[✗] [Amendment] Victors Justice

Pearlescent · December 21, 2025

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Old Lore:

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Templars are capable of achieving feats of great heroism, but also of terrible horror. Should a Brother Templar be led astray from a virtuous or courageous path, a Master Templar may invoke Victor’s Justice as a means of severing the tether between Malchediael and the Templar in question.

Upon the invocation, two Templars - the Accuser and the Accused - will enter an enclosed arena of combat, the arena’s area marked by a barrier of swirling white flame. A duel commences between the two; the Accused determines the means of combat and the Accuser determines the weapon that shall be used. Should either party achieve victory, the Victor will be able to cleave at the soul of their fallen enemy, severing the connection. This severance may be a temporary period of two years [2 OOC Weeks] or entirely. A Templar would be wise to treat their opponent with honor, however, for execution within this ring is an egregious, albeit legal taboo.

Should a Templar’s blessing be stripped in such a manner, they will become overridden with a sheepish dread, lacking the motivation to protect themselves and fight back for a duration of one year [1 OOC Week].

• Victor's Justice may only be invoked by a T5 Templar in an area suitable for a fair duel, such as an arena, flat field, city square, ETC. The location of the duel may take place anywhere provided that both parties agree OOC.

• Victor’s Justice encompasses an [15x15] Block area and will only allow for the dueling Templars to remain within. Any outsider who would attempt to bypass the barrier through physical or magical means will find no success. The barrier will subside after the victorious Templar determines the method of severance.

• If the Blessing of Malchediael is suppressed temporarily, it will remain inactive for a period of [2] OOC weeks and must be noted on the Templar’s MA.

• If the Blessing of Malchediael is suppressed entirely, it will be totally stricken from the Templar's soul. As a result, the defeated will be unable to reattain the blessing, for Malchediael trusts the judgement of the victorious.

• The victorious is afforded the right to NOT to strike the blessing from a defeated Templar's soul in the event they gain newfound respect, or simply wish to offer mercy. Additionally, Victor's Justice may not conclude in a draw.

• In the event that a participant has to leave for OOC purposes, the duel must be rescheduled and recommenced lest they automatically forfeit.

• The Challenged may not decide upon a means of combat that is gimmicky, I.E. “Guess what I’m thinking of!”. It is intended that the method of the duel be something akin to a Joust, a Melee, or some other combative challenge. Should both parties agree to OOC, the duel may be of any medium (even Yu-Gi-Oh!).

• The Challenger will decide the weapons used for the combative challenge, and both parties will engage in battle with identical loadouts of a mundane variety. This is to say that the accuser cannot say “Carbarum Swords”, given the rarity of the material. Should both parties agree to OOC, custom and differentiated kits may be utilized.

• All invocations of Victors Justice must be performed in person, not via forums, letters or radiant rumination.

• In the event the challenged outright refuses the duel or attempts to delay beyond a 1 OOC week period, it will result in an automatic forfeiture and victory for the Challenger. It is noted duels may only be delayed for pressing IRL matters - don’t be cheesy.
• Should the challenged be victorious, they cannot be challenged again for a period of 2 OOC weeks. Abuse of this system to receive challenge invulnerability will result in automatic disconnection.

New Lore:

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