Imperial Law of Dhurza - Marks and Foreign Powers
Keywords:
DHURZA-LAW-3, DHURZA_LAW_3
Imperial Law of Dhurza, Page Three
11. Challenges and Duels
Dhurza respects honorable challenge, but honor does not outrank command. A duel may be recognized, witnessed, denied, halted, punished, or turned into sentence by proper authority. Challenges used to hide murder, silence witnesses, evade judgment, or disturb imperial business will not be protected as honor.
12. Seals, Marks, and Records
Dhurza controls what it marks. False seals, forged warrants, altered cargo marks, counterfeit military orders, false House claims, and misuse of imperial badges are grave crimes. A mark of Dhurza carries authority, ownership, duty, or judgment; to falsify one is to steal the voice of the Empire. Any who do this even outside the Empire's lands will be hunted and brought to justice. The insignia of the Empire are sacred and shall not be debased; nor shall they be misused.
13. Trade, Tribute, and Property
Gold, iron, ships, food, weapons, labor, and craft serve the Empire before private profit. Smuggling, theft, fraud, tariff evasion, damage to imperial stores, and violation of recognized contracts may be punished by seizure, fine, imprisonment, or harsher sentence. Guilds and merchants prosper by imperial permission and are expected to keep honest weights, clear records, and proper tribute.
14. Custody and Service
Custody, service, slavery, debt, sentence, military capture, and House obligation must be recognized by lawful authority. Slaves, animal pets, and other owned individuals shall be documented by their direct owners where lawful claim, dispute, sentence, debt, sale, transfer, or non-consensual custody requires proof. If the owned person clearly states that they serve willingly, palace documentation is not required unless the Throne or its appointed authority demands it. The owner of another person is responsible for that person's conduct, restrictions, permissions, debts, offenses, and public obedience while under Dhurzan authority. What an owned person may or may not do is determined by their lawful owner, except where the Throne or its appointed authority commands otherwise. Abuse of custody may be punished when it damages imperial order, violates lawful claim, wastes imperial labor, or dishonors the authority that granted it. Taking a person without such authority is kidnapping.
15. Foreigners and Spies
Foreign rank ends where Dhurza chooses. Envoys, merchants, nobles, priests, and rulers from beyond the Empire may be received with courtesy, but courtesy is not immunity unless granted by the Throne. Espionage, sabotage, proxy violence, enemy service, foreign recruitment, and political agitation against the Empire are crimes against Dhurza.
11. Challenges and Duels
Dhurza respects honorable challenge, but honor does not outrank command. A duel may be recognized, witnessed, denied, halted, punished, or turned into sentence by proper authority. Challenges used to hide murder, silence witnesses, evade judgment, or disturb imperial business will not be protected as honor.
12. Seals, Marks, and Records
Dhurza controls what it marks. False seals, forged warrants, altered cargo marks, counterfeit military orders, false House claims, and misuse of imperial badges are grave crimes. A mark of Dhurza carries authority, ownership, duty, or judgment; to falsify one is to steal the voice of the Empire. Any who do this even outside the Empire's lands will be hunted and brought to justice. The insignia of the Empire are sacred and shall not be debased; nor shall they be misused.
13. Trade, Tribute, and Property
Gold, iron, ships, food, weapons, labor, and craft serve the Empire before private profit. Smuggling, theft, fraud, tariff evasion, damage to imperial stores, and violation of recognized contracts may be punished by seizure, fine, imprisonment, or harsher sentence. Guilds and merchants prosper by imperial permission and are expected to keep honest weights, clear records, and proper tribute.
14. Custody and Service
Custody, service, slavery, debt, sentence, military capture, and House obligation must be recognized by lawful authority. Slaves, animal pets, and other owned individuals shall be documented by their direct owners where lawful claim, dispute, sentence, debt, sale, transfer, or non-consensual custody requires proof. If the owned person clearly states that they serve willingly, palace documentation is not required unless the Throne or its appointed authority demands it. The owner of another person is responsible for that person's conduct, restrictions, permissions, debts, offenses, and public obedience while under Dhurzan authority. What an owned person may or may not do is determined by their lawful owner, except where the Throne or its appointed authority commands otherwise. Abuse of custody may be punished when it damages imperial order, violates lawful claim, wastes imperial labor, or dishonors the authority that granted it. Taking a person without such authority is kidnapping.
15. Foreigners and Spies
Foreign rank ends where Dhurza chooses. Envoys, merchants, nobles, priests, and rulers from beyond the Empire may be received with courtesy, but courtesy is not immunity unless granted by the Throne. Espionage, sabotage, proxy violence, enemy service, foreign recruitment, and political agitation against the Empire are crimes against Dhurza.