Settlements may require a permit before certain trades are carried out
within their borders. Permits are issued at a settlement's town hall.
Vendor Permits
A merchant needs a vendor permit before their caravans may sell goods
inside a settlement's territory. One permit covers every caravan you
own in that settlement, and lasts until the end of the Mystavarian
year. The fee is set by each settlement; from the month of Sulir
onward, it is reduced for the part of the year already gone. Out in
the wilds, beyond any settlement, no permit is needed.
A vendor permit renews itself at the start of each new year, paid in
full from your bank account in that settlement. If your account
cannot cover the fee, the permit lapses and renewal is switched off.
Switch renewal off or back on with BANK AUTODRAFT VENDOR OFF/ON.
A settlement may also charge vendors sales tax on what their caravans
sell, and may ban vendors altogether, in which case any permit you
hold there is suspended until the ban is lifted.
Syntax:APPLY PERMIT VENDOR - Apply for a permit at a town hall
PERMITS - Review the permits you hold