Vargor, Laws
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Vargor Law Page.
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- In Progress Notes
- Guards are not required by either Free Women or Slaves within the city limits.
- Slaves can be punished by any free person.
- Free Women who are breaking or suspect of breaking any "conduct laws" can be restrained (coffled) and brought to the town hall for consideration.
- No fighting in town, take it out of the city limits or to the arena.
Definitions
- Judgement (vs Ruling Judgement)
- Judgements are passed down during town meetings or court sessions, and are usually by consensus from the officials and magistrates present at the session. Judgements are recorded into the session logs and typically published.
- Magistrate
- A magistrate is someone who has been trained in Gorean law, they are often of the scribe caste but the training can be independent of caste, for example in Torvaldsland Rune Priest act as magistrates and law keepers for the thing-fair law assemblies. If you are trained as a magistrate and wish to work for the town as such, please present yourself to the Administrator/Ubar.
- Ruling (vs Judgement)
- Rulings are unofficial but are generally binding and made by any town official or trained town magistrate. Rulings can be made anywhere at any time and do not require formal documentation nor any specific procedure. Rulings can be appealed.
- Ruling, Caste
- Caste Head can rule on caste specific business but it could still go to a the court if not settled.