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Chapter 6: Sociality
Justice
Different races have established different
laws. The justice of each race is described. Thereafter,
a table lists each crime and its severity to each
race. Finally, each crime and punishment is considered.
Anakim
Anakim usually live in a human society and
are subject to human justice.
Bugbear
Bugbear law is more concerned with the
wealth of the criminal than the crime committed.
For bugbear justice, wealth means the total estimated
assets of the criminal. A criminal worth less than
100 s.p. has a severity of 1-3, a criminal worth between
100-1,000 s.p. has a severity of 4-6, while
greater than 1,000 s.p has a severity of 7-10. Any
character accused of a crime must attend court.
Each court has a jury comprised of 11 bugbears
who have sworn an oath. Magic is forbidden
in court. Although each crime is handled differently,
the punishment relates to the crime. Usually,
a prisoner is confined in chains to await ransom or
sentencing. Once convicted and punished, a character
may seek pardon; most punished characters
are pardoned. Any character who is not a bugbear,
and who is deemed subject to their law, is sentenced
to death if found guilty of a crime. All criminals are
shaved, numbered, and cataloged. The numbers are
burned into the back of the criminal, where a detailed
criminal history may be listed.
If a slave in a subjecting facility commits a
crime, which includes disobeying orders, then the
sentence of the slave is subject to the whim of the
facility commander. Sometimes such slaves are killed
on the spot, other times they are removed and
dropped in a pit beneath a tower where their screams
will not be heard as they starve to death.
Bugbear culture encourages crimes to be
committed in other cultures. Therefore, if a bugbear
goes abroad, commits a crime, and their home
community discovers it, then the bugbear will not
be punished. In fact, a bugbear who commits crimes
abroad may become legendary.
Dwarf, Black
Black dwarven law distinguishes between
major and minor crimes. Minor crimes have a severity
of 1-5, while major crime severity is 6-10. Any
character accused of a major crime must attend
court. Each court has a jury comprised of 5 dwarves
who have sworn an oath. Magic is forbidden in
court.
Although each crime is handled differently,
the punishment is being struck with a hammer of
justice for most minor crimes and being axed to
death for most major crimes. Imprisonment is a
rare form of punishment. Usually, a prisoner is
confined in a chamber deep within a mountain to
await ransom or sentencing. Once convicted, a character
is never pardoned.
A criminal is not punished for crimes committed
outside a black dwarven community. The
black dwarves believe that leaving society means returning
to natural law from societal law.
Dwarf, Brown
Brown dwarves usually live in a human society
and are subject to human justice.
Dwarf, White
White dwarven law distinguishes between
major and minor crimes. Minor crimes have a severity
of 1-5, while major crime severity is 6-10. Any
character accused of a major crime must attend
court. Each court has a jury comprised of 5 dwarves
who have sworn an oath. Magic is forbidden in
court.
Although each crime is handled differently,
the punishment is either a fine or being forced to
work for free for the community for most minor
crimes and banishment for most major crimes.
Imprisonment is a rare form of punishment. Usually,
a prisoner is confined in a chamber deep within
a mountain to await ransom or sentencing. A convicted
character may seek a royal pardon.
A criminal is punished for crimes committed
outside a white dwarven community. The white
dwarves believe that their law extends everywhere.
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