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Law and Enforcement

Under the harsh desert Sun of Zuben everything you have is worked for thus making the crime of thievery especially loathed. There is no greater example of this than the stealing of water the lifeblood of the Zuberi the most treasured commodity of the desert because of this the Zuberi show little sympathy towards thieves and will, depending upon what is stolen several consequences might follow. Rarely do these crimes ever reach the eyes of government officials rather they are to be settled by the guard himself (or the merchant depending on if a guard was called, merchants are know to handle thievery on their own). Punishments for Thieves include the modest of the thief being placed into slavery for a period of time to repay the debt to the extreme of immediate beheading. The Zuberi tend to ignore less obvious crimes.. crimes that do not openly hurt a specific person but are quick to strike against a petty thief. For crimes judged more extreme by other races, such as murder or arson, the crimes become more difficult to judge. If the crimes are between two families or a feud between two people guards are likely to ignore them all together as long as they do not extent to open confrontations. However smaller murder.. muggings random attacks are quick to be dealt with and only if the case involves a prominent figure (as either the assailant or the victim will it go to the royal courts to decide.

(Comment from Lara: This above Paragraph doesn't feel 100% right, but it's good enough to work from.  However, I think the player may adjust and formulize this as it goes on.  All changes to this need to be communicated to me so I can update this page.)

Slavery as Punishment

Slavery is a common enough form of punishment. The term of an Al'Misam is no more than seven years. (This is not to be confused with the Rasa who is born a slave)

To become an al'Misam there any number of ways:

  • Spitting ones water on the feet of another.
  • Petty theft (apples, bread, etc from the market or a house)
  • Sold to pay a debt
  • Selling oneself to another to ensure protection
  • Dishonoring a noble or al'Aqrab
  • Grave crimes of dishonoring oneself publicly
  • Cold blooded murder can be either punished by death or by enslavement. It depends upon the judge and circumstances.
  • Purposeful and blantant exhibitionism (running nude in town) is highly frowned upon.
  • Dishonoring Acrab or an al'Aqrab publicly.
  • Dishonoring a member of a noble house.
  • Certain crimes against the Palace - it all depends upon the judge - this would mean breaking the word of proclamations.
  • Taking that which does not belong to one, in the form of flesh (Adultery if caught would be grounds for enslavement. The man of the woman who owned or was wed to the woman could even sell the perpetrator and pocket the gold. The woman could be sold into slavery or killed.

Please note that raiding another Shaula tribe's herd, attacking caravans, duels of honor, settling grudges of honor, prostitution, gambling, drugs, smuggling, is all LEGAL in Zuberi. If you're looking to get tossed into irons, don't pick those as a story line.

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