The Codes of Krug

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The Codes of Krug

KRUGHAI

 

Defying the Rex’s direct command is against the Codes. The Rex is the orc chosen by Krug to lead the people of Krugmar. That being said, challenging the command is not against the law, as long as the command is still followed through with.
Punishable by: Demotion, pugging, whitewashing, execution, mutilation, cursing. (Depending on severity)
 

Defying the command of the Targoth is equivalent to defying the command of the Rex. The Rex can override the command of the Targoth, however. The command of the Warboss is less than that of the Targoth and the Rex, and can be overridden by either or a Wargoth of the clan of the commanded. The Gruntboss has the least authority, and can be overridden by the Wargoth and the Warchief of a clan as well as the Warboss, Targoth, and Rex. Chieftains do not have this right.
Punishable by: Pugging, whitewashing, execution, mutilation, cursing.
 

Attempting to stage a military coup without going through the traditional system of challenging the Rex and having your claim validated by the Council of Goths is against the Codes.
Punishable by: Whitewashing, execution, mutilation, cursing, sacrifice.
 

Killing the defenseless is against the Codes. If a person has no weapon, they can be captured, not killed. Alternatively they can be klomped 1v1 with fists only, the result of which determines the loser’s life.
Punishable by: Demotion, confiscation of weapons, disallowing participation in raids, pugging.
 

Raiding a location on the “Don’t Raid” list is against the Codes.
Punishable by: Demotion, confiscation of weapons, disallowing participation in raids, pugging.
 

Using Krughai authority to influence the Clan’s decision making is against the rules. Wargoths outrank Warbosses and Gruntbosses, and, on in-clan matters, the Targoth. Doing this is against the Codes
Punishable by: Demotion, pugging.

RELIGION

 

Worshipping non-spiritual deities is against the Codes.
Punishable by: Pugging, whitewashing, mutilation, sacrifice.
 

Dark shamanism and Naztherak is against the Codes.
Punishable by: Execution, mutilation, sacrifice, whitewashing.
 

Using Shamanism for personal benefit instead of as a device to aid in the leading of our people in the worship of the Spirits is against the Codes. Shamanism is a method for those who are devout to further serve the Spirits, not to further their own personal agenda.
Punishable by: [Disconnection] (when lore is confirmed) Pugging, whitewashing.
 

Attacking and/or killing a shaman who is not a whitewash or dark shaman is against the Codes, unless in a personal dispute or honor klomp where death is an agreed punishment.
Punishable by: Mutilation, execution, whitewashing, sacrifice.
 

Conspiring with a dark shaman/naztherak/inferis, giving shelter to them, or withholding information about known dark shamans/naztherak users is against the Codes.
Punishable by: Mutilation, whitewashing, sacrifice.
 

Contacting Ixli to gain knowledge, unless sanctioned specifically by the Goj or Rex in a time of great need is against the codes.
Punishable by: Mutilation, execution, whitewashing, sacrifice.

 

HONOR

 

Attacking and killing someone without a weapon with your weapon is against the Codes.
Punishable by: Pugging, branding, painting.
 

Killing a foe who is severely outnumbered and outmatched is against the Codes. (5v1)
Punishable by: Pugging, branding, painting, exclusion from raids
 

Killing someone who doesn’t expect to be killed, unless they were attempting to kill you themselves, is against the Codes. A fight is a fight, and should be approached in a headlong manner as opposed to a dishonorable and misleading manner with stealth and deceit.
Punishable by: Pugging, branding, painting, whitewashing.
 

Killing another non-whitewash orc in a circumstance that is not an honor klomp where a death was agreed upon is against the Codes.
Punishable by: Execution, whitewashing, mutilation.
 

Shying away from a punishment is cowardly and therefore against the Codes. Retreating from battle unless it is to regroup and charge forth once more, surrendering to capture, bending the knee to another non-orc, or anything else that can be viewed as an act of cowardice is also against the Codes.
Punishable by: Whitewashing, mutilation, pugging, branding, painting.
 

Going back on your word is dishonorable and thus against the Codes. Your word and promise is an orc’s noblest thing. The word of an orc should never be put to question, so ensure that it isn’t.
Punishable by: Execution, whitewashing, mutilation, pugging, branding, painting.
 

Purposefully stirring dissent or rebellion against any superior officer through deceit, especially without publicly or privately addressing your concerns with said officer first, is against the Codes.
Punishable by: Whitewashing, pugging, branding, mutilation, painting.
 

Not abiding by the agreed upon terms of an Honor Klomp after loss is against the Codes. The will of Krug is determined in the heat of battle.
Punishable by: Whitewashing, pugging, branding, mutilation, painting.
 

Klomping without purpose makes a klomp invalid. A fight is not to occur without valid reason. This includes fights with non-orcs. If a descendant’s populace has slighted the Orcs, they are actively at war with them, they are insulted, deemed worthy to be slaves, or anything else, they are to be fought, otherwise they are to be let be.
Punishable by: Whitewashing, pugging, confiscation of arms, invalidation of klomp.
 

Killing children is a no-go. Children are too weak to fend for themselves, and should be left alone until they are able to be fought. Orcish children are exempt from this policy should they be so bold to challenge another orc to an Honor Klomp for their life, or are killed by one of the many traditions of the orcs that weed out the weak (such as how Gorkil children are tossed into a scorpion pit and made to escape on their own.)
Punishable by: Whitewashing, pugging, mutilation, painting.
 

Thievery is against the Codes if it is from another orc.
Punishable by: Whitewashing, execution, pugging, mutilation, branding, acquisition of stolen property.

 

Kneeling to anyone or anything is against the codes.
Punishable by: Pugging, branding, painting.

 

Forcing someone to kneel, and thus demeaning them, is against the codes.

Punishable by: Whitewashing, execution, mutilation, branding.

 

SLAVES

 

Slaves are not to be abused unless enacting discipline for misconduct. Slaves are to be branded with the sigil of Krugmar and be given nothing aside from squalor. Slaves own nothing: The Snagagoth should have access to all of their personal possessions. Upon becoming a slave, all of the minas that slave owns goes to the Treasury of Krugmar. Slaves owning anything of their own unless it be for their trials to Honorary is against the Codes
Punishment: Acquisition of property, disciplining.
 

Slaves are never to insult any trueborn orc. Slaves acting against their superiors is against the Codes.
Punishment: Disciplining, mutilation, rebranding, torturing.
 

Slaves are to possess nothing of wealth. Fine clothing is to be replaced with rags, jewelry with ropes, finery with chains.
Punishment: Acquisition of property, disciplining.
 

Slaves are subject to being honorable as well. Slaves being dishonorable are to be excluded from the right of becoming Honorary.
Punishment: Disciplining, rebranding, torturing, any other punishment for the Code they break.
 

Magic is not to be used by any Slave. Slaves that are using magic are violating the Codes.
Punishment: Disciplining, torturing, rebranding, sacrifice.
 

Slaves that become Honoraries are to be treated the same as any trueborn Orc by slaves, though they are inferior to the orcs themselves.

 

PUNISHMENTS

   

SACRIFICING - The act of killing an individual in the name of a Spirit, usually in the name of the one they have wronged.
 

WHITEWASHING - The act of banishing and hunting down an individual who has broken the Codes. Having attained the status of ‘Whitewash’, they must complete many long and arduous trials to prove themselves to the Warnation to be readmitted to society. This often depends on their crime.
 

MUTILATION - Removal of the offending body part. Thieves typically have their hands removed, liars, their tongues, et cetera.
 

PUGGING - The act of painting an orc’s tusks pink, giving them face paints looted from other civilizations, and forced to wear dresses, also taken from other civilizations, for an extended period of time. The orcs can also be beaten by any other orc who sees them and is obligated to not retaliate. Times vary from a Krug’s week to several Krug’s months, and the pugged are intended to be shamed actively. Their klomps can be denied and their honor is questioned for the entire duration of their pugging. If the are of authority, it is rendered invalid for the entire duration of their pugging.
 

BRANDING - The act of branding sigils of the offended that usually indicate their crime. These can vary from lettering to symbols depending on the issuer. The sigils can be placed anywhere on the body of the offender.
 

PAINTING - The act of painting the orc with a variety of symbols, colors and words across their body that cannot be washed off until their painting period is over. Any orc can participate in this, and usually they are slurs, negative symbols, or ridiculous colors intended to connote that an orc is being actively shamed.
 

TORTURING - Done exclusively to slaves, it is done to ensure that they understand the error of their ways. They will be tortured by the Snagagoth until they understand what they did was wrong and why it was wrong.