The New Khaganate

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within the orcish capital, under the skull of the Great Ram lies the new Khaganate hall. Upon the throne rests the new Khagan, Warmistress Tulin’Ugluk. Upon entering the hall, a document would be posted for all who enter to see. It would read:  

Upon entering the Krugmar, the Khaganate have given up settlement life to be joined as a new orcish clan. With this comes the reconstruction of the old ranks and codes to better fit the government and life style within the orcish capital.

 

IN RELATION TO RANKS

All former ranks will be abolished, with exception to only the ranks of Boyan and Khagan, by order of the Warmistress and new Khagan Tulin’Ugluk. Reason being that the Khaganate is now a clan, and must be conducted as one. The Khagan rank will now be given to the one chosen as an elder, while Boyans will act more similar to advisors than lords. Though lower ranks will no longer be given, each person still has their individual job. It is time to start thinking like a family and less like a settlement. 

  

ON THE NEW CODES 

Due to the new laws of the Krugmar, and by the grace of the Rex all Khaganites were accepted into the city, but it does little to sway the orcs that wish us gone. It is for this reason that our laws must be stricter and punishments much more heavy than the capital laws themselves. Capital laws are as follows:

 

- If one believes an Orc is acting dishonorably in some form, be it through their relationship with an outsider or treatment of their fellow Orc, then one may challenge said Orc to an honor klomp to determine who is ‘right’ on said issue.

- Thievery from fellow Orcs is forbidden. Such offenses are met with punishment in the form of an arena challenge. The result of the fight determines the severity of the punishment.

- Killing another Orc is strictly forbidden unless in a consensual klomp to the death. Executing another Orc will be met with equal deadly force.

 

Due to our position as a primarily non-orc clan, our laws will be as follows:

 

-”Upon entering the Khaganate, you must compete in a honor klomp, where your skills in combat will be judged. There is no way around this, nor do you have to be good at combat to be allowed in. It is to get an understanding for your skills in combat.” -Khagan Gutz the Founder

 

-”If one wishes to leave the khaganate, it is a much harder experience. The only way out is with another honor klomp that you must win. If lost, you must wait an Elven week before attempting it again. This rule exists so that Khaganate numbers do not fluctuate. Though our clan does not have a blood oath or anything of the like, we are still a clan, and can not allow such things as leaving to be taken lightly.” -Tulin’Ugluk

 

-”Although kidnapping is a banned  practice in the orcish city if one enters with hostile intentions you can detain them if no high ranking person of the orcs or Khaganate can get there. But do not treat them unkindly for we are not murderers (at least not unless we have to). After all unnecessary bloodshed is, well, unnecessary and can really mess up things for the city. We have to work twice as hard for half as much progress as it is.” -Crevin Grandaxe

 

-”On the practice of kidnapping, though it has been tolerated in the past by both the orcs as well as the Khaganate, any such practice will now be met with much more extreme prejudice. Having one of our members as the Warmistress creates a lot of tension as it stands. Allowing practices such as kidnapping and slavery* to continue within our clan would cause distrust in the Rex as well as us. This being such a big issue not only for orcs, but for all kind, we can not allow anyone to exempt this rule, and punishment will be the harshest of them all.” -Tulin’Ugluk

 

-”With the abolishment of the smaller ranks, punishments will be assigned to members by the Boyans as well as the Khagan, with only the largest infractions being brought to the Khagan’s attention. This way, small infractions will not get in the way of real problems.” -Tulin’Ugluk

 

-”The Khaganate was once a group of bandits, that time has long since gone. We are now a family, and with this comes a responsibility as a family to watch out for one another. That being said, it is mortal nature to not get along with everyone you meet. If an argument cannot be settled with conversation, then it must be handled with a honor klomp. The only time that one of the ranking officers will address an issue of the sort is when it concerns the clan as a hole. An example being accusations of one of our own on the matter of kidnapping and enslavement, as well as anything that may discredit the Khaganate.” -Tulin’Ugluk

 

-”When a new Khagan is chosen, their first act as an elder of the clan will be to chose a successor. This choice can be changed at any time, but its soul purpose is to ensure the continuation of the clan. It would be preferred to keep the same blood line, however if it compromises the safety of the Khaganate to do so, another should be chosen.” -Lenya Asteria

 

-”new members must be briefed on the rules before their honor klomp, and documented afterwards. This allows to keep tabs on our members and their abilities.” -Tulin’Ugluk

 

The rules are susceptible to change at any time by the Khagan. Any rule added will go into effect once stated, and all members are aware of it. The excuse of ‘not knowing’ or ‘not understanding’ a rule is not a viable defense.

 

ON PUNISHMENT 

Punishments in the khaganate will be decided on by the Khagan upon delivering a verdict. Punishments will vary depending on the crime, but for larger crimes the punishments are as follows:

 

For the kidnapping or enslavement* of an innocent, the punishment will be loss of a hand.

 

For the endangerment of a clan brother, or the killing of one of our own, the punishment will be blood letting.

 

For multiple accounts of disregard to the order of a superior, the punishment will be loss of ear.

 

For the crime of dishonorable desertion, the punishment will be the destruction of legs.

 

Though difficult and painful punishments, these are reserved for only the worst of crimes to promote good behavior among the clan. No lesser crime may be handled in such a way. Punishments, like rules, are susceptible to change by the Khagan.

 

ON SLAVERY*

The taking of a person without their consent has been banned from the orcish capital, however; those wishing to become honorary orcs may submit to ‘slavery’ as a way to prove themselves. In a case in which a body chooses slavery; Khaganites, under any circumstances, are not allowed to interact with the individual unless given permission by one of the higher ups or the Rex himself. This is intended to keep us as a clan as far from trouble as physically possible.

 

[Dr. Ducky-D 277]

Edric would receive a copy of the new codes, a luxury he personally requested and was happily granted. Now that he actually held them in his hands he gapes for a couple of moments within the confines of his home. It was the middle of the night when they were delivered to him, though he was still awake, fiddling around and doing whomever might know. Now it was dead still in his house and mostly quiet out in the streets and the world beyond his home's walls as well. He would let out the sigh of a tired, beaten and battered man. The days were too long sometimes but he was also too restless, he should be sleeping. He would tip toe across the bare but smooth oaken boards of his home, those that he laid down himself. He would stop at the wooden counter that acted to split the room between kitchen and everything else. He would purposefully let the book of codes slide free from his fingers, landing with a rather loud thump that would brutally beat back the stillness of the night for a moment before it almost seemed the sound was swallowed and the great silence returned.

The drowsy high elf with his heavy eye lids would reach into his bag nearby and slip out his own personal and favorite miniature of the last Hochmeister of the Teutonic Order. He would set the hand crafted poseable action figure in front of the book, purposefully but carefully turning the head down so that his never faltering gaze would face the pages. Only then would Edric himself leaf through the pages himself.

His head swivels to Mini-Tok. "You know what.. you take care of this and tell me about it in the morning, eh?"

He would then creep away to his bed, flopping down carelessly to finally get some well needed rest.

 

. . .

Edric would be back on his feet again at the counter. "It is too dark... allow me. You must not harm your eyes, reading in this darkness.." Edric would pull a nondescript candle from the shelf, lighting as to allow his companion more favorable reading conditions.

"Good night."

[NotEvilAtAll 10906]

Avturr the dark elf waits around in his room at the castle of Amherst with nothing interesting to do, when suddenly he realizes that he didn't look at the paper he obtained while he was visiting San'tor. He pulls out a sheet of paper from his pocket, and begins to read it.

 

A light of interest spreads across Avturr's face as he reads the paper, but almost as soon as the interest begins, it fades away into oblivion. "If only I could explain this to the Dwarves"

 

Avturr pauses a while to think "Oh well... maybe I'll think of a way"

 

Avturr continues his boredom

[Mavromino 514]

Crevin Grandaxe would return to the khagante hall and read the document " Well t'en Tulin ye did w'at ye said yer would"

[gandalfo 1452]

Moved to The Great Library. It shall be sorted into the appropriate category shortly.

 

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