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Scottsdale, Arizona
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Bounty Hunting

Are you ready to become a Bounty Hunter?  Are you ready to hunt down deadbeats who fail to pay back their bank loans and bring them to justice?  If so, visit the Bounty Hunter's Desk located at the local Sheriff's Office in most towns and request a Bounty Hunting contract.

WHEN BOUNTY CONTRACTS ARE ISSUED:
When a colony borrows money from any bank located in one of the towns, they are required to make minimum payments periodically.  The bank notifies the colony when a minimum payment is due.  If the colony repeatedly ignores these requests for a minimum payment, then the bank may choose to issue a Bounty Contract on the delinquent colony.  These Bounty Contracts are offered to other colonies at the local Sheriff's Office.

HOW TO BECOME A BOUNTY HUNTER:
To become a Bounty Hunter, visit the Bounty Hunter's Desk located at the local Sheriff's Office in any town and click on REQUEST BOUNTY CONTRACT.  If any contracts are currently available, one will be awarded to you (every Sheriff's Office has different contracts, so visit a different town if no contracts are available where you are).  The contract will tell you the Colony that is delinquent and inform you of the number of parcels of land you must capture from that Colony.  The Bounty that you will receive is shown as well as other useful information and the expiration date of your contract (3 to 7 days).  A Bounty Hunter may not choose a different contract or cancel the contract they receive, although they may have up to 3 contracts at one time.  If you do not fulfill the terms of your Bounty Contract within the time period provided, your contract will be cancelled and issued to a different Bounty Hunter.

CLAIMING LAND FROM THE DELINQUENT COLONY:
To fulfill your Bounty Contract, you must invade and capture parcels of land from the delinquent colony.  When you successfully capture a parcel from that colony, the ownership of the parcel will automatically be transferred to the bank that issued the Bounty Contract.  You will immediately receive a pro-rated portion of your bounty and the bank will then place settlers on the parcel.  The parcel will appear as neutral again and is available for future invasions by any colony.  The delinquent colony will have their outstanding debts reduced by 25 gp for each parcel of land that was claimed by a Bounty Hunter.

WHEN DELINQUENT MAKES PAYMENT:
If a delinquent colony begins to make payments on their loan again, the Bank will stop issuing Bounty Contracts against the colony.  The bank may even cancel existing Bounty Contracts that have already been issued.