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Religious Crimes

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	* [[Religious_Crimes#Heresy\|Heresy]]: The willful rejection, or perversion of, the orthodox Doctrines of the Faith as laid down by the Imperial Synod, or actively teaching and promoting false doctrines.		* [[Religious_Crimes#Heresy\|Heresy]]: The willful rejection, or perversion of, the orthodox Doctrines of the Faith as laid down by the Imperial Synod, or actively teaching and promoting false doctrines.
	* [[Religious_Crimes#Abuse_of_Powers\|Abuse of Powers]]: The misuse, or abuse, of the powers of a priest. This includes the powers of the Synod, as well as liao ceremonies.		* [[Religious_Crimes#Abuse_of_Powers\|Abuse of Powers]]: The misuse, or abuse, of the powers of a priest. This includes the powers of the Synod, as well as liao ceremonies.
	* [[Religious_Crimes#Desecration\|Desecration]]: The removal of spontaneously created virtuous auras such as legacies of ascendance to paragonhood. This includes such auras arising on areas and objects, and on those people who do not wished them removed The magistrates' interpretation is that in order for this law to accord with constitutional principles it must be tried as a religious crime and accordingly any prosecution requires condemnation by the appropriate synod assembly.		* [[Religious_Crimes#Desecration\|Desecration]]: The removal of spontaneously created virtuous auras such as legacies of ascendance to paragonhood. This includes such auras arising on areas and objects, and on those people who do not wished them removed. The magistrates' interpretation is that in order for this law to accord with constitutional principles it must be tried as a religious crime and accordingly any prosecution requires condemnation by the appropriate synod assembly.

	==What isn’t a criminal offence?==		==What isn’t a criminal offence?==

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	==Religious Crimes==		==Religious Crimes==
	Religious crimes are tried by a magistrate but are raised by the [[~~Imperial~~ Synod]].		Religious crimes are tried by a magistrate but are raised by the [[Synod]].
	* [[Religious_Crimes#Idolatry\|Idolatry]]: Subsuming human will and destiny to any inhuman entity or force. This includes the worship, veneration or exaltation of any such being or power.		* [[Religious_Crimes#Idolatry\|Idolatry]]: Subsuming human will and destiny to any inhuman entity or force. This includes the worship, veneration or exaltation of any such being or power.
	* [[Religious_Crimes#Blasphemy\|Blasphemy]]:The denigration of the paragons and the paths of virtue. This includes promoting false virtues and the teachings, or example, of false exemplars or False Paragons.		* [[Religious_Crimes#Blasphemy\|Blasphemy]]:The denigration of the paragons and the paths of virtue. This includes promoting false virtues and the teachings, or example, of false exemplars or False Paragons.

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	<tr><td> [[Philosopher's Stone]] </td><td></td></tr> </table></div>		<tr><td> [[Philosopher's Stone]] </td><td></td></tr> </table></div>
	*[[386YE_Summer_Solstice_Senate_sessions#Ratify_Treaty_with_the_Iron_Confederacy\|Narcotics trade to the Iron Confederacy]]: The sale of export of any and all narcotics to the Iron Confederacy is prohibited. The magistrates interpret this to mean any drug that affects mood or behaviour and whose function is not medical treatment. Note: Although this was passed with the intention of a three year term, this law will stand until it is actively repealed by the Senate. The magistrates have compiled a list of known narcotics that may not be exported to the Iron Confederacy. If other narcotics are identified by the magistrates later, they will be added to the list.		*[[386YE_Summer_Solstice_Senate_sessions#Ratify_Treaty_with_the_Iron_Confederacy\|Narcotics trade to the Iron Confederacy]]: The sale of export of any and all narcotics to the Iron Confederacy is prohibited. The magistrates interpret this to mean any drug that affects mood or behaviour and whose function is not medical treatment. Note: Although this was passed with the intention of a three year term, this law will stand until it is actively repealed by the Senate. The magistrates have compiled a list of known narcotics that may not be exported to the Iron Confederacy. If other narcotics are identified by the magistrates later, they will be added to the list.
	*[[386YE_Autumn_Equinox_Senate_sessions#Criminalise_hunting_turtles_in_Bay_of_Catazar\|The hunting or harming of turtles in the Bay of Catazar]] is illegal.
	*[[387YE_Summer_Solstice_Senate_sessions#Criminalise_Cannibalism\|Cannibalism]]: It is illegal to disburse, trade, sell or consume the flesh of the sapient denizens of the mortal realm. This has specific implications for Sarcophan funerary traditions and the Sarcophan drug "visivlees" which is made from the flesh of sapient creatures.		*[[387YE_Summer_Solstice_Senate_sessions#Criminalise_Cannibalism\|Cannibalism]]: It is illegal to disburse, trade, sell or consume the flesh of the sapient denizens of the mortal realm. This has specific implications for Sarcophan funerary traditions and the Sarcophan drug "visivlees" which is made from the flesh of sapient creatures.

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Crimes of Property

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	*[[386YE_Summer_Solstice_Senate_sessions#Ratify_Treaty_with_the_Iron_Confederacy\|Narcotics trade to the Iron Confederacy]]: The sale of export of any and all narcotics to the Iron Confederacy is prohibited. The magistrates interpret this to mean any drug that affects mood or behaviour and whose function is not medical treatment. Note: Although this was passed with the intention of a three year term, this law will stand until it is actively repealed by the Senate. The magistrates have compiled a list of known narcotics that may not be exported to the Iron Confederacy. If other narcotics are identified by the magistrates later, they will be added to the list.		*[[386YE_Summer_Solstice_Senate_sessions#Ratify_Treaty_with_the_Iron_Confederacy\|Narcotics trade to the Iron Confederacy]]: The sale of export of any and all narcotics to the Iron Confederacy is prohibited. The magistrates interpret this to mean any drug that affects mood or behaviour and whose function is not medical treatment. Note: Although this was passed with the intention of a three year term, this law will stand until it is actively repealed by the Senate. The magistrates have compiled a list of known narcotics that may not be exported to the Iron Confederacy. If other narcotics are identified by the magistrates later, they will be added to the list.
	*[[386YE_Autumn_Equinox_Senate_sessions#Criminalise_hunting_turtles_in_Bay_of_Catazar\|The hunting or harming of turtles in the Bay of Catazar]] is illegal.		*[[386YE_Autumn_Equinox_Senate_sessions#Criminalise_hunting_turtles_in_Bay_of_Catazar\|The hunting or harming of turtles in the Bay of Catazar]] is illegal.
	*[[387YE_Summer_Solstice_Senate_sessions#Criminalise_Cannibalism\|Cannibalism]]: It is illegal to disburse, trade, sell or consume the flesh of the sapient denizens of the mortal realm.		*[[387YE_Summer_Solstice_Senate_sessions#Criminalise_Cannibalism\|Cannibalism]]: It is illegal to disburse, trade, sell or consume the flesh of the sapient denizens of the mortal realm. This has specific implications for Sarcophan funerary traditions and the Sarcophan drug "visivlees" which is made from the flesh of sapient creatures.

	==Crimes of Position==		==Crimes of Position==

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	*[[386YE_Summer_Solstice_Senate_sessions#Ratify_Treaty_with_the_Iron_Confederacy\|Narcotics trade to the Iron Confederacy]]: The sale of export of any and all narcotics to the Iron Confederacy is prohibited. The magistrates interpret this to mean any drug that affects mood or behaviour and whose function is not medical treatment. Note: Although this was passed with the intention of a three year term, this law will stand until it is actively repealed by the Senate. The magistrates have compiled a list of known narcotics that may not be exported to the Iron Confederacy. If other narcotics are identified by the magistrates later, they will be added to the list.		*[[386YE_Summer_Solstice_Senate_sessions#Ratify_Treaty_with_the_Iron_Confederacy\|Narcotics trade to the Iron Confederacy]]: The sale of export of any and all narcotics to the Iron Confederacy is prohibited. The magistrates interpret this to mean any drug that affects mood or behaviour and whose function is not medical treatment. Note: Although this was passed with the intention of a three year term, this law will stand until it is actively repealed by the Senate. The magistrates have compiled a list of known narcotics that may not be exported to the Iron Confederacy. If other narcotics are identified by the magistrates later, they will be added to the list.
	*[[386YE_Autumn_Equinox_Senate_sessions#Criminalise_hunting_turtles_in_Bay_of_Catazar\|The hunting or harming of turtles in the Bay of Catazar]] is illegal.		*[[386YE_Autumn_Equinox_Senate_sessions#Criminalise_hunting_turtles_in_Bay_of_Catazar\|The hunting or harming of turtles in the Bay of Catazar]] is illegal.
			*[[387YE_Summer_Solstice_Senate_sessions#Criminalise_Cannibalism\|Cannibalism]]: It is illegal to disburse, trade, sell or consume the flesh of the sapient denizens of the mortal realm.

	==Crimes of Position==		==Crimes of Position==

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	* Impersonation of an Imperial Official: Falsely and dishonestly claiming to be a senator, civil servant, member of the militia etc. Any person who with intent to deceive impersonates an official of the Empire or does any act calculated falsely to suggest that they are, shall be found guilty of this crime.		* Impersonation of an Imperial Official: Falsely and dishonestly claiming to be a senator, civil servant, member of the militia etc. Any person who with intent to deceive impersonates an official of the Empire or does any act calculated falsely to suggest that they are, shall be found guilty of this crime.
	* Dereliction of Duty: Volunteering for an imperial duty and then failing to carry it out through neglect or cowardice. Members of the Militia are expected to act in accordance with their duties when they observe a crime in progress or about to occur. Anyone who takes the battlefield and then shows conspicuous cowardice in the face of the enemy may also be tried for this offence. This offence does not relate to the abuse of an imperial position, which is within the remit of the Synod.		* Dereliction of Duty: Volunteering for an imperial duty and then failing to carry it out through neglect or cowardice. Members of the Militia are expected to act in accordance with their duties when they observe a crime in progress or about to occur. Anyone who takes the battlefield and then shows conspicuous cowardice in the face of the enemy may also be tried for this offence. This offence does not relate to the abuse of an imperial position, which is within the remit of the Synod.
	* Membership of the ~~organisation known as~~ the ~~[[Vyig]]~~ is [[Create_law_outlawing_the_Vyig\|illegal]]~~. Furthermore, possession~~ of Vyig tattoos is illegal ~~and such tattoos will~~ be ~~defaced in addition to any other punishment.~~		* Membership of an Illegal Organisation: being a member of an organisation which has been banned by the Senate. In some instances, the Senate has placed additional restrictions. It is [[Create_law_outlawing_the_Vyig\|illegal]] to be a member of the [[Vyig]], or to bear their tattoos. It is [[384YE_Spring_Equinox_Senate_sessions#Make_membership_of_Hand_of_Dumon_a_crime\|illegal]] to be a member of the Hand of Dumon, or to aid them. It is [[387YE_Summer_Solstice_Senate_sessions#Criminalise_Cult_of_the_Falconer\|illegal]] to be a member of the Cult of the Falconer.
	* Membership of ~~the organisation known as~~ the Hand of Dumon is [[~~384YE_Spring_Equinox_Senate_sessions~~#~~Make_membership_of_Hand_of_Dumon_a_crime~~\|illegal]]~~. Furthermore aiding~~ the ~~Hand~~ of ~~Dumon is also illegal~~.

	==Crimes against the Processes of the State==		==Crimes against the Processes of the State==

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	**The blasphemous [[:Category:Musical_Instruments\|musical instruments]] known as Drums of Strife, Harbinger of Chaos, and Horns of Madness are illegal.		**The blasphemous [[:Category:Musical_Instruments\|musical instruments]] known as Drums of Strife, Harbinger of Chaos, and Horns of Madness are illegal.
	**The drugs [[Create_law_prohibiting_Bite\|"Bite"]] and [[385YE Winter Solstice Senate sessions#Criminalise Ocean's Caress\|"Ocean's Caress"]] are also illegal.		**The drugs [[Create_law_prohibiting_Bite\|"Bite"]] and [[385YE Winter Solstice Senate sessions#Criminalise Ocean's Caress\|"Ocean's Caress"]] are also illegal.
	*[[Outlaw Vallorn cultivation\|Vallorn cultivation]]: It is illegal to cultivate vallorn. Note: Magical interactions with ~~Vallorn~~ may fall under the Conclave's constitutional remit to ensure the fit and proper use of magic in the service of the Empire. Magistrates who investigate a potential offence of ~~Vallorn~~ cultivation will seek expert testimony from the Conclave in cases where the position is unclear. For example, planting or tending a vallorn is very likely to be interpreted to be vallorn cultivation but harvesting magical ingredients from a naturally occurring vallorn pod may or may not be.		*[[Outlaw Vallorn cultivation\|Vallorn cultivation]]: It is illegal to cultivate vallorn. Note: Magical interactions with vallorn may fall under the Conclave's constitutional remit to ensure the fit and proper use of magic in the service of the Empire. Magistrates who investigate a potential offence of vallorn cultivation will seek expert testimony from the Conclave in cases where the position is unclear. For example, planting or tending a vallorn is very likely to be interpreted to be vallorn cultivation but harvesting magical ingredients from a naturally occurring vallorn pod may or may not be.
	*[[Outlaw foreign True Liao trade\|Trade of true liao to foreigners]]: It is illegal to trade [[Liao#True_Liao\|true liao]] to anyone who is not an Imperial citizen. [[Amend_law_regarding_foreign_True_Liao_trade\|However]], the distribution of true liao by the gatekeepers of virtue, for no payment, does not constitute "Trade" for this purpose.		*[[Outlaw foreign True Liao trade\|Trade of true liao to foreigners]]: It is illegal to trade [[Liao#True_Liao\|true liao]] to anyone who is not an Imperial citizen. [[Amend_law_regarding_foreign_True_Liao_trade\|However]], the distribution of true liao by the gatekeepers of virtue, for no payment, does not constitute "Trade" for this purpose.
	* [[Ratify_treaty_with_the_Iron_Confederacy\|Liao trade to the Iron Confederacy]]: It is illegal for imperial citizens to sell or trade liao to the Iron Confederacy via ports or the Suranni-Imperial border.		* [[Ratify_treaty_with_the_Iron_Confederacy\|Liao trade to the Iron Confederacy]]: It is illegal for imperial citizens to sell or trade liao to the Iron Confederacy via ports or the Suranni-Imperial border.

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	* '''Bribery:''' Anyone can try to pay another citizen to get them to do as they wish without breaking the law - however it is a serious offence to attempt to pervert the course of justice		* '''Bribery:''' Anyone can try to pay another citizen to get them to do as they wish without breaking the law - however it is a serious offence to attempt to pervert the course of justice
	* '''Slander and Libel:''' Making disparaging and false statements about another in public.		* '''Slander and Libel:''' Making disparaging and false statements about another in public.
	* '''Use of magic:''' Using magic on another person is never in and of itself a crime. However if the effect of the magic meets the definition of a crime then the fact that this effect was achieved by magic is no ~~defense~~. ''For example,'' a curse of poverty doesn't meet the definition of any criminal offence but a death curse most certainly does. The Conclave are responsible for overseeing the proper operation of magic and have powers which allow them to both take action against those who use it [[Sorcery\|inappropriately]] and to [[Endorsement\|endorse]] magical acts to prevent them from being treated as crimes by the magistrates.		* '''Use of magic:''' Using magic on another person is never in and of itself a crime. However if the effect of the magic meets the definition of a crime then the fact that this effect was achieved by magic is no defence. ''For example,'' a curse of poverty doesn't meet the definition of any criminal offence but a death curse most certainly does. The Conclave are responsible for overseeing the proper operation of magic and have powers which allow them to both take action against those who use it [[Sorcery\|inappropriately]] and to [[Endorsement\|endorse]] magical acts to prevent them from being treated as crimes by the magistrates.

	==Five things about criminal offences==		==Five things about criminal offences==

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	<tr><td> Jadebloom Petals </td><td> [[Tonic of Surging Flame]] </td></tr>		<tr><td> Jadebloom Petals </td><td> [[Tonic of Surging Flame]] </td></tr>
	<tr><td> [[Leaden Quicksilver]] </td><td> [[Tonic of the Distant Shore]] </td></tr>		<tr><td> [[Leaden Quicksilver]] </td><td> [[Tonic of the Distant Shore]] </td></tr>
	<tr><td> [[~~Legionnaire’s~~ Will]] </td><td> [[True liao]] </td></tr>		<tr><td> [[Legionnaire's Will]] </td><td> [[True liao]] </td></tr>
	<tr><td> [[Liao]] </td><td> [[Usher's Decoction]] </td></tr>		<tr><td> [[Liao]] </td><td> [[Usher's Decoction]] </td></tr>
	<tr><td> [[Lucent Quintessence]] </td><td> [[Vernal Balm]] </td></tr>		<tr><td> [[Lucent Quintessence]] </td><td> [[Vernal Balm]] </td></tr>

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	<table class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><tr><td colspan="2">'''Narcotics prohibited to trade with Iron Confederacy'''</td></tr>		<table class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><tr><td colspan="2">'''Narcotics prohibited to trade with Iron Confederacy'''</td></tr>
	<tr><td> [[~~Ancestor’s~~ Word]] </td><td> [[Philtre of Strength]] </td></tr>		<tr><td> [[Ancestor's Word]] </td><td> [[Philtre of Strength]] </td></tr>
	<tr><td> Bite </td><td> [[Radiant Transcendence]] </td></tr>		<tr><td> Bite </td><td> [[Radiant Transcendence]] </td></tr>
	<tr><td> [[Black Star]] </td><td> [[Ravenwing Infusion]] </td></tr>		<tr><td> [[Black Star]] </td><td> [[Ravenwing Infusion]] </td></tr>

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	**The blasphemous [[:Category:Musical_Instruments\|musical instruments]] known as Drums of Strife, Harbinger of Chaos, and Horns of Madness are illegal.		**The blasphemous [[:Category:Musical_Instruments\|musical instruments]] known as Drums of Strife, Harbinger of Chaos, and Horns of Madness are illegal.
	**The drugs [[Create_law_prohibiting_Bite\|"Bite"]] and [[385YE Winter Solstice Senate sessions#Criminalise Ocean's Caress\|"Ocean's Caress"]] are also illegal.		**The drugs [[Create_law_prohibiting_Bite\|"Bite"]] and [[385YE Winter Solstice Senate sessions#Criminalise Ocean's Caress\|"Ocean's Caress"]] are also illegal.
	*[[Outlaw Vallorn cultivation\|Vallorn cultivation]]: It is illegal to cultivate vallorn. Note: Magical interactions with ~~Vallorn~~ may fall under the Conclave's constitutional remit to ensure the fit and proper use of magic in the service of the Empire. Magistrates who investigate a potential offence of ~~Vallorn~~ cultivation will seek expert testimony from the Conclave in cases where the position is unclear. For example, planting or tending a vallorn is very likely to be interpreted to be vallorn cultivation but harvesting magical ingredients from a naturally occurring vallorn pod may or may not be.		*[[Outlaw Vallorn cultivation\|Vallorn cultivation]]: It is illegal to cultivate vallorn. Note: Magical interactions with vallorn may fall under the Conclave's constitutional remit to ensure the fit and proper use of magic in the service of the Empire. Magistrates who investigate a potential offence of vallorn cultivation will seek expert testimony from the Conclave in cases where the position is unclear. For example, planting or tending a vallorn is very likely to be interpreted to be vallorn cultivation but harvesting magical ingredients from a naturally occurring vallorn pod may or may not be.
	*[[Outlaw foreign True Liao trade\|Trade of true liao to foreigners]]: It is illegal to trade [[Liao#True_Liao\|true liao]] to anyone who is not an Imperial citizen. [[Amend_law_regarding_foreign_True_Liao_trade\|However]], the distribution of true liao by the gatekeepers of virtue, for no payment, does not constitute "Trade" for this purpose.		*[[Outlaw foreign True Liao trade\|Trade of true liao to foreigners]]: It is illegal to trade [[Liao#True_Liao\|true liao]] to anyone who is not an Imperial citizen. [[Amend_law_regarding_foreign_True_Liao_trade\|However]], the distribution of true liao by the gatekeepers of virtue, for no payment, does not constitute "Trade" for this purpose.
	* [[Ratify_treaty_with_the_Iron_Confederacy\|Liao trade to the Iron Confederacy]]: It is illegal for imperial citizens to sell or trade liao to the Iron Confederacy via ports or the Suranni-Imperial border.		* [[Ratify_treaty_with_the_Iron_Confederacy\|Liao trade to the Iron Confederacy]]: It is illegal for imperial citizens to sell or trade liao to the Iron Confederacy via ports or the Suranni-Imperial border.