Drawing a Weapon

There are two ways in which this law is enforced. The first, and more serious of the two, is Drawing a Weapon on Gentility. This includes any threatening use of a weapon against any member of the chivalric, noble, royal, or imperial classes.

The second aspect of the law is intended to protect the common folk from rough treatment at the hands of trained warriors. Anyone who has been trained in fighting and threatens to use their skills against someone without such training is breaking a major tenet of the Chivalric Code. Because it is considered very improper to use superior weapons against a fairly defenseless serf, this is also a death offense.

In both cases, however, self defense is considered to be an exception to the law.