cerulia THE CODEX OF CERULUTE LAW

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The Codex of Cerulite Law,
Year 262 of the Second Age

 

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Foreword

 

With our arrival on this new continent and with our vassalage established properly, it has been decided to establish our local laws to ensure peace and prosperity upon these lands we are allowed to govern. While we do still fully follow Urguan law, these are our local ways of dealing with those who have broken a law without having to extradite and process them at the capital.

ETERNAL WE MARCH
 

 

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Table of Content

 

I. Rights Granted By The Marq

I. General Rights

II. Civilian Rights
III. Guild Rights
 

II. Crimes of The Marq’s Holdings

 

I. Pertaining Acts of Theft

II. Pertaining Acts of Violence

III. Pertaining Acts of Malicious Intent

IV. Hunting and Poaching

V. Dark Acts

VI. Public Order

VII. General Safety

VIII. Band Laws
 

III. Punishments

 

I. Use of Punishments

II. Crime Punishment

 

 

 

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I. Rights Granted By The Marq

 

I. General Rights

 

I. The Right To Live

One may live as they wish as long as it is not deemed harmful to the general public.
 

III. The Right To Seek Wealth

One may freely barter, trade or offer their services within Cerulite Territories without obstruction to earn their coin as long as such is seen as moral and legal.

 

III. The Right To Trial

One may call for trial if crimes committed are deemed invalid by the individual, granting them the right to hire legal aid and to be judged before a Cerulite Judge.

 

IV. The Right To Worship

One may worship their deity freely within the confines of Cerulite Territories as long as not deemed to be harmful by The Marq.

 

V. Darkspawn Have No Rights

If one finds darkspawn within Cerulite territories and can confirm that they are so with concrete proof, that darkspawn is no longer considered an entity in the eyes of the law and are free to slaughter.

 

II. Civilian Rights

 

I. The Right To Defend

One may defend themself, others and their property freely without judgment as long as a credible threat is provided.

 

II. The Right To Perform

One may freely practice their craft within Cerulite Holdings as long as it does not harm or obstruct others. With this also comes the right to create a guild.

 

III. The Right To Be Free

One may declare themselves free, stripping themselves of all duties, titles, holdings and rights, making this individual stand outside the law and no longer considered an entity by law.

IV. The Right To Seek Happiness

One may seek happiness through any means as long it does not harm others.

V. The Right To Legacy

One may build their legacy within the Cerulite Territories as merit will be rewarded.

 

VI. The Right To Duel

One may call for a duel with another without interference from others as long as performed in a suitable location which bars none and poses no harm to others.
 

VII. The Right To Clear Debt

One may clear their debt through offering themselves to become an indentured servant as compensation and serve for as long it takes to clear this debt.
 

III. Guild Rights
 

I. The Right To Perform

A guild may perform their purpose freely as long as they are granted the permission to do so by The Marq.
 

II. The Right To Secede

A guild may choose to secede from Cerulite lands and is free in doing so, being granted 3 stone days to vacate the area and move elsewhere.

 

III.The Right To Create

A guild may create any good they wish to manufacture regardless of nature unless found to be dark.

 

IV. The Right To Settle

A guild may with the blessing of The Marq occupy a section of Cerulite Territory to perform their purpose.

 

V. The Right To Choose Wages

A guild may solely run on indentured servants as long as they are all registered as such. Alternatively they may choose their own wages freely.

 

 

 II. Crimes of The Marq’s Holdings

 

Actions forbidden in The Marq’s Holdings by The Marq

 

I. Pertaining Acts of Theft

 

1) Burglary; defined as the stealing of goods from one’s property.

 

a) Minor Burglary (Class D)

The theft of 25 minas or less, in equivalent goods or coin.

 

b) Burglary (Class C)

The theft of 100 minas or less, in equivalent goods or coin.

 

c) Major Burglary (Class B)

The theft of 250 minas of less, in equivalent goods or coin.

 

d) Grand Burglary (Class A)

The Theft of greater than or equal to 501 minas, in equivalent goods or coin.

 

 

2) Robbery; defined as the stealing of goods from one’s person.

 

a) Minor Robbery (Class C) 

Brandishing a weapon or threatening violence to achieve the theft of less than 25 minas, in equivalent goods or coin.

 

b) Robbery (Class B)

Brandishing a weapon or threatening violence to achieve the theft of less than 100 minas, in equivalent goods or coin.

 

c) Grand Robbery (Class A)

Brandishing a weapon or threatening violence to achieve the theft of greater than or equal 500 minas, in equivalent goods or coin.

 

d) Breaking Contracts (Class C)

Violating a previously agreed upon contract between two parties, in order to boost profits or deprive the other of their labors.

 

 

4) Other;

 

a) Animal Theft (Class B)

The theft or slaughter of any domesticated animal(s) belonging to anyone other than yourself.

 

b) Animal Battery (Class C)

The attack on any domesticated animal belonging to anyone including yourself.

 

c) Major Animal Battery (Class B)

The attack on any domesticated animal belonging to anyone, inflicting grievous wounds 

 

d) Donation Chests (Class C)

The placement of misleading and or unlabeled donation chests within the Cerulite Territories in order to gain goods.

 

e) House Squatting (Class C)

The moving into any open or used house without the permission of a steward or owner of the house. (Violation will also blacklist one in the housing registry, making one unable to own property within the holdings of The Marq)

 

 

II. Pertaining Acts of Violence

 

1) Assault; defined as a credible threat or attempt to cause battery.

 

a) General Assault (Class C)

Making an immediate, credible threat or attempting to cause battery through one’s actions.

 

b) Aggravated Assault (Class B)

Making an immediate, credible threat or attempting to cause battery while casting vile magic or wielding a weapon.

 

c) Verbal harassment of a higher official  (Class C)

Making a direct attempt at making a Cerulite higher official feel threatened through words for a prolonged time.

 

2) Battery, defined as any form of unwanted physical contact (either with one’s person, an object, or through magical means) to cause harm

 

a) General Battery (Class C)

The unwanted, purposeful, and unlawful physical contact of any individual with the intent to offend, or any actions which would lead to the offending physical contact.

 

b) Battery Occasioning Bodily Harm (Class B)

The unwanted, purposeful, and unlawful physical contact which leads to bodily harm in the form of bruising, bleeding, or other minor injuries, or the excessive injuring of another in self-defense.

 

c) Battery of a Lower Official (Class B)

The unwanted, purposeful, and unlawful physical contact with intent to offend, or any action which would lead to the offending physical contact against a member of The Most Serene March of Cerulia

 

d) Grievous Battery (Class A)

The unwanted, purposeful, and unlawful physical contact which leads to lasting, permanent, life-threatening, inhabilitating, or otherwise grievous injury, or the excessive injuring of another in self-defense.

 

e) Battery of a Higher Official (Class A)

The unwanted, purposeful, and unlawful physical contact with intent to offend, or any action which would lead to the offending physical contact against a Council Member, High Ranking Official or The Marq themselves.

 

 

3) Murder; defined as the unlawful killing of one.

 

a) Attempted Murder (Class B)

The attempt of taking another’s life and failing in doing so.

 

b) Manslaughter (Class B)

The unintentional taking of anyone’s life.

 

c) Murder (Class A)

The taking of anyone’s life with malice.
 

d) Domesticated Animal Murder (Class B)
The taking of a domesticated animal’s life. Further this will bar one from legally owning domesticated animals themselves.

 

 

4) Other;

 

a) Affray (Class C)

The partaking in a public fight between two individuals to the potential terror of citizens.

 

b) Riot (Class B)

The partaking in an assemblage of three or more individuals who threaten to use violence against individuals or provide a danger to property for a collective goal. The individuals do not need to threaten violence simultaneously.

 

c) Raid (Class A)

The partaking in an assemblage of three or more individuals who use violence against individuals or provide a danger to property for a collective goal. The individuals do not need to commit violent acts simultaneously.

d) Stalking (Class C)

The act of following one’s way through the city or home without legal backing or consent for a prolonged time throughout Cerulite Lands.

 

 

III. Pertaining Acts of Malicious Intent

 

1) Fraud; defined as deception for unlawful gain.

 

a) Impersonation (Class C)

Impersonating another, guard, noble, or otherwise.

 

b) General Fraud (Class C)

Purposely deceiving another for unlawful gain.

(Does not include signed contracts)

 

c) Civic Fraud (Class B)

Purposefully deceiving a member of the Cerulite Council for unlawful gain.

 

2) Espionage; defined as the unwarranted spying upon another citizen

 

a) Minor Espionage (Class C)

Spying upon a citizen to achieve unlawful gain or knowledge.

 

b) Grand Espionage (Class A)

Spying upon an appointed official or location to achieve unlawful gain or knowledge.

 

3) Vandalism; the unlawful destruction of property

 

a) Window Vandalism (Class D)

Unwarranted Destruction of windows within the Cerulite Region.

 

b) Minor Vandalism (Class C)

Graffiti, Etching, or other unpermitted markings on property or the damage or destruction of property which is valued at less than 10 minas

 

c) Major Vandalism (Class B)

Destruction of larger property such as stalls, shrines, or other small structures or damage or destruction of property valued at less than 25 minas.

 

d) Grand Vandalism (Class A)

Devastating destruction of whole houses and major structures or the damage or destruction of any property valued at greater than or equal to 50 minas.

 

 

4) Kidnapping; the unlawful seizure or holding of another in one’s custody.

 

a) Kidnapping (Class B)

Capturing/ holding one against their will unlawfully.

 

b) Grand Napping (Class A)

Capturing/ Holding of any member of the Cerulite Council or nobility against their will.

 

c) Slavery (Class A)

The keeping, buying, or selling of illegally gained slaves within The holdings of The Marq. (Indentured servants are exempt from this law.)

 

 

5) Aiding an Outlaw; defined as granting aid or shelter to a fugitive of The Marq’s holdings.

 

a) Petty Aid (Class C)

Providing a fugitive sustenance or any means to escape capture.

 

b) Aiding (Class A)

Providing a fugitive shelter, means to commit a crime or knowingly aiding them in escaping capture.

 

c) Accomplice (Class A)

Knowingly helping a fugitive further commit crimes within Cerulite Lands. 

 

6) Undermining Authority & Defenses; defined as knowingly acting against the Cerulite interest

 

a) Circumventing defenses (Class B)

Digging tunnels or otherwise circumventing defenses to provide unlawful entry to the holdings of The Marq.

b) Undermining Authority (Class B)

Undermining the authority of any member of the Cerulite council or high ranking officials through malicious acts or words in the aim of harming citizens.

 

c) Treason (Class A)

The plotting of conspiracy against theCerulite lands, The Marq, The Cerulite Council or its overlord.

 

d) Obstruction of Justice (Class C)

Prevention of the pursuit of justice through resisting arrest or through physical and or magical violence or threats to circumvent the legal process.

 

 

7) Trespassing; defined as the unwanted entrance of an individual into a private area

 

a) Trespassing (Class D)

The unwanted entrance into a private area.

 

b) Breaking (Class C)

The use of words or actions to gain entrance into an area which is prohibited to general entrance.

 

c) Invasion (Class B)

The entrance into an area prohibited for entry with malicious intent.

 

 

IV. Poaching and Hunting

 

1) Poaching; defined as the hunting of animals in the Cerulite Territories without permission granted by The Marq.

 

a) Petty Poaching(Class C)

Unlawfully hunting & slaughtering any animal in amounts no more than 50 minas.

 

b) Grand Poaching (Class B)

Unlawfully hunting & slaughtering of any animal totaling more than 50 minas.

 

c) Slave Hunting/Capturing (Class A)

The hunting or capturing of members of sentient races for the purpose of slave trading.

 

 

V. Dark Acts

 

1) Iblees Worship; defined as the unlawful worship of Iblees, Daemons or dark magic creatures

 

a) Worship (Class A)

Worshiping Iblees, any evil-natured Daemon or inferi, including providing aid to any worshiper.

b) Assisting/being dark creatures (Class A)

The keeping, or assisting of any dark magic creatures by any means. Includes housing, feeding, sympathizing, Dark Creatures being Creatures such as Undead (including harmful ghosts), Shade parasites, vampiric beings and general Abominations of Life which act with Malicious intent. The same applies for being a dark creature.

 

c) Practice (Class A)

The practice of any Dark Magic that has been confirmed as Dark Magic by the Cerulite Council.

 

 

VI. Public Order

 

1) Disorderly Conduct; defined as conduct which creates a public nuisance or disturbs the general public.

 

a) Disturbance of the Peace (Class D)

The use of loud, explicative, or speech which riles up or actions which threaten the general public order.

b) Unauthorized Sign Placement (Class D)
The act of placing a sign within public parameters advertising or providing knowledge without permission or knowledge of a steward.

 

c) Blockade (Class C)
The obstruction or privatizing of roads through any means.
 

d) Claiming (Class C)
The act of seizing a stall or home without permission or knowledge of a Council Member or appointed steward.

e) Modification (Class B)
The act of unauthorized modification / expansion of one’s own and surrounding property without explicit permission of The Marq or the Head Steward.

 

f) Public Display of Affection (Class D)
The act of overexpressing your love to someone in a public area. While a peck on the cheek will be fine, making out with someone, pressing your body upon someone else for a prolonged amount of time or other acts of affection deemed to stretch regular affection in a populated public area is disallowed.

 

g) Unlawful Preaching (Class D)
The act of preaching your religion or cult without approval of The Marq or Council in a public area outside of their religious buildings. It should be noted that informing is different from preaching and that informing without forcing this upon them is no breach of this law, the difference being that one has to ask to be informed or stand corrected by something that is felt to be said wrong.

 

h) Unlawful Recruitment (Class B)
The act of recruiting individuals for foreign groups outside of Cerulite lands without specified and documented approval of the current Marq.

 

i) Excessive begging (Class B)

The act of persistent harassment to one for acquiring certain goods, knowledge or getting someone to act for them. Those in violation will be dealt with appropriately through detainment and removal from Cerulite Holdings.

 

j) Flirting with Scribe  (Class A)

The act of trying to seduce the individual known as Scribe without these feelings being reciprocated in a timely fashion.

 

k) Unlawful Drug Use  (Class C)

The act of using substances classified as drugs outside of state mandated hoo-kah zones or the confines of one's home.

 

l) Street Fishing (Class C)

The act of using fishing equipment in the square, water surfaces where fish realistically could not survive or privately owned ponds not owned by the offender.

 

VII. General Safety

 

1) Littering; defined as making any public place untidy with rubbish or a large number of objects left lying about.

 

a) General Littering (class D)

The throwing of any non hazardous goods on the ground or into the waters around Cerulite Territories.

 

b) Hazardous Littering (class B)

The throwing of any hazardous goods that can affect the lives of citizens on to the ground or into the waters around Cerulite Territories.

 

2) Negligence; defined as the inability to take proper care which leads to direct offense

 

a) General Negligence (Class C)

The causing of offense or harm to an individual or their property because of an inability to take proper care in a situation and the risks of said action were unknown.

 

b) Property Negligence (Class B)

Allowing another individual’s self or property to come to harm due to a lack of proper care of one’s property.

 

c) Recklessness (Class B)

Causing harm to another individual or their property due to a lack of proper care in which the risks of said action were known.

 

3) other; 

 

a) Unlawful Duel (Class C)

The act of Dueling within The Marq’s Holdings without taking the safety of citizens into consideration or the lack of rules during such Duel making it dishonorable.

 

b) Duel interference (Class B)

The act of disturbing or stopping a previously agreed upon Duel as a third party with the Duelers taking offense to such.

 

c)  Nature Poisoning (Class B)

The act of intentionally Destroying, Killing off, poisoning or withering away Nature from the parks, homes or nature reserves of Cerulia.

 

d)  Mask Donning (Class D)

The act of wearing hoods, masks or any non-approved face covering wear. A first offense will result in a warning instead of being arrested for such if the person complied to remove the mask. 

 

e)  Self Harm (Class C)

The act of harming or maiming oneself on the lands of The Marq for whichever reason deemed unsound. 

 

VIII. Military Laws

 

1) Desertion, defined as leaving your post, assigned task or making attempts at leaving the band without informing a high ranking member.

The punishments of these crimes may be executed by higher ranking members of the Cerulite Military.

 

a) Leaving Your Post (class D)

The act of leaving the post you have been assigned for during your service under The Cerulite Military without proper excuse to do so. 

 

b) Minor Desertion (class B)

The most dishonorable act of one leaving any Cerulite Military division without proper demotion or release from their position for two years or less.

 

c) Desertion (class A)

The most dishonorable act of one leaving any Cerulite Military division without proper demotion or release from their position for three or more years.

 

2) Misconduct, defined as going against protocol, word of an officer or law to get the desired result, though often at a cost.

 

a) Minor Misconduct(class D)

The act of misconduct during one's task, causing minor unwanted results.

 

b) Major Misconduct(class B)

The act of misconduct during one's task, causing catastrophic unwanted results.

 

c) Undermining authority (class C)

The act of undermining direct orders of an officer of the band with adverse results coming from this.

 

d) Failure to perform (class D)

The act of standing idle as a band member during a deemed critical moment of conflict, task or work.

 

e) Sabotage (Class A)

The act of sabotage upon band equipment, property or members to hinder the efficiency of the band with malicious intent.

 

 

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III. Punishments

 

I. Use of Punishments

 

-Punishments shall be handed out according to the class of crime which is being charged with multiple offenses stacking.

 

- Jail Time consists of imprisonment within a small cell with little to no outside interactions.

 

- Duels are exempt from crime if both parties consent and the rule set is clear.

 

- Jail Time may also consist of interrogations by the guard force. Advanced interrogation techniques may only be used when a higher ranking official is present and gives verbal permission for advanced interrogation methods to be used.

 

- Those who use advanced interrogation methods without approval or abuse of power will find themselves being stripped of their rank and have to answer to The Marq for abuse of power.

 

- Any member in service of The Marq directly and Cerulia  is counted as a Lower Ranking Official. Administrative functions count as Higher Ranking Officials.

 

- Any crime committed left unpunished or without verdict for more than ten years / Esht weeks will be pardoned out of courtesy of The Marq for being outdated in nature. Desertion and darkspawn related offences are excluded from this conduct.

 

- A name may be removed from the offenders list at the discretion of an Auditor, or The Marq.

 

-Banishment or declarations of freedom may be used as an alternative punishment for execution, in which all ranks of residency shall be revoked, all titles and claims stripped, and the individual shall be barred from entry permanently barring a pardon from The Marq, and any entry into the holding shall lead to the punishment of execution immediately.

 

-Blood Payment should only be used as an alternative for paying debts, except in the case of a Class A crime, if the criminal refuses to pay their fine and shall serve as an alternative to the normal fine.

 

-Execution may be used if in a single instance a total fine would be over 1000 minas in total, or on the third repeated instance of a Class B crime.
 

II. Crime Punishment

 

1. Class D Crimes

Class D (Petty Crime): 100 minas fine or a non-lethal cut upon their arm as Blood Payment and Community service or labour up to the estimated sum of 250 mina’s work. The particular service or labour is up to the discretion of those overseeing the crime and its punishment.  

 

2. Class C Crimes

Class C (Minor Crime): 500 minas fine or a finger, toe, ear or all hair on one’s head as blood payment and jail time of no longer than an hour, Jail time can be commuted in turn for community service/labour to the estimated sum of 1250 mina’s worth of work.

 

3. Class B Crimes

Class B (General Crime): 1000 minas fine or a limb, eye, tongue as blood payment and jail time of no longer than two hours. The Jail time can be commuted in exchange for community service/labour to the sum of 2500 mina’s worth of work. 

 

4. Class A Crimes

Class A (Major Crime): Execution, Banishment, or  a Fine of 2000 minas. Those found guilty of a class A crime will find themselves imprisoned for no less than two hours in jail followed by forced labour to the sum of 5000 mina if they cannot afford to choose the previous options.