"Naming: A better name for "Writ of Exemption" would be "Writ of Manumission" -- because 'manumission' is exactly what it does."
I agree that "Writ of Exemption" isn't the best name, but I had to look up what "Manumission" is, and I would guess that most other people are not familiar with that term either. Good communication is not about impressing people with obscure vocabulary, it's about using words people understand.
I would suggest to just call it "Writ of Freedom".
Yes, any of the alternatives so far ("of Manumission", "of Emancipation", "of Freedom") would work for me -- I don't mind obscure words; they add flavour, and I think that rewarding people that do go to the dictionary (or even knows the word outright) is a good thing. (Those that don't care can still hover over the item, read the explanation, and keep playing.)
It also ties in with the world-building: I'd expect a "Writ of Manumission" to have been around since almost forever (ancient tradition? elves?), while a "Writ of Freedom" would be a fairly recent thing (Rousseu Republic?).
Of course, Maverik gets to decide how classical/modern to be in the wording.
