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Moribund Circle of Souls: Conventions on the Appropriate and Ethical Usage of Brown Magic

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This document has been contributed by: the Moribund Circle of Souls

All entities affiliated with the Moribund Circle of Souls, henceforth referred to as the circle, under the order of the Cobalt Sun in any form will be subject to the following rules and requirements in all use in an official capacity of Brown Magic. Brown Magic is here defined as any magic regarding undeath, death, or any of the stages in between. Spellcaster is here defined as any person, entity, or organisation using Brown Magic to any extent.

Article 1: Appropriate Use of Brown Magic

Section a. All use of Brown Magic performed may not, in any way, harm a non-agressive practitioner or non-practitioner.
Section b. Any use of Brown Magic in a professional capacity must be reported to any overseeing organisations as well as to the circle.
Section c. Any use of Brown Magic in a personal capacity must not be performed on any private or personal property not owned by the spellcaster in question, unless otherwise permitted by the owner of said private or personal property.
Section d. Brown Magic cast in a public setting must post no danger, physical or otherwise, to any non-participant.
Section e. All spellcasters must remain truthful about their use of Brown Magic to any inquiring entities.
Section f. Any independent spellcaster providing goods and/or services involving Brown Magic must disclose the use of Brown Magic in their practices to any prospective customer before any goods or services are rendered.
Section g. Resurrection via Brown Magic is not permitted unless the soul being resurrected has given explicit, written permission before the event of their death.

Article 2: University Conduct Regarding the Use of Brown Magic

Section a. Any university that wishes to teach Brown Magic must go over in every relevant course the ethical limitations of Brown Magic and the guidelines established in this document.
Section b. Any university sponsoring students in the use of Brown Magic in a competitive setting must inform any potential opponents beforehand of the use of Brown Magic.
Section c. Any university wishing to provide funding to any research regarding Brown Magic must approve this funding with the circle.

Article 3: Restrictions on Research Involving Gold Magic

Section a. All research involving Brown Magic must disclose the use of Brown Magic to any potential participants before any research is to take place.
Section b. Any experiments done pertaining to Brown Magic must disclose the experimental nature of the given research to any potential participants before any experimentation is to take place.
Section c. Any spellcasters wishing to perform research regarding Brown Magic must gain explicit, written permission from all participants before any research is to be done.

Article 4: The Use of Brown Magic in an Industrial Setting

Section a. Any establishments hiring members of the circle for purposes involving Brown Magic must disclose the use of Brown Magic to any involved or affected parties.
Section b. Any establishments providing goods and/or services involving Brown Magic must disclose the use of Brown Magic in their practices to any prospective customer before any goods or services are rendered.
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