in the tyme of the Towne's servers). Unused benefits do not accumulate from week to week and have no cash value, in or out of the Towne.
  4. Of Standing required for use. The benefits of The Lady's Letter may be used only by a bearer whose Accounte is in Good Standing at the moment of use. Whilst the bearer's Accounte be suspended, banished, or in the Jayle (Article II), the Badge's benefits shall be paused of themselves and the one-year term shall be extended by the duration of the said pause, so that no week of paid benefit be lost by reason of restraynt.
  5. The Badge purchaseth opportunitie, not outcome. The free Audience Day pass, like all Audience Day passes, affordeth the bearer the opportunity to be heard by the Lady Bellus; the granting or declining of any request remayneth at Her Ladyship's sole discretion.
  6. Of refunds, cancellation, & statutorie rightes. A purchaser may cancel within seven (7) days of purchase, ere any weeklie benefit hath been used, for a full refund. After any benefit hath been used, refunds shall be made upon a prorated basis at the Treasury's discretion, save where applicable consumer-protection lawe requireth otherwise. The Badge is not an auto-renewing subscription unless the bearer affirmatively electeth at checkout to make it so; any auto-renewing variant shall comply in full with the Restore Online Shoppers' Confidence Act and all applicable state auto-renewall statutes, including plain disclosure, affirmative consent, and one-click cancellation. Nothing herein abridgeth any chargeback righte, nor any righte under the GDPR or CCPA.
  7. Not transferable, not redeemable. The Lady's Letter is personall unto the Citizen who purchaseth it, is bound unto that Citizen's Accounte, and may not be sold, gifted, traded, nor otherwise transferred. The Badge hath no cash value and is not redeemable for monies.

Of the Guild Invocation

Ratified & Sealed — Article XIV of XXXII

Of the Summoning of the Lady Bellus into a Guild Chamber

  1. Of the Invocation generallie. Any of the three Guildes — the Church's Guild, the Schools Guild, or the Merchants Guild— may, at their sole election, purchase from the Towne Treasury a Guild Invocation, whereby the Lady Bellus shall enter the Guild's private chamber for an agreed window to hear counsel, answer Guild matters, and confer with the four sitting members.
  2. Of the price. The Invocation shall be tendered at the fixed price of $299 per summons, paid through the Towne Treasury at the time of request.
  3. Of the vote. No Invocation shall be tendered save by motion of a sitting Guild. A simple majority of the four members — to wit, three of four — shall suffice to carry the motion and authorise the payment.
  4. Of the manner of summons. The motion is raised within the Guild's private chamber by the action styled "Request the Lady Bellus's Presence". Upon majority approval and full payment, the Lady Bellus joineth the chamber at the agreed window, her schedule permitting.
  5. Of the character of the tendering. Every Guild Invocation is a purchase of the Lady Bellus's counsel and presence; it is in no wise a charitable donation, gift, tithe, or offering, in conformity with Article XIII of this Charter.
  6. Of refunds & cancellation. Should the Lady Bellus be unable to honour an agreed window, the Guild shall be offered either a rescheduled window or a full refund of the $299, at the Guild's election.

Of the Marketplace & her Residual Revenues

Ratified & Sealed — Article XV of XXXII

Of Stall Subscriptions, the Transaction Toll, & Promoted Wares

  1. Of the Merchant Stall Subscription. Any Citizen who would vend wares or services within the Marketplace may, at their sole election, take a monthly Stall Subscription, to wit:
    • Stallkeeper — $19/month. A simple stall, up to ten (10) listings standing at once, basic placement within the Marketplace.
    • Shoppekeeper — $39/month. An appointed shoppe, up to fifty (50) listings standing at once, improved placement, and a shoppe storefront page.
    • Guildhouse — $99/month. A full guildhouse, unlimited listings, premium placement, customary banner upon the storefront, and priority of Merchant supporte.
    All tiers shall be presented at their all-in monthlie totall at checkout, with plain disclosure of the renewall date and a one-click controll of cancellation, in accord with the Restore Online Shoppers' Confidence Act and all applicable state auto-renewall statutes. A Citizen may cancel at any time; access to the paid tier endureth through the end of the paid month and shall not be charged the next.
  2. Of the Transaction Toll. Upon every completed sale of wares or services tendered within the Marketplace, the Towne shall take a toll of five percent (5%) of the gross sale price, the said toll being the Towne's share for maintayning the Marketplace, the paymente raile, fraud protection, and dispute resolution. The toll shall be disclosed upon every listing page and upon the order summarie ere the buyer tendereth coine, and shall be itemised upon the merchant's settlement statement. Refunded sales return the toll unto the merchant in full.
  3. Of Promoted Wares. Any subscribing merchant may, at their sole election, purchase Promoted Wares placement for any one of their listings at the rate of $10 per week per featured item. Promoted Wares shall be plainly marked as "Promoted" upon every surface where they appeare, in accord with the FTC Endorsement Guides and the rules of cleare advertising.
  4. Of merchant termes & consumer protections. Every merchant who vendeth within the Marketplace warrants that they hath the lawfull righte to sell the wares listed, that their listings be truthfull, and that they shall honour the refund and returne termes plainly published upon their storefront. Nothing in this Article waiveth any buyer's chargeback righte, righte under the Magnuson–Moss Warranty Act, nor any righte under the GDPR or CCPA. The Towne shall not be a partie to the underlying sale, save as keeper of the Marketplace and the paymente raile.
  5. Of disputes & Marks upon merchants. Merchants who breache the rules of To Keepe the Peace (Article I) — by fraud, deceptive listings, infringemente of copyright, or other materiall breach — be subject to Marks upon their Accounte and, in grievous cases, suspension of the storefront. Refunds owed by reason of such breach shall be returned unto the buyer in full upon the originall method of paymente.
  6. Of place of purchase preserved. Nothing in this Article restricteth the rule of free commerce throughout the Towne (Article XI). Stall Subscriptions, Promoted Wares, and like Marketplace offerings be purchased at the Marketplace; Lady Bellus offerings remayne reserved unto the Treasury alone.

Of the Lady's Products — All Issued from the Treasury

Ratified & Sealed — Article XVI of XXXII

The Towne Treasury as Sole Point of Origin for All Lady Bellus Offerings

  1. Of the sole point of origin. Every product, service, badge, pass, audience, letter, visit, invocation, dedication, drawing, sponsorship, or like offering bearing the name, likeness, voice, presence, or counsel of the Lady Bellus — styled herein "Lady's Products" — shall be generated, produced, fulfilled, and tendered solely through the Towne Treasury. The Treasury is the sole point of origin, the sole point of sale, and the sole party of record for every such offering.
  2. Of the enumerated Lady's Products. The Lady's Products presently established include, without limitation:
    • Private Audience with the Lady Bellus (Article VI & Treasury);
    • Speaking Visits unto Schools & Churches;
    • Guild Invocations (Article XIV);
    • The Lady's Letter Preferred Pass (Article IX);
    • The Annual Audience Pass (Article VII);
    • Dedication Day sponsorships of the Radio Station (Article VIII);
    • Any future offering hereafter ordayned bearing the Lady's name or presence.
  3. Of prohibition unto other channels. No Guild, district, Marketplace stall, member, affiliate, or third party shall produce, resell, repackage, sublicense, or tender any Lady's Product through any channel save the Towne Treasury. Marketplace stalls and Guild chambers are expressly forbidden from offering Lady's Products under any badge, banner, or listing of their own.
  4. Of the character of every tendering. Every Lady's Product is a purchase from the Treasury and is in no wise a charitable donation, gift, tithe, or offering, in conformity with Article XIII.
  5. Of the Treasury's exclusive warrant. Only the Towne Treasury holdeth warrant to set the price, fix the terms, accept payment, schedule the fulfilment, issue refunds, and speak of record for any Lady's Product. Communications, listings, or invoices issued in the Lady's name from any other channel are null and of no force.

Of the Towne Perks — Monthly Add-Ons

Ratified & Sealed — Article XVII of XXXII

Of the Three Tiers of Recurring Monthly Perks

  1. Of the Perks generallie. The Towne offereth unto the Citizenrie three monthly Perks Add-Ons, recurring upon a calendar-monthly subscription. The Perks are voluntary, may be stacked with the Lady's Letter, the Social Tiers, and the Guild Dues, and may be cancelled one-click at any time.
  2. Of the three tiers.
    • Squire's Perk — $9/month. One (1) courtesy Audience Day pass each month, name in the monthly Towne Dispatch, and a "Squire" flair upon the profile.
    • Knight's Perk — $19/month. Three (3) courtesy Audience Day passes each month, a 24-houre early-access window unto the Audience Day calendar, the monthly Dispatch, and a "Knight" flair.
    • Champion's Perk — $25/month. Five (5) courtesy Audience Day passes each month, a 48-houre priority booking window unto the Audience Day calendar, recognition upon the Towne Halle wall of Champions, the monthly Dispatch, and a "Champion" flair.
  3. Of honorary & utilitarian character. The Perks are utilitarian add-ons and honorary flairs only. They conferre no office, no governance authority, no Guild seat, no preference in moderation outcomes, and no preference in any Audience outcome. The early-access window purchaseth the opportunity to book first, not any guaranteed slot.
  4. Of billing & cancellation. The Perks are billed monthly and endure so long as the subscription be in force. Cancellation is one-click at any time and stoppeth all future charges; benefits remayne available through the end of the paid billing period.
  5. Of pausing during Mark or suspension. Whilst the bearer's Accounte be under any active Mark or suspension (Article II), the Perks subscription pauseth of itselfe and billing is suspended; upon restoration the subscription resumeth at the bearer's election.
  6. Of the character of every tendering. Every Perks payment is a purchase of utilitarian add-ons; it is in no wise a charitable donation, gift, tithe, or offering, in conformity with Article XIII.
  7. Of statutorie consumer rightes. Nothing herein abridgeth any statutorie consumer righte unto cancellation, refund, or chargeback under applicable lawe (including the FTC "Click-to-Cancel" Rule, 15 U.S.C. § 45b, and any state-law analogue).

Of Businesse Termes & the Reinstatement User Fee

Ratified & Sealed — Article IV of XXXII

The Reinstatement User Fee, & the Righte of the Towne to Sette her Termes of Entrye

  1. The Towne's righte to sette her termes of entrye. BellusTowne is private propertie, owned and held in keepinge of Her Ladyship, Lady Bellus. Accesse unto the Towne and unto her privileged offerings (Discourse, Marketplace, Ceremonies, Titles, and the premium quarters) is a privilege which the Towne extendeth upon her owne termes, and is no righte. Her Ladyship and her Constables may suspend or banish any Accounte that breacheth the rules of To Keepe the Peace, in accordance with the Roster of Consequences and the processe of the Notice of Infraction (Article I).
  2. Of the Reinstatement User Fee. A Citizen whose Accounte hath been suspended or banished by reason of a conduct-grounded breach may, at their sole election, purchase a Reinstatement User Fee to restore their accesse and their privileges. The paymente of the said fee is altogether voluntarie. No Citizen is required to pay in order to depart, to close their Accounte, to exercise their statutorie rightes, or to speake of BellusTowne abroade. A Citizen who declineth to pay doth simply not returne — no debte is therefrom created, no collection is pursued, and nothing is reported unto any outwarde partie.
  3. Conduct-grounded triggers onlie. The Reinstatement User Fee may onlie be assessed in answere to comportment that breacheth the rules of To Keepe the Peace within the Towne — harassment, doxxing, threats, fraud, spam, CSAM, or materiall breach of the Communitie Guidelines. The fee shall never be assessed in answere unto a Citizen's honest Reviewe, criticisme, assessmente of performance, nor any other lawfull speech concerninge BellusTowne uttered upon any third-partie place, unto the presse, nor unto any Regulator, Authoritie, or Courte. (See Article III, Sovereigntie & Voice of the Citizenrie, and the Consumer Review Fairness Act, 15 U.S.C. § 45b.)
  4. Disclosure goeth before consequence. The schedule of Reinstatement User Fees, set forth by tier of breach, shall be published upon the Towne's billing page and referenced within every Notice of Infraction ere a suspension taketh effect. No fee may be charged that was not first disclosed beforehande. The fee is paid in full, direct unto BellusTowne, before reinstatement.
  5. Refundable upon successefull appeale. A Citizen who payeth the Reinstatement User Fee retayneth the righte of appeale unto the Boarde of Reviewe (Article I, §3). Should the Boarde overturne the breach, the fee shall be refunded in full unto the originall method of paymente within ten (10) businesse dayes, joyned with a prorated credit for any subscription tyme lost to the suspension.
  6. Of all-in pricinge & auto-renewall. Subscriptions and Reinstatement User Fees be presented at their all-in totall at the checkout, with applicable processing fees and taxes set forth item by item upon the order summarie and the receipte. Any auto-renewinge charge doth display her next renewall date and a one-click controll of cancellation upon the billing page, in accord with FTC and State auto-renewall lawes.
  7. Of the windowe of dispute & chargebacks preserved. The Citizenrie may dispute any charge by writing unto BellusTowne billing supporte within sixtie (60) dayes of the charge; the said supporte shall answere within ten (10) businesse dayes. Nothing in this Charter doth waive any Citizen's righte to file a chargeback with their card issuer, to seeke a refunde under the applicable consumer-protection lawe, or to addresse Regulators. No retaliation — be it additionall fees, actions upon the Accounte, nor publick Markes — shall be visited upon any Citizen for the exercisinge of these rightes.
  8. Jayled Accountes pause of themselves. Whilst an Accounte be in the Jayle, or otherwise restrayned under the Three-Strikes Engine (Article II), any active subscription shall be paused of itselfe, with no charge takinge effect for the duration of the restraynt.
  9. In-Towne Coine is in-Towne onlie. Any in-Towne currencie, point, or token ("Towne Coine") hath no cash value, is not redeemable for monies, and is not transferable without the gates of BellusTowne. Adjustments of the in-Towne Coine be a mechanick of Roleplaye and of economie, and are no fine.
  10. The Golden Rule preserved. Nothing in this Article doth limit the supreme authoritie of Her Ladyship to governe BellusTowne, to sette and enforce the termes upon which accesse is extended, or to remove any Citizen whose comportment breacheth the rules of To Keepe the Peace. The Towne reserveth severe Consequences for bad actors, and reserveth them lawfully.

Of Purchases & the Prohibition of Charitable Donations

Decreed, Ratified & Sealed — Article XIII of XXXII

By Decree of Her Ladyship, Lady Bellus

  1. Of the Decree generallie. Be it knowne unto all who enter herein: no coine tendered within BellusTowne shall be called, accepted, treated, nor receipted as a "Charitable Donation," "Charitable Contribution," "Tithe," nor "Gift to Charitie." Every tendering of coine within the Towne — at the Schools, the Churches, the Guild chambers, the Radio Station, the Cinema, the Marketplace, the Treasury, or any other place within her gates — is and shall be deemed in every Article a purchase of goods, services, membership, honorary title, dedication, ceremony, opportunity, entertainment, or other plainly disclosed offering. All receipts, settlement statements, accountings, and ledgers shall plainly label such tenderings as "Purchase" and never as donation, contribution, or tithe.
  2. Of benevolent use without charitable character. The Towne maketh open and joyfull acknowledgemente that much of the coine she receiveth is applyed unto benevolent purposes — the upkeep of her chambers, the lighting of her districts, support of her Citizenrie, kindness shewn unto the needfull, and like good workes as Her Ladyship from tyme to tyme directeth. Yet such benevolent application of receipts shall not conferre upon any purchase the character of a Charitable Donation, nor shall it make of BellusTowne a charitie, a tax-exempte organisation, a 501(c)(3), nor any like vehicle under the lawes of the severall jurisdictions. No purchaser shall receive, request, nor be promised any tax-deduction receipte for any tendering made within the Towne.
  3. Of Charitable practice without the gates. Any actuall Charitable Contributions which any Citizen, Guild, member, Church, School, merchant, or other presence may chuse to make are made wholly without the gates of BellusTowne, of their owne initiative, unto charities of their owne chusing, and through paymente rails outside the Towne's owne. BellusTowne is no party unto, no agent for, and no fiduciarie of any such outwarde charitable practice.
  4. Of disclaimer of liabilitie. BellusTowne shall not be liable for, and shall not be holden responsible for, the charitable practices, representations, solicitations, accountings, tax-status claymes, nor disposition of funds of any Guild, member, Church, School, merchant, or charitable presence within or without the Towne. Should any Citizen or Guild hold themselves out as a charitie or solicit Charitable Donations either within the Towne or by use of the Towne's name, the same shall be a breach of this Article and of the rules of To Keepe the Peace (Article I), and shall be subject unto the Roster of Consequences (Article II) — up to and including removall of the offending listing, suspension of the Accounte, and full refunde unto every misled purchaser.
  5. Of plain disclosure at checkout. Every checkout page within the Towne shall present the tendering as a Purchase, with the goods or services received plainly described. No checkout page, listing, advertisement, banner, dedication, sponsorship, or other publick face of the Towne shall use the wordes "donation," "donate," "charitable," "tax-deductible," "non-profit," nor any like terme that might suggest unto a reasonable Citizen that the tendering is anything other than a purchase.
  6. Statutorie rightes preserved. Nothing in this Article abridgeth any Citizen's chargeback rightes, rightes under the Restore Online Shoppers' Confidence Act, the Consumer Review Fairness Act (15 U.S.C. § 45b), the FTC Endorsement Guides, the FTC Negative-Option Rule, the GDPR or CCPA, nor any other applicable consumer-protection lawe. This Decree is operative upon ratification and shall be reade harmoniouslie with every other Article of this Charter; where any prior wording might be reade to permit a Charitable Donation framing, that reading is hereby expressly disavowed and struck.

Of the Cinema

Ratified & Sealed — Article XVIII of XXXII

Of Ye Cinema, Her Halls, Her Wares & Her Sponsors

  1. Structure. The Cinema of BellusTowne shall keep six Genre Halls — Western, Sci-Fi, Comedy, Drama, Animation, and Documentary — joyned with one grand Feature Presentation Hall, wherein a single newe two-houre original film be shewn each weeke; and one Indie Wing, governed by Article XIX.
  2. Passes & Tickets. The Treasury offereth the following: Cinema Pass $9/month (all Halls, all Features); Premiere Pass $5/month (Feature Hall onlie); Single Feature Ticket $3; Opening Night Ticket $7 (24-houre early admission, free to Pass-bearers).
  3. Sponsorships (capped inventorie). Hall Sponsor $199/month (6 slots); Feature Sponsor $299/film (4 slots monthly); Pre-Roll Trailer Slot $49/week (3 per Feature); Lobby Poster Slot $19/month (8 slots); Concession Stall $29/month (6 stalls). All Sponsors reviewed against To Keepe the Peace (Article I) ere any coine be taken.
  4. Collector's Wares (ownership). Collector's Edition Download $19/film (4K, poster PDF, screenplay); Soundtrack $7/film; Director's Commentary $4; Behind-the-Scenes Reel $5/film. Passes grant streaming; Collector wares grant ownership. The two are several and distinct.
  5. Promotion Upsells (capped). Featured-on-Homepage $29/week (1 slot); Genre Hall Spotlight $19/week (1 per Hall); Push to Lady's Letter Holders $49/blast (2 blasts per weeke maximum).
  6. Lobby Wares. The lobby offereth Gift Cards ($10 / $25 / $50) and the Projectionist's Tip Jar (pay-what-thou-will, voluntarie).
  7. Place of Purchase. All Cinema wares are sold by the Towne Treasury per Article XI; the Cinema aireth and screeneth them. The Treasury holdeth the warrant of sale.
  8. Lady's Letter benefit. Bearers of the Lady's Letter (Article IX) enjoy one (1) free Cinema admission each calendar weeke, in addition to anye Pass held.
  9. Review & discretion. Every film, sponsor, and promotion is reviewed against the Communitie Guidelines and the rules of To Keepe the Peace (Article I) ere it be shewn or aired. The Cinema reserveth the righte to decline, pull, or schedule at the keepers' sole discretion.
  10. Refunds & chargebacks. Passes are cancellable one-click at any time; prorated refunds at the Treasury's discretion unless lawe requireth otherwise. Single tickets are non-refundable once the screening hath begunne. Nothing in this Article waiveth any buyer's chargeback righte nor any statutorie consumer righte.

Of the Indie Wing

Ratified & Sealed — Article XIX of XXXII

Of Outside Filmmakers, Submissions, Subscriptions & Revenue Share

  1. Open unto outside makers. The Indie Wing of the Cinema accepteth films from filmmakers outside the Lady's owne studio, by paid submission, subscription, or marquee slot, subject to the rules of this Article.
  2. Submission fees (one-time, 30-day screening window). Indie Short $25/film (≤10 min); Indie Feature $49/film (10–60 min); Full Feature $99/film (60+ min, includeth one lobby poster slot); Festival Block $149/film (inclusion in a curated themed bundle of five shorts). Windows renewable at the same price.
  3. Creator's Reel subscription (recurring). Lanternbearer $15/month (1 active film, basic analytics, "Indie Maker" badge); Standard $39/month (up to 3 active films, inclusion in 1 curated programme per month, profile page); Studio $99/month (unlimited films, owne Studio Wing, priority Feature Hall consideration, monthly analytics); Marquee $299/month (all of Studio plus one guaranteed Feature Hall premiere week per quarter, plus name upon the Cinema entrance).
  4. Marquee Premiere Slot — $499/week. A specific weeke in the Feature Hall, sharing the marquee with the Lady's owne Feature. Available onlie when the Lady's calendar permitteth; the Lady's originals hold first refusal upon every weeke.
  5. The Marquee guarantee. The Marquee subscription tier guaranteeth that the creator receiveth one Feature Hall premiere weeke each quarter — not which weeke. Calendaring resteth with the keepers. Should a quarter passe without a slot offered, the next quarter shall be doubled or the month's fee credited at the creator's election.
  6. Revenue share on creator content. Where viewers rent submitted films at the creator's set price ($2–$5), the Cinema keepeth 30% and the creator 70%, in keeping with industrie standard. Tip-jar splits 85/15 in the creator's favour. Lobby-merch splits 80/20 in the creator's favour, where the Cinema's print-on-demand pipeline is used. Creator-brought pre-roll sponsors split 75/25 in the creator's favour. All splits disclosed in writing at the moment of submission.
  7. Review & non-refundable fees. Every submission is reviewed against the Communitie Guidelines and the rules of To Keepe the Peace (Article I). Submission fees are non-refundable once reviewe beginneth, and refunded onlie if the film be declined ere reviewe doth commence.
  8. Sole discretion. The Lady Bellus and the Cinema's keepers may decline anye submission, pull anye film mid-window, or refuse to renew, at sole discretion. Such action shall not entitle the creator to a refund of fees already earned, save where the pullinge be for the Cinema's convenience and not for the creator's breach.
  9. Ownership warranty. Every submitter warranteth that they are the rightful owner of the film and of all elements therein, or hath obtayned all needful licences; and granteth the Cinema a non-exclusive licence to screen and promote the work for the duration of the window. DMCA notices are honoured per applicable lawe.
  10. Pause upon suspension. Should a creator's Accounte fall under Mark or suspension (Article II), all active windows and subscriptions pause of themselves, and the term is extended accordingly upon reinstatement.
  11. Payments via the Treasury. All creator earnings are paid by the Towne Treasury (Article XI) upon a monthly cycle, minus the platform share disclosed above. Creators shall provide such payment information as the lawe and the Treasury require.
  12. Statutorie rightes preserved. Nothing in this Article waiveth any creator's or viewer's chargeback rightes, rightes under the GDPR or CCPA, nor any other applicable consumer-protection or copyright lawe.

Of the Buildings of the Towne & the Launch-Honest Pricing Ladder

Ratified & Sealed — Article XX of XXXII

That the Towne's Sponsor & Creator Prices Rise Only with the Citizenrie

  1. Of the Buildings. Beyond the five Districts (Marketplace, Schools, Churches, Towne Halle, and Constables), the Towne shall keep certain standing Buildings, each a place of her own with her own keepers and her own wares. The standing Buildings hereby recognised are Ye Olde Towne Treasury, Ye Radio Station, and Ye Cinema. New Buildings may be raised only by amendment to this Charter.
  2. Of the Launch-Honest Pricing Ladder. Whilst the Towne is yet gathering her Citizenrie, every sponsor-side and creator-side price across the Towne shall be held at launch tier. Consumer-facing prices (Cinema Pass, Tickets, Soundtracks, Dedications, Patron tiers, Audience Day, the Lady's Letter) are not governed by this ladder and stand at their published rate.
  3. Of the Tiers. The ladder be measured by the Towne's Monthly Active Citizens (MAC) as published in the Towne Census:
    • Launch: < 1,000 MAC — launch prices stand.
    • Tier I: 1,000–4,999 MAC — sponsor/creator prices may rise to 2× launch.
    • Tier II: 5,000–24,999 MAC — up to 4× launch.
    • Tier III: 25,000–99,999 MAC — up to 8× launch.
    • Tier IV: 100,000+ MAC — published per inventory and category.
  4. Of the Trigger. A tier-raise may take effect only after the Towne Census hath shewn the relevant MAC threshold sustained for two (2) consecutive calendar months. All raises shall be announced in the Towne Dispatch no fewer than thirty (30) dayes ere they take effect.
  5. Of the Honour-bound Floor. Existing sponsorships and Creator's Reel subscriptions purchased at a lower tier shall be honoured at their then-current price through the end of the purchased term; no Citizen shall be charged the new tier mid-term.
  6. Of Free at Launch. Items marked "Free at launch" (Indie Wing submissions, Creator's Reel Lanternbearer, Push to Lady's Letter Holders, Houre of Power) shall remain free until the Towne crosseth the tier specifically named in their listing, and not before.
  7. Of Dedication Day delivery. Every Dedication Day purchase, in addition to its airings within the Radio Station, shall be delivered as an MP3 file by email unto the purchaser at the time of production, that the dedication may be kept, gifted, or shared beyond the Towne.
  8. Of the Census itself. The Towne shall publishe her measured Monthly Active Citizens openly each month, that every Citizen, sponsor, and creator may see plainly the basis upon which prices stand or rise. Honest disclosure is the moat of this Charter.
  9. Statutorie rightes preserved. Nothing in this Article waiveth any Citizen's chargeback rightes, rightes under the GDPR or CCPA, nor any other applicable consumer-protection lawe.

Of the Merger with the Atelier

Ratified & Sealed — Article XXI of XXXII

Of the Atelier, the Wayfarers' Hall, and Honest Commerce with Strength & Solidarity LLC

  1. Of the two houses. BellusTowne (the Towne) and Strength & Solidarity LLC (the Workshop) are held by one and the same founder. The Towne is the front-of-house — browseable, communal, and low-cost. The Workshop is the back-of-house — commissioned, named-deliverable work paid for by real money. Both shall be disclosed plainly wherever they meet.
  2. Of the Atelier. The Artisans' Atelier shall be the canonical place where every Workshop service is described in plain English, with a starting price or a free intake call. No service of the Workshop may be sold from the Towne without a plain-English entry in the Atelier.
  3. Of the Wayfarers' Hall. Travel-booking is a real service rendered by Strength & Solidarity LLC. Its building shall display, at the top of the page, the words "this is a real service," that no Citizen mistake it for roleplay.
  4. Of communication errors. Where a service of the Workshop hath been explained only in video, only in image, or only by phone, the Atelier shall carry a written, plain-English description so that a deaf, blind, or low-bandwidth visitor may still understand what is sold. A public Communication Risk Register shall be maintained on the Atelier page, naming each known risk and the fix in place. New risks shall be added within seven (7) days of discovery.
  5. Of no sales gimmick. Roleplay framing of a Workshop service is decorative, not contractual. The deliverable, the price, the timeline, and the refund terms shall always be stated in plain English in the Atelier and in the written quote.
  6. Of brand colours. The Towne shall keep her parchment-and-burgundy daily face, and shall borrow the noir-and-gold of the Workshop for the Atelier hero, the Wayfarers' Hall hero, and other commissioned-work surfaces, that the two houses may be seen at a glance as one studio.
  7. Statutorie rightes preserved. Nothing in this Article waiveth any Citizen's chargeback rightes, rightes under the GDPR or CCPA, nor any other applicable consumer-protection lawe. All Workshop commissions remain bound by the LLC's own written terms, which shall be furnished before any card is charged.

Of the Unseen Sovereign & the Voice Upon the Wind

Ratified & Sealed — Article XXII of XXXII

That the Founder May Walk the Towne Unseen, Save at Appointed Audiences

  1. Of the Unseen Sovereign. The Founder of the Towne — and such other persons as she may by writ appoint — shall be reckoned Unseen Sovereigns. An Unseen Sovereign may pass through every quarter of the Towne — the Marketplace, the Schools, the Churches, the Forum, the Towne Halle, the Cinema, the Radio Station, the Treasury, and every chamber thereof — without portrait, without name, without banner, and without trace upon any presence-list.
  2. Of the Voice Upon the Wind. When an Unseen Sovereign speaketh within a chat chamber, her words shall appear plain upon the boards for all gathered to read; yet no avatar, no citizen-name, no timestamp, and no report-mark shall be set beside them. The Citizenrie shall see the words only — as a voice upon the wind, sourceless and unattributed.
  3. Of the Appointed Audiences. The Unseen Sovereign becometh visible only at, on, or during the appointed places and times where her audience is bidden to expect her — chiefly Bellus Day, Audience Day, the Treasury Speaking Visit, the Private Audience, the Lady's Letter, and such other appearances as are openly announced in the Towne Dispatch. Outside these appointed surfaces she remaineth unseen.
  4. Of equal Citizen-rule. Invisibility is a shield of presence, not of accountability. The Unseen Sovereign remaineth bound by every other Article of this Charter — the Towne Toll, the Pricing Ladder, the Reserved Trades, the Refund & Chargeback rights of every Citizen, and the lawes of the United States and the State of Oklahoma. She may be unseen, but she is not above the Charter.
  5. Of moderation & record. Though her words appear unattributed to the Citizenry, every utterance of an Unseen Sovereign is recorded in the Towne's books under her true user-id, that the Council and the lawe may always know who hath spoken. Anonymity is to the public eye only — never to the record.
  6. Of the appointment. The list of Unseen Sovereigns is held in a sealed register (unseen_sovereigns) which only the system itself may write unto. No Citizen, no Constable, and no member of staff may add herself; appointment is by the Founder's hand alone.
  7. Of disclosure. This Article is itself the disclosure: every Citizen who entereth the Towne is hereby put on notice that an unattributed voice within any chamber may be that of the Founder or of one she hath appointed. There is no deceit — only a chosen quiet.
  8. Statutorie rightes preserved. Nothing in this Article waiveth any Citizen's rightes under the GDPR, CCPA, or any other applicable privacy or consumer-protection lawe, nor any obligation of the Towne to produce records under lawful process.

Of the Founder's Identity & the Sole Human Binding

Ratified & Sealed — Article XXIII of XXXII (Founder Identity Binding)

That the Founder Seat is Bound to One Living Human, Forever Identifiable

  1. Of the sole human. The seat of Towne Founder of BellusTowne is bound in perpetuity to one living human person: Roger Cooksey, also known by her chosen and lawful trade identity Robin Cooksey, styled Lady Bellus. The Founder seat is not a credential, not a login, and not a token; it is a binding to this single human.
  2. Of the chain of title. The platform, marks, and goodwill of BellusTowne are owned by Strength & Solidarity LLC, of which Roger Cooksey is the Sole Member, Manager, and Organizer of record. The chain of title runneth: the human → the LLC → the platform → the Founder seat. No digital credential may sever this chain.
  3. Of the burden of proof upon any claimant. If any person, by any means — including but not limited to account theft, credential compromise, social engineering, coercion, forgery, impersonation, or claim of succession — shall assert the Founder seat against the standing Founder or after any alleged transfer, that person shall bear the full burden of proving, in a court of competent jurisdiction within the United States of America, that they are the same living human as Roger Cooksey (a/k/a Robin Cooksey, Lady Bellus), and shall produce all of the following before any claim shall be entertained:
    1. a valid, current, unexpired, government-issued United States photographic identification (driver's license, state ID, U.S. passport, or U.S. passport card), verified as genuine by the issuing authority or by a licensed forensic document examiner;
    2. an original United States Social Security card bearing the matching name and number, verified through the Social Security Administration's Consent Based Social Security Number Verification (CBSV) service or equivalent lawful verification;
    3. a complete tenprint fingerprint record taken under the supervision of a licensed law-enforcement agency or a credentialed live-scan vendor, matched against the Founder's fingerprint exemplar held in sealed escrow with the Towne's counsel, by a certified latent-print examiner;
    4. a DNA identity test performed by an AABB-accredited (American Association of Blood Banks) laboratory under documented chain-of-custody, comparing the claimant's sample to the Founder's reference sample held in sealed escrow with the Towne's counsel, with a reported probability of identity consistent with the same individual at the laboratory's highest reporting threshold;
    5. a sworn affidavit of identity, executed before a notary public, and corroborated by sworn statements of not fewer than two (2) disinterested witnesses who have known the Founder personally for not fewer than five (5) years.
  4. Of conjunction, not alternative. The five proofs above are required in conjunction, not in the alternative. The failure or absence of any one of them shall defeat the claim in its entirety. No court order, no arbitration award, no platform decision, and no act of any steward shall be deemed to seat a new Founder absent the full and verified production of all five.
  5. Of restoration after compromise. If the Founder's digital controls — login, multi-factor device, hardware seal, registrar account, payments account, hosting account, or any other — be lost, stolen, hacked, seized, or otherwise placed beyond her reach, the lawful Founder retaineth the right to be restored to the Founder seat upon production of the five proofs above. No occupant of the digital controls shall be recognised as Founder by virtue of such occupancy alone; possession of credentials is not proof of identity.
  6. Of the Testament as sole succession instrument. The Founder seat may not be transferred, devised, bequeathed, or assigned by any instrument other than a Founder's Testament sealed by the standing Founder in her lifetime, in conformity with Supreme Article Ε. In the silence of any such Testament, the Towne shall enter Sealed Stewardship; no new Founder shall be seated.
  7. Of notice to the world. This Article shall constitute constructive notice to every Citizen, every counter-party, every registrar, every payment processor, every hosting provider, every court of competent jurisdiction, and every person whomsoever, that the Founder seat of BellusTowne is bound to one living human, identifiable by the five proofs above, and to no other.
  8. Statutorie rightes preserved. Nothing in this Article waiveth any right or remedy available to Roger Cooksey (a/k/a Robin Cooksey, Lady Bellus) under the laws of the United States or any State thereof, including without limitation rights under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, the Lanham Act, the Defend Trade Secrets Act, the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act, and the common-law doctrines of identity theft, conversion, and unjust enrichment.

Of the Augur, the Chamberlain & the Banishment of Illicit Wares

Ratified & Sealed — Article XXIV of XXXII

BellusTowne abideth in full by the lawes of the United States of America, both Federal and of the severall States. No good, ware, service, nor transaction prohibited under such lawes shall be offered, listed, sold, nor brokered upon this Towne. There shall be no exception, nor any plea of ignorance accepted from those who attempt otherwise.

To this end the Towne maintaineth three Offices of Vigilance which labour without rest:

  1. The Augur — an automated scryer that examineth every ware at the moment of its listing, by both the writ of its words and the sight of its images, against the Wares Denylist and the lawes of the United States. A ware of high or critical severity shall be barred from market at the instant of detection; the offending Vendor shall receive a Strike upon the Towne's ledger.
  2. The Chamberlain — a tireless rescryer that walketh every quarter-hour through wares already at market, that no listing shall pass beyond the reach of the Augur, and that any newly prohibited ware (per amendments to the Denylist) shall be discovered and removed without delay.
  3. The Constables — sworn folk of the Towne who sit at the Constabulary Bench, where every flag raised by the Augur or the Chamberlain may be upheld, dismissed, or escalated. Constables are authorised to block listings, suspend Vendors, and refer matters to Lady Bellus and to lawful authority.

A Vendor accruing three (3) confirmed Strikes within a rolling period of ninety (90) days shall be automatically suspended from market, pending Constable review and reinstatement. Suspension may be made permanent at the Founder's sole discretion. No refund of fees shall be owed to a Vendor suspended for the listing of prohibited wares.

Every action of the Augur, the Chamberlain, and the Constables is recorded permanently in the Towne's enforcement ledger and may be produced upon lawful request.

Of the Exchequer's Ledger & Honoured Exemptions

Ratified & Sealed — Article XXV of XXXII

BellusTowne honoureth all lawfully-issued tax exemption certificates of the United States and her severall States. The Exchequer's Ledger recogniseth six categories of exemption: Resale, Nonprofit (501(c)(3)), Government, Disabled Veteran, Agricultural, and Manufacturing. Each exemption is honoured only within the jurisdiction to which it lawfully applieth — by way of example, the Oklahoma disabled-veteran exemption applieth solely to orders shipped to addresses within the State of Oklahoma.

The Towne's acceptance of any exemption shall be in good faith and shall require:

  1. a completed certificate bearing all required fields;
  2. a category matched to the buyer's claimed status;
  3. a certificate not expired upon date of transaction;
  4. storage of the certificate for the audit-window prescribed by the issuing State (typically three to seven years);
  5. periodic re-validation, no less than annually;
  6. no reason known to the Towne that the certificate be false or fraudulent.

The Augur shall examine every certificate at submission for facial validity and obvious forgery; certificates flagged as suspicious shall be referred to the Constabulary Bench for human review. Verified nonprofit claims shall additionally be checked against the Internal Revenue Service Tax Exempt Organization Search by Employer Identification Number.

A Buyer who knowingly presenteth a false or fraudulent certificate shall be solely liable for the uncollected tax, penalties, and interest pursuant to the laws of the relevant State, and shall be banished from the Towne under Article XXIV.

Of the Consort, the King, & the Chief Constable

Ratified & Sealed — Article XXVI of XXXII (Consort & Chief Constable)

That a Consort May Be Named, & the Crown Yet Remain Indivisible

  1. Of the Consort. The Lady Bellus, in her sole and sovereign pleasure, doth name John Mockles her lawful husband, her Consort, and the King of her court — that he may sit at her right hand, counsel her, comfort her, and bear such offices as she shall grant him.
  2. Of the indivisibility of the Crown. The Crown of BellusTowne is and shall remain feminine, indivisible, and vested wholly in the Lady. The Consort beareth no portion of the Founder seat, no power to seal a Testament, no power to amend the Charter, no power to mint coin, no power to raise or unmake a Thane, and no claim of succession to the throne. Upon the passing of the Lady, the Towne entereth Sealed Stewardship per Supreme Article Ε; the Consort succeedeth her in nothing.
  3. Of subjection. Every authority John Mockles beareth in this Towne — as Consort, as Chief Constable, or in any other office — is held in trust from the Lady, exerciseth at her sufferance, and is reviewable, reversible, and revocable by her at her sole pleasure. He may not usurp her, override her, overthrow her, nor act in her despite. The Founder Supremacy guardian sealed into the very stone of the Towne refuseth, at the threshold, every attempt by any hand other than the Lady's own to alter the Lady's role assignments.
  4. Of the Chief Constable. The Lady doth here open and seat the office of Chief Constable, and doth appoint John Mockles to that office. The Chief Constable may appoint Citizens to the Constable role and revoke the same; may access every Constabulary chamber, ledger, sweep, and enforcement action; may speak without time-limit in the Constables' Watch chamber; and may oversee the daily peace of the Towne. The Chief Constable may not grant the Chief Constable office itself, may not grant the Founder seat, and may not touch any role borne by the Founder.
  5. Of the Thanes. By the same decree, every Thane of the Lady's Court — being a Citizen of the highest rank, raised by the Lady's own hand from her most trusted real-world friends — beareth, by virtue of the Thanage alone, every authority of a Constable. A Thane need not be separately appointed; the rank itself is the appointment. The same restraints upon the Constabulary bind every Thane, save that a Thane may not be put off the Watch save by the Lady.
  6. Of constructive notice. This Article shall stand as constructive notice to every counter-party that the Crown is feminine, supreme, and indivisible; that no consort, chief constable, thane, constable, steward, or other officer holdeth any portion of the Founder seat; and that every claim against the Lady's authority shall fail at law.

Of the Bounds of the Towne's Liability

Ratified & Sealed — Article XXVII of XXXII (Limitation of Liability)

That the Towne's Exposure Shall Be Plainly Bounded

  1. Of warranties disclaimed. To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Towne, her Founder, her officers, her Thanes, her Constables, her vendors, and her successors (collectively, the Towne Parties) provide the BellusTowne service “as is” and “as available,” without warranty of any kind, whether express, implied, statutory, or otherwise, including (without limitation) the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title, non-infringement, accuracy, and uninterrupted operation.
  2. Of excluded damages. In no event shall the Towne Parties be liable for any indirect, incidental, consequential, special, exemplary, or punitive damages — including, without limitation, lost profits, lost data, loss of goodwill, business interruption, or the cost of substitute services — arising out of or relating to this Charter, the Towne, or any Citizen's use thereof, whether founded in contract, tort (including negligence), strict liability, or any other theory, and whether or not the Towne hath been advised of the possibility of such damages.
  3. Of the aggregate cap. The aggregate liability of all Towne Parties, taken together, for all claims arising out of or relating to this Charter or the Towne shall not exceed the greater of (a) the total amount paid by the claiming Citizen unto the Towne in the twelve (12) months immediately preceding the event giving rise to the claim, or (b) one hundred United States dollars ($100.00 USD). This cap is an essential element of the bargain between the Towne and every Citizen and shall apply even if a stated remedy is found to have failed of its essential purpose.
  4. Of statutorie rights. Some jurisdictions do not permit the exclusion or limitation of certain damages or warranties; in such jurisdictions the foregoing exclusions and limitations shall apply only to the fullest extent permitted by law, and nothing herein shall limit any right that may not be limited by statute (including, where applicable, the consumer protections of the State of Oklahoma).

Of the Citizen's Indemnitie unto the Towne

Ratified & Sealed — Article XXVIII of XXXII (Indemnification)

That the Towne Shall Be Held Harmless From the Acts of Her Citizens

  1. Of the indemnitie. Each Citizen shall defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the Towne Parties (as defined in Article XXVII) from and against any and all third-party claims, demands, actions, proceedings, losses, damages, liabilities, judgments, settlements, costs, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees and court costs) arising out of or relating to: (a) the Citizen's content, conduct, or communications within the Towne; (b) the Citizen's breach of this Charter, the Termes of Use, or any other joyned instrument; (c) the Citizen's violation of any law, regulation, or third-party right (including intellectual property, privacy, publicity, or contract rights); or (d) the Citizen's misuse of any service, ware, or pass of the Towne.
  2. Of the conduct of defence. The Towne may, at her sole option and expense, assume the exclusive defence and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by a Citizen, in which event the Citizen shall cooperate in good faith with the Towne in the assertion of any available defences. No Citizen shall settle any claim affecting a Towne Party without the Towne's prior written consent.
  3. Of survival. The duties of indemnification, defence, and hold-harmless set forth in this Article shall survive the closing of any Account, the termination of any Citizenship, and the dissolution of the Towne herself, and shall accrue for the benefit of the Towne's parent limited liability company, her successors, and her assigns.

Of Disputes, Governing Law & Binding Arbitration

Ratified & Sealed — Article XXIX of XXXII (Disputes & Arbitration)

That Quarrels Shall Be Resolved by Reasoned Counsel, Not by Mob

  1. Of governing law. This Charter, the Termes of Use, and every claim arising out of or relating to them or to the Towne shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Oklahoma, without regard to its conflict-of-laws principles.
  2. Of binding individual arbitration. Any dispute, claim, or controversy arising out of or relating to this Charter, the Termes of Use, or the Towne shall be resolved by binding individual arbitration administered by the American Arbitration Association under its Consumer Arbitration Rules, seated in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma. The Citizen and the Towne each waive any right to a jury trial and any right to participate in a class, collective, or representative action.
  3. Of carve-outs. This arbitration agreement shall not bar either party from (a) seeking injunctive or equitable relief in a court of competent jurisdiction to protect intellectual property or confidential information, or (b) pursuing a claim in small-claims court where it qualifieth.
  4. Of venue for non-arbitrable matters. The exclusive venue for any action not subject to binding arbitration shall be the state and federal courts located in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, and each Citizen consenteth to the personal jurisdiction of those courts.
  5. Of the right to opt out. A Citizen may opt out of the binding-arbitration agreement set forth in §2 by sending written notice of opt-out to legal@strengthandsolidarity.com within thirty (30) days of first accepting this Charter or the Termes of Use. Opting out shall not affect any other provision of this Article or any other Article of this Charter.
  6. Of severability within this Article. Should the class-action waiver in §2 be held unenforceable as to a particular claim, that claim — and only that claim — shall be severed and may proceed in court; the remainder of this Article shall remain in force.

Of the Vault & the Game Beyond the Wall

Ratified & Sealed — Article XXX of XXXII (The Vault & the Game)

That Skill Points Are Earned by Play, Not Purchased; and That Micro-Commissions Flow at the Founder's Discretion

  1. Of the Game Beyond the Wall. BellusTowne maintaineth a bridge unto a game realm built upon the Unity engine, operated and governed by the Founder outside the walls of the Towne proper. The Towne doth not own, operate, or control the game engine; she holdeth only the ledger of skill points, commissions, and the social standing that floweth between the two realms.
  2. Of skill points — earned, never bought. Skill points are awarded solely through demonstrated achievement within the game realm. They may not be purchased with coin, Marks, or any other Towne currency, nor transferred, sold, bartered, or gifted between Citizens. They are a measure of merit, not wealth.
  3. Of social advancement. No Citizen shall advance in Towne standing, rank, title, or guild tier by purchase alone. Skill points earned in the game realm shall form a necessary component of advancement alongside the contributions, dues, and services already required by this Charter. The precise ratio of skill points to other requirements shall be set by the Founder and published in the Vault Ledger, subject to amendment at her sole discretion.
  4. Of micro-commissions from the Towne Toll. At the Founder's sole discretion, Citizens who have earned a threshold of skill points may be eligible to receive micro-commissions drawn from the Towne Toll — in no event greater than one quarter of one cent per ten (10) skill points, or such lesser fractional percentage as the Founder shall publish from time to time. These commissions are gratuities, not wages, not dividends, and not an ownership stake in the Towne or in Strength & Solidarity LLC. They confer no voting right, no property interest, and no claim against the Towne's assets. The Founder may suspend, alter, or terminate the commission programme at any time without notice or cause.
  5. Of what this Article is not. Nothing herein shall be construed to create an investment contract, a security, a partnership, an employment relationship, a gambling device, or any other regulated instrument under the laws of the United States, the State of Oklahoma, or any other jurisdiction. Skill points have no cash value outside the Towne, may not be redeemed for fiat currency except through the Founder's optional micro-commission programme, and do not constitute virtual currency, cryptocurrency, or a stored-value instrument. The Towne Toll is a private membership fee; any return thereof to Citizens is a discretionary rebate, not interest or profit.
  6. Of the Founder's reservation. The Founder reserveth unto herself the exclusive right to set, amend, or withdraw all game-integration rules, skill-point thresholds, commission rates, eligibility criteria, and the terms of the bridge between BellusTowne and the Unity game realm. No Citizen, Council, Guild, or steward may bind the Towne to any game-integration obligation without the Founder's express written instrument.

Of the Coliseum — A Codicil to Article XXX

Ratified & Sealed — Codicil to Article XXX (The Coliseum)

That the Coliseum Shall Be a Skill-Contest Ground, and No Spectator Shall Stake Coin on Another’s Match

  1. Of the chartered ground. The Coliseum is hereby established as a chartered ground of the Towne, in which Citizens may field champions in turn-based tactical matches. All Citizen conduct law of the Charter, the Roster of Consequences (Article II), and the Standing law applieth within its walls.
  2. Of skill, not chance. Every match held in the Coliseum shall be a skill-based contest. Outcomes shall be determined by the choices of the participating Citizens. Randomization, where present, shall be cosmetic and de minimis, and shall never be the dominant factor in determining a victor. No house book, no spread, no odds shall be set by the Towne or by any steward.
  3. Of the participant’s stake. Where a match carrieth a coin entry fee, only the Citizens entering that match may pay the fee, and only they may receive a share of the resulting purse. No spectator, non-participant Citizen, or Wayfarer may wager, bet, stake, or place coin upon the outcome of any match in which they are not a registered participant. This is the line that keepeth the Coliseum a contest and not a wagering device, and it shall not be crossed.
  4. Of cheers and dedications. Spectators may freely cheer, tip, or dedicate coin unto a champion as a gratuity. Such gifts are the property of the championed Citizen and are not wagers upon the match.
  5. Of the Towne’s posture. BellusTowne is facilitator of the Coliseum, never bookmaker. The Towne’s sole revenue from a Purse Match is the Towne Toll and the disclosed operator shares (the Founder’s Draw and the Chief Constable’s Share), each disclosed in the Terms of Use and the Champion’s Covenant. All residue floweth to the declared prize pool.
  6. Of officers’ restraint. The Founder and the Chief Constable shall not register for, compete in, or receive any distribution from a Purse Match. They may spectate, tip, and host. This restraint is bound to the Aegis (Article on Anti-Favoritism) and enforced server-side.
  7. Of jurisdiction. Entry to a Purse Match shall be denied to any Citizen residing in a jurisdiction on the forbidden-jurisdiction list published in the Champion’s Covenant. The list may be amended by the Founder upon advice of counsel.
  8. Of acceptance. No Citizen shall enter a ranked or Purse Match without first accepting the Champion’s Covenant. Acceptance is recorded in the append-only Terms Acceptance ledger under the context coliseum_covenant.

Of the Forge’s Voices & Familiar-Craft

Ratified & Sealed — Article XXXI of XXXII (The Forge’s Voices & Familiar-Craft)

That Synthesised Voices, Transcriptions, and Familiar Outputs Are Commissioned Under Sworn Covenant

The Forge of Familiars offereth Citizens the commissioning of synthesised speech, transcription, written drafts, and like Familiar-Craft. Every Citizen who entereth the Forge sweareth, by entering, to the covenants set down below. Breach is grounds for Marke, Erasure, or referral to lawful authority.

  1. Of synthesised voices. The voices of the Forge are wholly synthesised. They are not the voices of living persons, and the Citizen shall not represent the Forge’s output as the recorded speech of any real human being.
  2. Of impersonation forbidden. The Citizen shall not commission any voice, image, or text to impersonate any identifiable real person, living or dead, including (without limitation) public figures, officials, employers, family members, or any named third party.
  3. Of unlawful commission forbidden. The Citizen shall not commission deepfakes, defamatory speech, harassment, threats, deceptive political speech, sexual content involving minors, or any output that is unlawful in the United States, the State of Oklahoma, or the Citizen’s own jurisdiction.
  4. Of logging & retention. The Citizen granteth BellusTowne the right to log the prompts submitted and the outputs produced — text, audio, transcript, image, or other Familiar-Craft — for the sole purpose of abuse review by the Constabulary. Such logs shall be retained for up to twelve (12) monthsfrom the date of commission, or longer only where retention is required for an ongoing investigation, a lawful hold, or a pending dispute. Logs shall not be sold to third parties and shall not be used to train competing models.
  5. Of no reverse-engineering. The Citizen shall not attempt to reverse-engineer, extract, redistribute, scrape, or train any competing model upon raw voice samples, prompts, or Forge output, nor circumvent any technical measure of the Forge.
  6. Of voice cloning forbidden. Voice cloning is not offered at the Forge. The roster is a fixed, curated set of commercially-licensed voices selected by the Founder. No Citizen may submit, upload, or request the cloning of any voice.
  7. Of ownership & accuracy. Subject to the upstream model providers’ terms, the Citizen owneth the outputs they commission, save that BellusTowne retaineth the limited licence set down in §4 above for abuse review and lawful process. BellusTowne maketh no warranty that any Forge output is accurate, complete, free of error or hallucination, or free of third-party intellectual-property claims; the Citizen useth Forge output at their own risk and shall not rely upon it as professional, legal, medical, or financial advice.
  8. Of sole responsibility & indemnity. BellusTowne disclaimeth all liability for any use of Forge output, whether by misuse or by lawful use that nevertheless giveth rise to a third-party claim. The Citizen accepteth sole responsibility for every commission and the consequences of its publication or use, and shall indemnify, defend, and hold harmless BellusTowne, its officers, and Strength & Solidarity LLC against any claim, demand, loss, or expense (including reasonable legal fees) arising out of or relating to the Citizen’s commission or use of Forge output. This indemnity shall not extend to claims arising from BellusTowne’s own gross negligence, wilful misconduct, or violation of law.

Of Severability & the Continuing Force of the Charter

Ratified & Sealed — Article XXXII of XXXII (Severability & Construction)

That No Single Failed Stone Shall Pull Down the Whole Wall

  1. Of severability. If any provision, clause, sub-clause, or word of this Charter, the Terms of Use, the Privacy Policy, the Refunds & Statutorie Rightes, or any joyned instrument is held by a court or arbitrator of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, void, or unenforceable in whole or in part, that provision shall be modified to the minimum extent necessary to render it enforceable and to give effect to the parties’ intent, or — if no such modification is possible — shall be struck and treated as if it had never been written. The remainder of the Charter and every joyned instrument shall continue in full force and effect, undiminished and undisturbed.
  2. Of no waiver. No failure or delay by BellusTowne in exercising any right under this Charter shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise preclude any other or further exercise of that right or any other right.
  3. Of construction. Headings are for convenience only and shall not be used to limit, define, or interpret the substance of any Article. The lore-voice in which this Charter is written shall not be construed to weaken its legal effect; the archaic register and the operative provisions are of equal force. Where two clauses appear to conflict, the more specific governeth the more general, and a sealed Article governeth an unsealed note.
  4. Of the Charter’s endurance. The Charter endureth so long as BellusTowne endureth. The Founder may amend it by sealed Article; no Citizen, Council, Guild, or steward may void it in whole, and the invalidity of any part shall never void the whole.
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