Anvil Court Report for Autumn 383

Anvil Court Report for Autumn 383

Crimes		Description		Accused & plea		Verdict & punishment
Murder		The accused was identified as the murderer of Celuria Silvertongue by use of Whispers through the black gate on the victim. The accused then confessed to murdering Celuria because of her testimony against the Hallowed Order (of which they were both members). The accused believed that the victim’s actions had resulted in the executions of three members of the order. When the accused met with Celuria to parley about this she claimed to have killed her because she believed that Celuria intended her harm.		Coira I Kemem I Guerra plead guilty with no clemency.		Guilty. Execution.
Multiple assaults		The accused were arrested after attacking Veikko, Cardinal of Loyalty, and Jerrasto and Raphael of the Gilded Horn Carta. One of these assaults was witnessed in the Hub by the Militia and the attackers were arrested. The accused committed suicide by use of pre-prepared ritual magic before investigations were concluded. However, questioning continued after death by use of magic and their responses indicated that they were followers of vengeance. Symbols of vengeance were also worn on their person).		Two Faraden who refused to supply their names.		The accused committed suicide.
Possession and supply of Bite.		The accused was arrested by the militia in the sewers beneath Cargo in possession of a large quantity of Bite. He confessed to having sold bite on behalf of his mistress. He claimed this was only under duress: threats had been made against his family. He did accept that he profited by doing so.		Ilzio of Temeschwar plead guilty with clemency plead by Trana I Zidan I Requezza on the grounds of loyalty to his family.		Guilty. Fined five thrones and branded with a “B”
Contempt of Court		The accused both engaged in a conspiracy to deceive: namely they falsely claimed that the Ambassador to the Iron Confederacy had authorised Lord Colwyn de Rondel to act as his proxy. Both accused confessed their crime to the magistrate at an early stage.		Lord Colwyn de Rondell and Ilya Nikovich Volkov both plead guilty. Clemency was plead on their behalf by Skywise Gralka and Meris of the vale of lost souls		Guilty. They were fined six thrones.
Murder		The accused was discovered holding a knife and standing over the body of the victim, Spiteful Dross. He fled the scene upon seeing the militia coming to investigate. At trial he claimed that he ran because he was angry at the death of his friend.		Mr Williams plead not guilty.		Guilty. Executed.
Attempting to subvert the agencies of the state		The accused admitted seconding two motions at the same summit. The speaker of the senate required another second to be found before the motion could be put to the senate.		Baal, Senator for Bastion plead guilty with no clemency.		Guilty. Fined five thrones.
Treason		The accused used the ritual “Tribute to the thrice cursed court” to “destroy” a coven stone that he had obtained illegally and that he believed presented a threat to the empire. He claimed that he was ignorant that enmity had recently been declared against Skathe, thus rendering the use of this ritual treason. The expert evidence from Brother Martin was that the use of this ritual would not guarantee the object’s destruction. Note that the accused could also or alternatively have been charged with contravening a declaration of interdiction.		Warrakine Ashenhide Arch of the Copperhill Monastery in the Marches plead guilty. Albert Fuggestone Copperhill plead clemency on grounds of courage.		Guilty. Executed.