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Chapter 6: Sociality
Rape
Rape is illicit sexual intercourse without the
consent of the victim and conducted with force,
duress, Intimidation, or deception as to the nature
of the act.
Bugbear: Criminals worth less than 100 s.p.
must wear a chastity belt for 1d10 weeks. Criminals
worth between 100-1,000 s.p. must wear a chastity
belt for 1d10 days. Criminals worth more than 1,000
s.p. are chastised publicly and must apologize to the
victim.
Dwarf, Black: The criminal is struck on the
erect manhood with a footman’s warhammer.
Dwarf, White: The criminal is banished.
Elf, Dark: Younger criminals are castrated,
while older criminals are beaten to death by their
immediate family.
Elf, Light: Younger criminals are forbidden
from playing pranks and making music for 1d10
years, while older criminals are starved to death.
Human: In an average community, an average
of 20 rapes occur annually. In 80% of cases,
rapes are committed by between 2-15 characters.
They force the female’s door at night, do not disguise
themselves, and either rape 1 the victim in her
home and in the presence of terrorized witnesses,
or drag her through the streets into 1 of their houses,
where they have their pleasure all night long. In
80% of cases, the neighbors do not intervene. Almost
all rapes involve extreme brutality, though they
never attempt to wound or kill her. The rapists come
from all levels of society, but the majority are artisans
and laborers. Less than 10% of rapes occur by
ruffians. In 50% of cases, human rapists are between
18-24 years old. The group is composed, on
average, of 6 characters. Only 20% of rapes are
committed by a group of more than 9 characters.
Half the male youth participate at least once in gang
rape. Sexual violence is an everyday dimension of
community life. There tends to be less in smaller
communities such as hamlets and more in larger
communities such as cities.
If identified, rapists are imprisoned for
weeks, though no more than a month. If the victim
withdraws the complaint, the rapist is freed im-
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mediately. Imprisonment for rape consists of flogging,
unless the rapist is an outsider, in which case
the rapist is banished. When freed from imprisonment,
a rapist is not considered criminal or bad.
The social reaction to rape is rarely favorable
to the victim. The human victims of gang rape
are age 15-33. Child rape is rare. The rape of a
child under the age of 14 or 15 is considered a serious
crime, even though the female could marry at
age 12. The victim loses her good name in almost
all cases, and encounters difficulty in regaining her
place in society and family. If the victim of rape is
single, then fewer males desire her as a wife. If she
is married, then her husband may abandon her.
Priests comprise 20% of the clientele at private
brothels and public baths. Some priests are
even members of nightly gang rapes. The victim
of gang rape almost never accuses them of committing
sodomy.
Kobold: Slaves are fined 1d12 s.p., peasants
1d10, serfs 1d8, nobility 1d6, and royalty 1d4.
Troll, Subterranean: The criminal is kneed
in the groin by the plaintiff until satisfied with justice.
1. Information on medieval rape was referenced from Rossiaud’s Medieval Prostitution. For more information, see the
References section at the end of this book.