The Rights of Men and Citizens of New Wallingwish

In the midst of a hot summer day, a room filled with dwarves, elves, and men molted into a sweat. Their faces were red and their breathes were short. In front of them, being overseen by a tall human man with an eyepatch, was a document. He overlooked it with a tremble at his lip. After a thorough reading, he seemed displeased. He carefully put the paper document back on the table, meticulously aligning it with the borders of the table.
"Could we have done better?" asked the eye-patched tall in stature and strong in frame.
The rest of the men in the room said nothing. One elf shoved his glasses up his face. Disappointed, the leader shook his head and took a quill and dipped it into ink. Slowly and carefully, he signed his name: Jacques Maximilian. Then, he placed the pen carefully back in the bottle of ink and wiped his forehead.
Lip still trembling, Maximilian gave a slight smiles. "Then it is finished. The State of New Wallingwish shall be born."

Purpose

When forming an independent colony from Lysandus, the senate of New Wallingwish wanted to establish their rights and what to ban in order to keep order in these new lands.

Historical Details

Background

After a short-lived rebellion and war, the Empire of Lysandus allowed New Wallingwish to become it's own state as long as it remained under trade relationships toward Lysandus. New Wallingwish proceeded to go under years of debate deciding what should be banned, what should be preserved as rights, etc. They proceeded to form a draft of rights to keep for their own citizens.

Public Reaction

The establishment of these rights was viewed as a victory to the land-owning citizens of New Wallingwish, being hailed as a way to destroy tyranny. However, the lower class citizens, and those of more monstrous origins, like Tieflings, noticed that their rights were not secured and protested. Magicians and wizards as well, going under persecution by the lords of the lands, objected to their sudden banishment. Though it upset these people, the islands united as one nation and the laws have been stable ever since.

Term

The absolute banishment of unlicensed and unauthorized magic seems to be under effect for the foreseeable future, much to the anger of those magically-inclined.

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The Rights of Men and Citizens of New Wallingwish

The Laws of the Wallingwish Isles

The Rights of Men and Citizen

• A man has the right to practice free speech, the right to speak against the government, and has the right to worship any of the Good Divines.

• A man has the right to bear arms.

• The men of Wallingwish have the right to assemble peacefully.

• The men of Wallingwish have the right to print, write, or publish anything that speaks against the government in any way.

• No soldier of the Wallingwish islands may be quartered in the houses of their citizens.

• Any man has the right to a fair trial.

• Searches and seizures not held under a warrant are absolutely forbidden. Soldiers who do not follow this shall be forced to pay 100 silver.

Laws on Magiks

• Any sort of sorcery, wizardwork, or warlocking is absolutely forbidden and shall be met with a fiery death at the stake.

Amendment 1: Holy men, like Clerics and Paladins, due to their devotion to their gods and their moral ways, do not fall under these laws. They are upheld as the king’s holy men.
Amendment 2: “Holy” men who worship any demons or any evil divine shall be held at scrutiny under the law. The governor of the colony has the right to reprimand them if they please.

Laws related to the sister state of Carallinia

No slave shall be set free when crossing into the island of Carallinia, despite it being a free society. Citizens of New Wallingwish have the right to hunt down their slaves and force denizens of Carallinia to help them in their pursuits. If they refuse, they must face a fine of 100 Gold Pieces.

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Type

Manuscript, Legal

Medium

Paper

Authoring Date

Second Age Year 47

Ratification Date

Second Age Year 48