[Closed]Capital Offenses

[Prof. Misclick]

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Offense:
Description:
Punishment:

[A Former User]

Offense: Armed/Magical Assault on a Noble or High Priest
Description: The act of assaulting the nobility or High Priest with a weapon, magical implement or spell is considered a Capital crime. This includes unlawful magical influence upon a noble or High Priest. An assault on a landed noble's retainer could, at the noble's discretion, be construed as an assault on themselves. An assault on a retainer in this manner will be limited to fines as a punishment. This also applies to assault of official clergy at the discretion of the High Priest.
Punishment: Expulsion from noble’s lands/Exile/Execution/Penal Service/Significant fine

**Offense:**Attempted Murder
Description: If it can be proven that an armed assault was a premeditated attempt to have a victim murdered, then the charge is Attempted Murder. This is a Capital Offense. In the case of someone having been killed, and then raised, this is classed as attempted murder as there in no final forfeiture (Execution not sanctioned)
Punishment: Exile/Penal Service/Significant Fine

Offense: Conspiracy against the Nobility or High Clergy
Description: Any conspiracy or plot to take the life of a noble or High Priest is considered a Capital Crime. Note that the action does not necessarily have to be taken. If there is evidence that there was intention, this crime is valid.
Punishment: Expulsion from noble’s lands/Exile/Execution/Penal Service/Significant fine

Offense: Menace to Society
Description: Repeated Serious Offenders can be brought to trial under the charge of being a Menace to Society. This charge is brought only when an offender has been arrested for repeated serious and capital crimes, and has shown an unrelenting fervor to continue disobeying the laws of Arabel. (Execution not sanctioned)
Punishment: Exile/Penal Service/Significant fine

Offense: Murder
Description: If proven that someone is responsible for the murder of someone, accused is to be hunted down and captured. If those suspected of murder refuse to surrender, take subdual measures to apprehend them. All items will then be confiscated on arrest. Persons found to have contracted another for murder or assassination are also to be arrested under the charge for Murder
Punishment: Exile from the city/Penal Service/Execution

Offense: Research of Dangerous Phenomena
Description: Research of any other strange phenomena deemed a possible horrendous threat to Arabel are capital crimes. They are not to be tampered with under any circumstances without Crown Approval.
Punishment: Exile/Penal Service/Execution

Offense: Slave Trading
Description: Slave trading is highly illegal and will not be tolerated on Arabellian soil.
Punishment: Exile/Penal Service/Execution

Offense: Occult Pacts
Description: Making a pact with a supernatural entity is heresy against the Gods. A 'pact' is the transfer of unnatural power to a mortal by a powerful supernatural entity including, but not limited to; devils, demons, celestials (barring overwhelming evidence that such is the will of the Gods), fey creatures, the undead, aberrant creatures, and other supernatural entities to include spirits. An opportunity to break the pact and/or destroy the creature granting the pact will be offered. If accepted, the accused will be banished from civilized areas of the kingdom until the pact is broken or the being destroyed.
Punishment: Exile/Penal Service/Execution

Offense: Torture
Description: Any form of torture is considered a Capital Crime. Torture is defined as the sadistic and malicious inflicting of extreme pain or discomfort upon a person for any reason other than to lawfully apprehend them, inflicted in battle, or to enact corporeal punishment (if legally decided in trial or by a Judge) for heinous criminal activity. It may not be used as a method of deriving information from a criminal or innocent by any person.
Punishment: Exile/Penal Service/Execution

Offense: Treason
Description: Any domestic conspiracy, plot, or actions that are a direct attempt to overthrow the Crown is considered Treason. Working for a foreign power to spy, disrupt or undermine the interests of Arabel is also treason. Acts that are deliberately engineered to direly threaten the interests of Arabel and to undermine its power can be construed as treason. Deliberate acts of unlawful sabotage against House Goldfeather or any of the designated Great Houses, can be construed as treasonous.
Punishment: Penal Service/Execution

Offense: Soul Manipulation
Description: Any magic or supernatural tampering with the soul of any sentient creature is a heinous act. The trading or bartering of souls with any supernatural entity or person constitutes soul manipulation.
Punishment: Exile/Penal Service/Execution

Offense: Animation of the Dead
Description: Any animation of the dead or summoning of undead creatures is a heinous act that will be considered one of the highest crimes against civilization and nature. Additionally no church or organization is exempt from this law and may be held accountable if it is discovered. Necromancers found animating the dead lose all rights and protections of the law and may be treated as monsters for all intents and purposes.
Punishment: Exile/Execution/Penal Service

For consideration,
Morpheus

[V-Rage]

If we are going to favour nobility in this way I'd suggest we also include High Priests under the law

Michael

[A Former User]

@V-Rage

This was my mistake, I will include it.

-Morpheus

[Prof. Misclick]

Begin drafting these articles for inclusion to the lawbook draft.

Sir Malcom

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