Khaeros

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Law & Punishments

The Azhuran tribe is a fairly peaceful community, but those that are convicted of crimes do face harsh punishments.

Assault or attempted assault: the individual charged with such accusations shall, if found guilty, be locked in a dark and clammy prison cell. To be devoid of sunlight is usually punishment enough for the perpetrator to regret his evil doings. The exact period of time to be spent there is entirely up to the Atrileac, even though one or two days is the usual sentence.

Murder or attempted murder: to try to steal a life from Xipotec’s realm is a much heavier offence, and the convicted criminal shall be deprived of sunlight much longer.

Arson: arson is not really a crime, since fire is sacred and anything consumed by flames is, furthermore, blessed. However, if one’s property is ruined by the fire another Azhuran citizen started, the one whose property was lost is entitled to receive a sum in coins or properties equivalent to that of the possession that was lost, whatever the previous owner of the destroyed property prefers. If the restitution is beyond the perpetrator’s reach, they are then obligated to pay the Azhuran back in personal services, commonly becoming a slave for a period of time proportional to the misdeed.

Theft, burglary, robbery and smuggling: such deeds are heavily frowned upon, as there is a lot of cooperation between Azhurans, being unnecessary to steal something from another person. Likewise, burglary and robbery are acts of serious disturbance to the tribe’s economy, while smuggling may unbalance even religious and traditional pillars. Be as it may, all these crimes are punished with little mercy, and the perpetrator might even be from then on disregarded as a fellow Azhuran and left as an outcast, with the promise of being treated as a hostile presence upon returning to Azhur. Although these are rather severe sentences, the penalties may vary from a few days arrested (in case of petty thievery or alike) to an immediate death sentence (should the perpetrator enact illegal operations with highly treasured goods from their fellow countrymen).

Adultery and divorce: to request to become unmarried of a fellow Azhuran is very disrespectful to society’s standards, to the point of being considered a crime. Even worse it is to maintain a relationship with other citizen without the counsel and approval of the Holy Mother, especially when the Azhuran is already united in matrimony to someone else. A divorce sentence would be the immediate withdrawal of whatever privileges the requesting Azhuran might possess, including those of belonging to higher branches and so forth. Adultery demands a harsher sentence, usually ranging from exile to the Haluaroc (death by assisted drowning).

Rape and sexual abuse: the Apahuac intervenes harshly in such matters and rarely does not sentence the offender(s) to a very grave toll. Sexually abused women, upon successfully unmasking their aggressors, might get them banned from Azhur (in case they are single), arrested for a lifetime (if they were married, but with no offspring as of late) or ritually drowned (if they were married and had children of their own). Consumed rape always implies the same sentence, in disregard for case-to-case circumstances: surgical dismemberment followed by exile.

Miscarriage of religious standards: the matters of a religious nature are swiftly resolved, and usually are the ones more heavily enforced. They include the adequate execution of rites, chanting of hymns and mandatory behavior conducts for the Azhurans. All failure regarding this matter will be dealt with harshly, at the Ataloa’s discretion, especially the grave disrespects to the Gods. While it is very damaging to an Azhuran being convicted of divine disrespect, to offend Xipotec’s rites is particularly disastrous for one’s life. The sentences vary according to the offender’s background and the fault committed, but the ensured penalties are rather severe and punitive in most of the cases.

Many more situations may fall under other categories, and list all possibly offences would be both unwise and lengthy. Suffice to say that the Atrileac is simply able to decide the best course of action to be taken, although the last word for matters particularly dense is the Ataloa’s.