Caldera Legal Code
Punishment for a crime can include one or more of the following, based on the nature of the crime, who or what the crime is committed against, and the criminal record of the convicted:
- Death
- Exile (for a number of years or summers)
- Flogging (a set number of strokes)
- Hard labor (for a period of days, months, or years de- pending on the seriousness of the crime)
- Imprisonment in the Caldera City Prison (for a period of days or months depending on the seriousness of the crime)
- Fine (payable to the city; inability to pay the fine leads to imprisonment and/or hard labor)
- Damages (payable to the injured party or victim 's kin; inability to pay damages leads to imprisonment and/or hard labor)
- Edict (forbidding the convicted from doing something; violation of an edict can result in imprisonment, hard labor, and/or a fine)
I. Crimes against Lords, Officials, and Nobles:
Assaulting or impersonating a Lord: death Assaulting or impersonating an official or noble: flogging, imprisonment up to a tenday, and fine up to 500 gp Blackmailing an official: flogging and exile up to 10 years Bribery or attempted bribery of an official: exile up to 20 years and fine up to double the bribe amount Murder of a Lord, official, or noble: death Using magic to influence a Lord without consent: imprisonment up to a year, and fine or damages up to 1,000gp Using magic to influence an official without consent: fine or damages up to 1,000 gp and edictII. Crimes against the City:
Arson: death or hard labor up to 1 year, with fines and/or damages covering the cost of repairs plus 2,000 gp Brandishing weapons without due cause: imprisonment up to a tenday and/or fine up to 10 gp Dumping into Heartspill: imprisonment up to a tenday and/or fine up to 100 gp, edict Espionage: death or permanent exile Fencing stolen goods: fine equal to the value of the stolen goods and edict Forgery of an official document: flogging and exile for 10 summers Hampering justice: fine up to 200 gp and hard labor up to a tenday Improper disposition of the dead: fine up to 200 gp and hard labor up to a tenday Littering: fine up to 2 gp and edict Poisoning a city well: death Theft: flogging followed by imprisonment up to a tenday, hard labor up to 1 year, or fine equal to the value of the stolen goods Treason: death Trespassing, vandalism, or theft of ruins: imprisonment up to a year and damages quintuple the cost of the relics Vandalism: imprisonment up to a tenday plus fine and/or damages covering the cost of repairs plus up to 100 gp Using magic to influence an official without consent: fine or damages up to 1,000 gp and edictIII. Crimes against the Gods:
Assaulting a priest or lay worshiper: imprisonment up to a tenday and damages up to 500 gp Disorderly conduct within a temple: fine up to 5 gp and edict. Public blasphemy against a god or church: edict Theft of temple goods or offerings: imprisonment up to a tenday and damages up to double the cost of the stolen items Tomb-robbing: imprisonment up to a tenday and damages covering the cost of repairs plus 500 gp Necromancy: imprisonment up to a tenday, up to death or permanent exile to Dread Wastes of Amon-Ra.IV. Crimes against Citizens:
Assaulting a citizen: imprisonment up to a tenday, flogging, and damages up to 1,000 gp Blackmailing or intimidating a citizen: fine or damages up to 500 gp and edict Burglary: imprisonment up to 3 months and damages equal to the value of the stolen goods plus 500 gp Damaging property or livestock: damages covering the cost of repairs or replacement plus up to 500 gp Discrimination on basis of race, skin color, gender: fine up to 25 gp and edict Disturbing the peace: fine up to 25 gp and edict Murdering a citizen without justification: death or hard labor up to 10 years, and damages up to 1,000 gp paid to the victim's kin Murdering a citizen with justification: exile up to 5 years or hard labor up to 3 years or damages up to 1,000 gp paid to the victim's kin Robbery: hard labor up to 1 month and damages equal to the value of the stolen goods plus 500 gp Slavery: flogging and hard labor up to 10 years Using magic to influence a citizen without consent: fine or damages up to 1,000 gp and edict V. Necromancy: All forms of necromancy are forbidden except with official approval. Punishment: permanent exile to the Dread Wastes of Amon-Ra.
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