Revised Contraband Edict:
Contraband is described as any item, substance or tools to create items or substances outlined elsewhere in the law book and may be revised at any time to include (or withdraw) entries. Common sense entries include:
Infernal artifacts, tomes, summoning reagents, items or otherworldy things sharing a strong connection with the hells or their inhabitants.
Necromantic artifacts, tomes, summoning reagents, items where it deals with raising the dead or other methods of defiling the sanctity of death. (IE items or other things used to achieve lichdom) This includes but is not limited to spell scrolls, gems, wands and other things of spells such as Create Undead and related activities. Spells not specifically relating to the creation of undead within the necromancy school are otherwise allowed.
Poisons. In any form, great or minor, for any reason are henceforth banned. All permits to carry, use or sell them are revoked.
Bloodstones. No matter how many or how few are banned.
One may be in possession of such items only long enough to turn them in to the Sheriffs of Arabel. All previously allowed liberties given to other entities are hereby revoked, universally. No one, regardless of affiliation, position, rank, title or wealth will be exempt from these laws. Any permits formerly issued by any entity within the Hullack Kingdom are revoked, effective immediately. The Arabel Sheriffs will be handling all such things in the future for the protection of the city as a whole and the security of the common good.
Sentencing for carrying the offending items:
Infernal:
Minor (A single item or otherwise minor offense): Upon determined guilt, the guilty is taken to a temple of the arresting Sheriff’s choosing and made to kneel before the altar or altars of the temple and forced to recant their actions. Loudly. In the name of the god the temple is sanctioned to.
Moderate (Multiple items or second offenses): As above with the addition of having their crimes made public knowledge through sending and temple representatives (if available). One half of the offender’s coin given to the temple in which the offending Sherif has taken the offender. Exile from the city for one day. ((RL))
Severe (Full knowledge of multiple items, many offenses and/or verifiably having sold one’s soul): Taken to the nearest temple and (if a church representative is available) made to submit to the authority of servants of the gods in plain view of everyone. If no such representative is available, death by drowning as representative of the sanctity of life and death. Where as burning at the sacrificial pyre allows the soul to be cleansed of its sins, the offender will be have their soul confined to the husk that it inhabits for eternity.
Necromantic:
Minor (A single item or otherwise minor offense): Upon determined guilt, the offender is sentenced to cleaning the local crypt for the Tychans. If for some reason it isn’t practical, a representative of a goodly faith may also discuss a fitting punishment for the offender. A minor negative energy spell is suggested to be incorporated within the sentence.
Moderate (Multiple items or second offenses): As above. A curse (by spell) should be placed upon the offender before release. Exile from the city for one day. ((RL)) Additionally, one half of their current coin donated to the less fortunate as a method of promoting the sanctity and well being of life.
Severe (Full knowledge of multiple items, many offenses, history of creation, etc.): Removal of hands by negative energy. Publicly walked to the grave yard with a sign reading ‘I hate life’, their crimes read aloud and execution followed by a burning of the corpse. The ashes given to farmers to help fertilize the soil.
Poisons:
Minor (A single item or otherwise minor offense): Upon determined guilt depending on grade of poison (high or low, lethal or not), a 50 to 5000 coin fine. The poison destroyed.
Moderate (Multiple items or second offenses): Consumption of any and all poisons found on the person by the offender. Made to perform a task for the city for the antidote. Half of the offender’s coin given to Ilmater’s temple (preferably by the offender) or a healer of good character.
Severe (Full knowledge of multiple items, many offenses, history of creation, use, sale, etc.): Consumption of any and all poisons and drowned in the sewage lake below the city. Or exiled to the deepest depths of the Underdark. All coin donated to those in need.
Bloodstones:
Minor (A single item or otherwise minor offense): Upon determined guilt, the guilty is taken to a temple of the arresting Sheriff’s choosing and made to kneel before the altar or altars of the temple and forced to recant their actions. Loudly. In the name of the god the temple is sanctioned to. One quarter of their coin donated to the temple.
Moderate (Multiple items or second offenses): A priest is called forth and the offender is cursed (by spell) and then exiled to the Underdark. Their crimes against the gods and sanctity of natural order displayed for all to see.
Severe (Full knowledge of multiple items, many offenses, history of creation, use, sale, etc.): All coin on the offender is donated to the Ilmatari and the offender exiled into the rift where their body will be rent asunder as so many souls have been. Failing that, they will be exiled into the South district or otherwise publicly executed.
To assist the Sheriffs in their search for such contraband, random searches can and will be made. This is considered a lawful and reasonable order. Failure to submit to search will be treated and charged as disobeying a peace official. No one outside of the Sheriffs is exempt from such an order and compliance will be expected.
[The Viceory pens his signature upon the foot of the parchment]
Xzavien Kreswell