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Written on the 13th of the Deep Cold 1968 FA The current Sovereign of the Barony of Pinemark is to abdicate their control over the Barony, the control of the Barony shall be inherited and transferred to "Katja Stroheim Hope" when they reach of age in the beginning of 1969 FA. They shall serve as the second Sovereign of the Barony of Pinemark, and hold the title of Baroness when they are of age. All rights and agreements from the First Contract of Pinemark shall apply and will remain in effect. Long Live the Sylvan Duchy. Signed,

ISSUED BY: THE FAIR CABINET ON: 10th of Harren’s Folly, 1955 I.T 10th Msitza ag Dargund, 508 E.S Law is the fundamental tool by which greater society and civilisation are built by. Thus, by the Order of the Marquis of Lotusgrad, a Scroll of Law shall be created to built a fair and just society. This Scroll shall reflect the values of the Marchdom of Lotusgrad and shall serve as a tool to uphold the integrity and strength of the March. It shall also define the government that shall govern the state and assist its Head of State, the Marquis of the Marchdom of Lotusgrad. The Scroll of Law 508 E.S | 1955 I.T, by Stefan Starling and The Most Honourable, Ser Sterling Whitewood, Marquis of Lotusgrad. Section 1: Government and State Article 1: The word of the Marquis is Law and the Marquis is the head of state and government in the Marchdom of Lotusgrad. Article 2: Since his word is law, the Marquis is the ultimate judge of the law. Article 3: The Marquis shall allow themselves to appoint and dismiss any series of advisors to attend to the needs of the government and its people and to assist the Marquis in decision-making. Article 4: These advisors shall be allowed to appoint their own retinue to better aid in their ability to administer to the needs of the government and state. Article 5: By authority and command of the Marquis, the local garrison is allowed to do what is necessary and proper to maintain order and enforce the law of the Marquis. Chapter 1: When a crime has taken place, it shall be the duty of the guard to hold the accused, until the accused has been given an arraignment. Chapter 2: If the accused is guilty beyond any reasonable doubt, the guard may be allowed to hold the accused until a judiciary can come and assign the necessary punishment. Chapter 3: All members of the garrison and knighthood are still citizens of the land, but will be held to a higher standard. They are subject to the law as any other citizen. Section 2: Crime, Punishment, Court Subsection 1: Laws of Crime Article 1: Any person below the age of eighteen will be judged and punished proportionally to his age. Article 2: Any person with an unsound or simple mind at the time of a crime will be judged and punished proportionally to his capability. Article 3: One is guilty of the crime of Negligence if they commit a crime by acting recklessly and without reasonable caution. Article 4: One is guilty of the crime of Attempt if they conspire or attempt to commit a crime will be guilty of the crime of Attempt. Article 5: One is guilty of the crime they help or conspire with another to commit said crime. Article 6: One is guilty of the crime of Murder if they slay another outside of battle or not in self-defence. Chapter 1: Refer to Section 4, Subsection 3, Subdivision 1 for the definition of self-defense. Article 7: One is guilty of the crime of Assault if they harm another outside of battle or not in self-defence. Chapter 1: Refer to Section 4, Subsection 3, Subdivision 1 for the definition of self-defense. Article 8: One is guilty of the crime of Theft if they steal the property of another. Article 9: One is guilty of the crime of Banditry if they extort another under the threat of arms. Article 10: One is guilty of the crime of Forgery if one fabricates currency without the authority of the Marquis, or falsifies the weights and purities of precious minerals and metals. Article 11: One is guilty of the crime of Impersonation if they present themselves presents themselves with the identity of another. Article 12: One is guilty of the crime of Defamation if they wrongly and untruthfully slander the name and honour of another. Article 13: One is guilty of the crime of Trespass if they intrude on the land of another. Article 14: One is guilty of the crime of Vandalism if they deface the property of another. Article 15: One is guilty of the crime of Treason if they conspire to bring harm against the Marquis, House of Whitewood, or the Marchdom. Article 16: One is guilty of the crime of Fraud if they trade in stolen or defective goods. Article 17: One is guilty of the crime of Obstruction if they impede the judicial processes. Article 18: One is guilty of the crime of Desertion if one abandons their duties as a soldier. Article 19: One is guilty of the crime of Harassment if they persist as a nuisance to others. Article 20: One is guilty of the crime of Corruption if they abuse their station for improper gain. Article 21: One is guilty of the crime of Adultery if they lie with another outside of matrimony while in matrimony. Article 22: One is guilty of the crime of Miscegenation if they lie with a Descendant of another race. Article 23: One is guilty of the crime of Invasion if they belong to a foreign military or organization enacting law or will in the Marchdom. Article 24: One is guilty of the crime of Kidnapping if they abduct another against their will. Article 25: One is guilty of the crime of Heresy should they commit a crime against the Chruch, use dark magic, or are of unholy origin Article 26: One is guilty of the crime of Malpractice if they, as a medical professional, neglect their duties or give substandard treatment that causes harm, injury, or death to a patient. Article 27: One is guilty of the crime of Deforestation if they cut the trees of the Aetherwood forest without the Marquis’ authority. Article 28: One is guilty of the crime of Poaching if they hunt within the Aetherwood forest without the Marquis’ authority. Article 29: One is guilty of the crime of Animal Cruelty if they torture an animal and or deprive one of necessary sustenance Subsection 2: Laws of Punishment Article 1: Let any person who attempts, conspires or commits “high crimes” such as: treason, murder, poaching, heresy, etc. be subject to immediate prosecution. Article 2: Let any person who commits assault, theft, harassment, or vandalism only be charged if the victim of said crime or the one who accuses such an individual seeks to file charges against the accused. Chapter 1: A charge can be brought to court or to a member of law enforcement where then it shall be up to the discretion of the law enforcement and the accusing party to decide the process of moving forward. Article 3: The administration of the head lawmen and/or the Marquis shall decide upon the necessary and proper punishment. Article 4: No citizen who has been accused or deemed guilty may be allowed to escape punishment, and any attempt to escape punishment will lead to an increased charge upon which the person has been returned to the state. Article 5: Darkspawn who seek to be turned or healed and wherein that ability of such can exist, will not be subject to immediate prosecution. Chapter 1: Immediate prosecution for such kinds of Darkspawn shall only occur if such Darkspawn reneges on their promise or refuse to be healed. Subsection 3: Laws of Criminal Courts Article 1: All citizens accused of any crime are to be deemed innocent until proven guilty. Article 2: Any instance of murder and treason in the Marchdom is immediately under the prosecution of the state. Article 3: The call for a criminal trial for an accused shall be left under the purview and discretion of the administration of the head lawmen who shall decide a trial when it is necessary for one to occur. Article 4: Trials can be done again if new evidence has come to light or if there was deemed a mistrial. Chapter 1: It shall be the discretion of the judiciary to determine if a mistrial will result in the accused being innocent or lead to another trial. Chapter 2: Refer to Section 4, Subsection 2, Subdivision 3 for mistrial due to poor legal defense. Section 3: Nobility Article 1: Houses who have shown great promise, service, and loyalty to the Marquis and the Marchdom may be granted a title and land of nobility. Article 2: The head of the noble house shall have the title of nobility and shall be allowed to follow the March’s or their own rulings on how the heirs to such titles may come to pass. Article 3: Titles granted by the Marchdom cannot be retained in or transferred to other realms. Article 4: The titles of nobility are as follows: 1. Barons / Reeves, the first order of nobility, a noble will receive. 2. Viscount, the second order of nobility a noble family can receive. Article 5: Upon reaching such a title, nobles shall enter a feudal contract with the Marquis. Article 6: The Marquis shall be able to call upon their nobility to summon a levy and may call upon their nobility for material contributions to the Marchdom. Article 7: It shall be the discretion of the Marquis to decide nobility, promotions of nobility and title, and also demotions of nobility and stripping of rank. Section 3: Citizens, Civility, Civil Courts Subsection 1: Citizens Article 1: All people in Lotusgrad shall be deemed to be free of any system of thralldom and shall be of their own selves, and act of their accord and thus be granted the rights of men free of thralldom. Chapter 1: They shall also then be judged as free persons of such law and be judged accordingly. Article 2: All citizens who live in taxed property must pay taxes to the state. Article 3: For any citizen, The recognition of self-autonomy and self-action is to be recognized at the age of 18 and so will be judged accordingly and treated the same as any adult citizen of the land from henceforth. Chapter 1: In doing so, the age of adulthood at which the age this government recognizes will be held at the age of 18. Article 4: The right to marriage shall be recognized in this state. Article 5: Should a spouse go missing for five years or feign their own death, then their spouse shall be free to marry anew. Subsection 2: Children and Inheritance Article 1: Those born of a lawful marriage shall be lawful children and inheritors of their family name and holdings. Article 2: Those born outside of lawful marriage shall be bastards, incapable of inheriting their family name and holdings. Article 3: The Marchdom may legitimize a bastard, bestowing unto them the name, rights, and honours had they been born lawfully. Article 4: Children born lawfully but whose parents are dead or missing can be adopted and raised in a family and assume all names as if born to that family. Article 5: Children born lawfully but whose parents are dead or missing can be taken and cared for by a different family. Subsection 3: Civility Subdivision 1: Self-defense Article 1: All citizens will have the legal right to self-defence and may engage in the necessary and proper actions necessary for that. Chapter 1: Self-defense is any action in which one seeks to avoid harm to oneself or others that the person believes to be defending. Chapter 2: But any action that may be deemed not necessary or outside the means of self-defence can be taken criminally if it fits the necessary criteria for that crime. Subdivision 2: Laws Regarding Contracts Article 1: All those above the age of eighteen may sign a contract, which must be either verbal or written and must be upheld by the agreeing parties. Article 2: Those between the ages of eighteen and sixteen may sign a contract with the consent of their legal guardian. Article 3: A contractual agreement may be terminated by the state, should they see suitable grounds to do so. Article 4: All written contracts must be signed in the presence of a qualified lawman of the state who shall then sign off on the contract as the mediator and as a contractual witness for a written contract to be considered valid. Subdivision 3: Laws Regarding Legal Defense Article 1: The Law will recognize a party's right to legal defence or the right to defend himself in a courtroom. Article 2: If there is evidence that the legal defence was not adequate or grossly not defending his client in a manner deemed necessary and proper, this can lead to a hearing for a mistrial. Article 3: If someone enforces the right to defend himself and it has been determined that he is of sound mind to do so, any liability involved necessary for a mistrial shall be waived. Subdivision 4: Handling of Disputes Article 1: There are three types of Trial in which a civil dispute may be resolved: Chapter 1: Trial by Combat - A trial wherein the parties shall duel to first yield to determine the wrongdoer. Chapter 2: Trial of Wit - A trial wherein the parties shall play a game of chance or wit in which Godan will favour the righteous. Chapter 3: Trial of Civil Court - A trial wherein all parties shall present their case to the court by word of mouth and evidence. This shall be the default when the parties cannot agree to undertake the other aforementioned trials. Article 2: A member of the judiciary is charged with being the arbiter of trials of each of these types. In the case of a Trial by Combat, they will serve as referee to the fight. And in the case of a Trial by Wit, they shall determine the rules of the game that is played. Sub-Subdivision I: Trial By Combat Article 3: Dueling is a legal method in which conflict can be resolved without the use of courts to settle disputes. Chapter 1: Any party may wish to call another party to a duel; however, both parties must consent to it and go through the full process of that duel to be seen as a legitimate process. Chapter 2: The rules and the process of the duel shall be decided by the members but the Marquis may be allowed his say and his say shall be followed in such matters. Chapter 3: Once the duel has been completed, the losing party will accept the terms agreed upon. Article 4: The judiciary is allowed to deem a duel to the last man breathing illegal if the circumstances necessitate it and one party doesn’t wish to die. Subsection 4: Civil Courts Article 1: A Civil Court shall proceed if two parties find themselves unable to come to resolve a dispute, would like a legal judiciary to handle such dispute, or if the judiciary deems such a dispute worthy of being sent to the Civil Court. Article 2: The liability or guilt of the defendant must only be proven by a preponderance of evidence, unlike criminal courts which must be guilt beyond reasonable doubt. Article 3: Refer to Section 4, Subsection 2, Subdivision 3 for the rules regarding legal defense.

ISSUED BY: MARQUIS OF LOTUSGRAD ON: Sun’s Smile, 1954 I.T Tov and Yermey, 507 E.S A few Saint’s day ago, a pagan shrine was constructed within the Marchdom of Lotusgrad in the cover of night, tainting the surrounding area. In lieu of simply destroying it, The House of Whitewood humbly requests the clergymen of Diocese of Buron to perform a cleansing rite upon shrine for proper sancitifaction. In addition to this heathenry, wanderers possessing dark magics passed through recently through the Marchdom, seeking to prey on those weak in faith. Fortunately, no one fell to their temptation, but the local garrison also requests for their weapons to be blessed and anointed with holy water should such vile miscreants return. The faithful canonists through out the realm are welcome to visit this sanctification take place, and offer their prayers to ensure a strong presence of Godan. Signed, The Most Honourable, Ser Sterling Whitewood, Marquis of Lotusgrad, Reeve and Swan’s Keep, Viscount of Brabant and Dithmarshcen, Baron of Blackwell [!] Official Seal of House Whitewood

16th Sun’s Smile,,158 S.A 16th Tov ag Yermey, 507 E.S 11/12/2023 Article I - Cadet The House of Whitewood shall be formally recognised as a cadet of the House of Amador Article II - Titleage & Lineage A. The House Amador retracts the 492 E.S disownment of Ser Sterling Percy Whitewood. We instead recognize him as our kinsman through the line of Filip-Hieromar, Baron of Mondstadt, and the rightful patriarch of the House of Whitewood and Marquis of Lotusgrad. The House of Amador shall further recognise Ser Sterling Whitewood, son of Alex Ruslan Blaxton, as the rightful successor to the House of Blaxton and the inheritor of its titles. B. The House of Whitewood shall recognise Henrik III Amador as the true and legitimate heir of House Amador and the rightful claimant to all its titles. C. Both Houses will mutually denounce any pretenders and false claimants to each other’s titles. Article III - Ships The House of Whitewood shall construct a dock space for the House of Amador, in the Marchdom of Lotusgrad, to hold an Amador ship. Article IV - Bannermen The House of Whitewood shall fulfill the obligations of their predecessors and serve as bannermen to the House of Amador. Signed, The Most Honourable, Ser Sterling Whitewood, Marquis of Lotusgrad, Reeve and Swan’s Keep, Viscount of Brabant and Dithmarshcen, Baron of Blackwell His Lordship, Henrik III Edvard Amador, 11th Baron of Mondstadt, Lord of Queen’s Crossing, Patriarch of the House of Amador and Lord Archivist to the Royal Valdev Library