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The Regalian Law is a set of four distinct so called Law Books, which are: Imperial Law, Canon Law, State Law and Military Law. Not all laws are active at all times, and not all Law Books are equally relevant, or are equally enforced by the Regalian authorities. Laws sometimes also apply differently on a local level between the Noble lands as well as the Vassal Kingdoms. Generally speaking however, the Laws are roughly the same across the Empire, and are certainly valid to the letter in the Regalian Capital. The following terms may be used below. These terms are used to speed up understanding of who a certain law may apply to, or in what context.
Regalian Law is a set of so called Law Books with a penal code designed to keep the Regalian public in line, both within the confines of a peaceful and stable society, but also for a clean and pious mind. These Laws don't always have a strict outcome punishment, and punishments may vary between Guard Charters and Organizations in Regalia. Generally speaking however, Capital Punishment is reserved only for Capital Crimes, and serious repeat offence of some of the more serious crimes as defined by the Law Books. Furthermore, most of these laws are changeable by the respective authorities. The Judicial Minister or whatever legal representative the Noble Assembly appoints to govern the laws of the land may freely alter the laws of the State. Synodical laws are reserved for the Synod only, and may be changed only by the Synod, though also don't have any civil prosecution status and usually relies on the inquisition to be enforced. Capital Law falls outside of the rights of the Judicial Minister or any such legal representative, these laws are only set by the Imperial Legate, which is an appendage of the Imperial Court of the Emperor. Finally City Council Ordinances are 'by-laws' passed by the Regalian City Council and its members to regulate the City of Regalia. They cannot illegalise activity, but can bar certain acts from happening in certain areas.
* '''Imperial Prerogative:''' Emperor and the Crown Prince
* '''Spiritual Prerogative:''' Emperor and the Supreme Reverend
* '''Royal Blood:''' Emperor and the Crown Prince and Imperial Princes
* '''Crown Rule:''' Emperor and the Crown Prince and the Undercrown
* '''The Court:''' Emperor and the Crown Prince and Imperial Princes and the Undercrown and every person who holds a position in the Curia Cordis or Curia Alius


==Imperial Law==
==Imperial Law==
Imperial Law is applicable to anyone, everywhere and at any time. The only individuals that can ever be immune to Imperial Law are those with Imperial Prerogative, which are the Emperor himself, and the Crown Prince. Furthermore, those of Royal Blood may dispense with some of the Imperial Laws, when specified. Clearly violating any Imperial Law immediately makes one a Heretic. Somewhat breaking an Imperial Law is grounds for an Imperial Inquest or Inquisition Trial.
Imperial Laws are laws enforced onto the Empire by the Emperor or the Imperial Legate, purely because of their influence on the Judiciary and Empire at large. These laws can and will change frequently, and usually are put into effect without the intervention or involvement of any central state figure or legal authority. Imperial Laws usually only apply to organizations associated with the Imperial family, the Imperial Court and the Imperial Family members themselves.  


====Law One: Holy Touch====
===Imperial Guard Law===
It is forbidden to physically touch those with Imperial Prerogative, except when verbally permitted, or when being of Royal Blood, or otherwise in a specific Curia Alius position that permits physical touch.
# The Imperial Guard cannot be commanded by any force or organization in the city of Regalia.
# Imperial Guards are permitted to assist law enforcement in their endeavors of any organization.
# House Kade is permitted to inflict bodily punishment on guards for violating the Imperial Guard Rules.
# The Imperial Guard obey only to the commands of Kade House members, and their Commanders. No outsiders may command Imperials.
# Imperial Guard may wear weapons of any kind and armor of any kind in any public or private setting.
# Imperial Guard movement may not be impeded upon. They may enter any area as long as they have an Imperial edict to back their action.


====Law Two: Holy Say====
===Imperial Prince Law===
It is forbidden for anyone to disobey a command or contradict those with Imperial Prerogative when it is directly issued, unless they command or permit to do so. One may argue with those of Imperial Prerogative, but not contradict them.
# Imperial Princes may not be physically touched without invitation or direct consent.  
 
# Imperial Princes may not be arrested, only put under house arrest in comfortable quarters.
====Law Three: Holy See====
It is forbidden for anyone to look directly in the eyes of the Emperor unless commanded to do so by the Emperor.
 
====Law Four: Holy Word====
It is forbidden for anyone to speak ill of those of Imperial Prerogative. Furthermore, it is forbidden to speak of activities or the Royal Blood’s personal activities and statements or appearance at the Imperial Palace to outsiders.
 
====Law Five: Holy Face====
It is forbidden to either deface, defame, criticize, nullify, deject, dishonor, destroy, reject, diminish or otherwise cast negative effects or intent on the Crown Rule, images of the Crown Rule, or the Crown Rule themselves, or the Imperial Spirit.
 
====Law Six: Holy Verdict====
The Emperor attests to three Verdict manners, Holy Assent, meaning indisputable. Holy Assent decrees or implementations may not be contested or disputed by the people. Secondly, Holy Intent, meaning clear interpretation. Holy Intent allows the people some free range of implementation of Imperial decrees or implementations, as long as the underlying intent provided by the Emperor is protected. Finally there exists Holy Invest, meaning the free range of interpretation and action. Holy Invest decrees or implementations are not divine verdicts or laws, and may as such be freely ignored, re-interpreted or modified.
 
==Canon Law==
Canon Law is a set of Laws defined by the Sanchella of Union as church laws. However, since the church has no formal authority over the Empire or individual states, the Emperor chooses to only legalize a select few, or none at all. The individual status of Canon Law is referenced in the law descriptions themselves. Canon Law cannot be altered by the Regalian Government, only by the Emperor or the Sanchella. Violating active Canon Laws is considered heresy. Somewhat breaking Canon Law is grounds for an Inquisition Trial.  
 
===Law One: Holy Marriage===
Church Marriage within the tradition of Unionism is between a single man and a woman. Public acts of same sex of either intimate or erotic nature are strictly illegal, as is the encouragement of same-sex relations. The purpose of Marriage is to sire more subjects for Unionism This law is currently '''Active'''.
 
===Law Two: Holy Sanctity===
Those within the confines of the hallowed grounds, so called Temples of Unionism and other places of Sanchella officially sanctioned worship may not be apprehended, or removed from said premise except by Imperial Guards or on Imperial Prerogative. Granting these individuals food, or assisting in their secret escape however, is a crime. This law is currently '''Active'''.
 
===Law Three: Holy Protection===
There exist the permitted faiths, which are: Faith of Estel, Old Gods, Faith of Baskarr, Dwarven Dogma, the Allar life beliefs, Qadir life beliefs and Orc life beliefs which Regalia will permit to exist within its boundaries. Individuals of these faiths may freely practice their faith in their homes, or specifically allocated temples. Public profession of these faiths or attempting to convert good Unionists to these faiths is heresy. Additionally, any faith not on this list, is pure heresy. This law is currently '''Active'''.
 
===Law Four: Holy Traitors===
The only right form of Unionism, is to be a Sanchelle Unionist. We permit the faiths of Etosian Unionism, Dogartan Unionism and Priscille Unionism to exist within our Empire. Of these faiths, only Dogartan may be spread among the population. Vultar and Diviner Unionism are strictly heresy. A Unionist converting away from Sanchelle Unionism to any other religion bar from Dogartan Unionism is a heretic. It is also forbidden to speak well of other religions bar Unionism. This law is currently '''Active'''.
 
===Law Five: Holy Office===
Those who hold office in the Government to serve the Great Way must do so with clean, known pious consciousness. Individuals who have an active writ of sin against their person that has been sanctified by the Supreme Reverend are not permitted to hold position in Government. This law is currently '''Not Active'''.
 
==Military Law==
Military Law mostly if not only covers military persons of the Regalian Navy and Regalian Armed Forces. These laws thus cover any person who is a member of any particular military unit, even if they are also a member of another organization that has different laws. Generally speaking, Military Law always overrides all other law sets where applicable. Military Law cannot be altered by the Regalian Government, only by the Emperor. Those that violate these laws can be brought to court for unpatriotic conduct.
 
===Law One: Military Doctrine===
Within the military, hierarchy is strict. To disobey the hierarchy is to invite weakness to the Weapons of the Crown. Court Martial will be enacted upon those who act with dishonor and ill conduct. Court Martials will be held by the City Guard Commander and two Generals or Admirals chosen by either the Undercrown or Emperor.
 
===Law Two: Military Preference===
Soldiers of the Regalian Empire must always be treated with personal preference. Where applicable, businesses must show higher priority, and better care for their dealings with soldiers. Public establishments should endeavor to care for the well being of soldiers first.
 
===Law Three: Military Leadership===
It is forbidden to wear outfits from organizations to which one is not a member, and it is illegal to pretend to be a rank which one is not. Pretense in rank is strictly punished with expulsion and a demand for trial.


==State Law==
==State Law==
State Law covers all lands which are considered directly controlled by the Empire, meaning all lands which are not vassal states. Many of the laws however also apply to the Vassal states though can have local moderation and alterations. State Laws can be freely changed by the Undercrown and Emperor. State Laws usually don't lead to Inquisitions or Heresy trials, they simply fall under Civilian Prosecution and as such are merely dealt with as Civilian matters.  
State Law covers all lands which are considered directly controlled by the Empire, meaning all lands which are not vassal states. Many of the laws however also apply to the Vassal states though can have local moderation and alterations. State Laws can be freely changed by the Undercrown and Emperor. State Laws usually don't lead to Inquisitions or Heresy trials, they simply fall under Civilian Prosecution and as such are merely dealt with as Civilian matters. Punishments can simply be handed out by Regalian Guard Charters, or by the Civilian Courts should such a matter come before the Land’s Justice.
 
===Law One: Regalian Weapons===
Anyone in Regalia who does not have the express permission from the correct government institutions are not permitted to wear a weapon in plain sight. Having a Noble Title or individual Charter Rights override this law.
 
===Law Two: Regalian Defense===
Within the Realm of Regalia, the legal defense of “Self Defense” is not legal. Self Defense is only applicable when the self becomes subject to risk of bodily harm or dismemberment through violence.
 
===Law Three: Regalian Identity===
It is forbidden for anyone to conceal their face from recognition, or to pretend to be someone who they are not. Impersonation of nobility in particularly is strictly punished.
 
===Law Four: Regalian Demonic===
It is forbidden for anyone to engage in illegal magical, Vampiric, Undead demonic, extra-planar or dimensional practices without express consent from the Regalian Government. Umredd Vampires are exempt as long as they reside in the Vampire District of Regalia, but will be tried as heretics outside of it, unless they have a freedom of movement permit.  


===Law Five: Regalian Sanctity===
===Regalian Common Law===
Any person in the Empire shall endeavor not to harm, maim or kill any other person within the Empire, or animals and lesser beings. These are all acts of public disturbances, no matter the rank of whomever is attacked.  
# Wearing a weapon in public without express permission to do so is illegal.
# To hide one’s identity, or to impersonate another person, is illegal.
# To harm in self defence is only legal when under self-risk of bodily harm.
# To harm another citizen or non-citizen Regalian resident, is illegal.
# To deprive another Regalian Citizen of their freedom, is illegal.
# To express or support Jacobinist views or goals, is illegal.
# To be non Unionist and hold public office in the State, is illegal.
# To act with intention to conspire against the State, is illegal.
# To enslave outside of the confines of Saffran Law, is illegal.
# To harm one’s self in any mortal way or intention, is illegal.
# To indecently disrobe another person in public, is illegal.
# To expose private parts of intimate body parts in public, is illegal.
# To engage in child birth in public or other such non medical places, is illegal.
# To moor an airship within the Crown Isle city limits, without government approval, is illegal.
# To bear false witness or lie to an on duty Regalian Law Enforcer when the lie has been proven, is illegal.
# To falsify or otherwise forge your own death or the death of another, is illegal.


===Law Six: Regalian Vow===
===Regalian Property Law===
Any person in a married status with another person shall not commit adultery without a plural marriage or paramour consent form, signed by the Government. Failing to provide for a spouse or neglect are also illegal, as is neglect of children.  
# To trespass on private property of a Regalian Citizen, is illegal.
# To drunkenly and disorderly disrupt the public peace, is illegal.
# To steal or damage belongings of other Regalians, is illegal.
# To rob or mug a Regalian Resident in the State, is illegal.
# To harm or damage a slave property of another, is illegal.
# To endeavor to create or possess false currency, is illegal.
# To renounce a Lifeguard oath without permission, is illegal.
# To force or otherwise falsify State or Family records, is illegal.
# To possess items deemed illegal or contraband in the State, is illegal.
# To harm or kill the animals or livestock of another, save for certain self defense scenarios, is illegal.


===Law Seven: Regalian Property===
===Regalian Marriage Law===
Any person in the Empire shall not steal, conceal or otherwise misappropriate goods belonging to someone else without express permission. Additionally, various items are defined as contraband, and may not be possessed at all.
# To engage in fornication before marriage or Judicial consent, is illegal.
# To engage in adultery without the Judicial consent forms, or without Synod approval in the case of same sex adulterers, is illegal.
# To neglect, ignore, or fail to provide for a married spouse, is illegal.
# To neglect, ignore or fail to provide for a sired offspring, is illegal.
# Marriage in the Regalian State is only legal between two Unionists.
# Marriage is legal between a male and a female Unionist, with consent.
# Marriage is legal between two Unionists of the same gender, provided the Synod have given their approval.
# Upon death, unless inheritance bequeathed, possessions pass to next of kin.
# To marry or engage in 1st degree incestuous relations within a family, is illegal.
# To attempt to produce a miscarriage is illegal in any way or form or shape.
# To conspire or engage in marriage under duress of any thread, is illegal.
# Marriage is however only legal for races which are part of the First Civil Status.


===Law Eight: Regalian Freedom===
===Regalian Civil Status===
Any person within the boundaries of the Regalian Empire shall not seize or detain any other individual be it foreign or national, non-Human or Human, against their will, either conscious or unconscious. Exceptions are made for citizen’s arrests and authorities with overruling rights and authority. Furthermore, this law no longer applies when the individual is attempting to trespass.  
# Ailor, Sihai(Ch'Ien-Ji), Dwarf, Qadir, Url, Allar, Orc, Varran, Songaskia any Nelfin except Kathar are considered First Civil Status Races.
# Yanar are considered Protected Civil Status. Yanar may as such not marry with First Civil Status, but may marry each other and are protected by Regalian Laws.
# Slizzar, Maraya, Kathar are None Civil Status, thus they are not permitted to defend themselves in Court or marry with First Civil Status individuals. They will however still be protected from physical harm or brutalizing in public.
# Any individual who is not First Civil Status may be voted to gain such a status by the Regalian Assembly where the consensus is Quarter votes +1 in favor, as long as Quarter votes +1 against is not met.
# Most Half-Races are considered First Civil Status Races as long as both parents are First Civil Status. If they have only one First Civil Status parent, they shall become Protected Civil Status. If they have no First Civil Status parents, they shall be None Civil Status.  


===Law Nine: Regalian Public===
===Regalian Holy Law===
Any person within the boundaries of any urban area within the Regalian Empire shall endeavor to behave cordially and properly in public. Drunken disorderly behavior, unwanted erotic behavior, inciting of violence and otherwise causing a public disturbance or vandalism is not allowed.
# To subject to afflictions of the body such as Vampirism, is illegal.
# To subject to aberration such as learning Magic or Undeadism, is illegal.
# To subject to vileness such as Demonism & Possession, is illegal.
# To convert away from Unionism, is illegal.
# To cause harm or spill blood in the Holy Ground of Union, is illegal.
# To cause insult or harmful word in the Holy Ground of Union, is illegal.
# To seize upon another person in the sanctity of a Temple of Union, is illegal.
# To fornicate or copulate in the confines of Holy Ground of Union, is illegal.
# To blaspheme against the Regalian Unionist faith & Spirit, is illegal.


===Law Ten: Regalian Home===
===Regalian Insult Law===
Any person within the boundaries of the Regalian Empire shall not unlawfully enter the residence or property owned by another person without the vocal or written consent. Various public buildings such as the Imperial Palace are also strictly off limits for individuals not permitted.  
# Any person calling a woman a harlot, without proof, is fined 30 Regals.
# Any person calling a man a coward, without proof, is fined 20 Regals.
# Any person insulting the sanctity of a Reverend, is fined 20 Regals.
# Any person offending the right of Nobility or Nobles, is fined 40 Regals.
# Any person who commits to a false oath and violates it, is fined 100 Regals.


===Law Eleven: Regalian Conservation===
===Regalian Noble Law===
Any person within the Regalian Empire, regardless of political stature shall endeavor not to express any Jacobinism views, support any whole or partial Jacobinism views, or in any way publicly denounce the rights of aristocracy or otherwise attempt to upset the structure of authority and royal prerogative in the Empire.
# To actively disrupt or compromise a public Ministerial or Government assembly after warnings, is illegal.
# To deprive another Noble of a Government Assembly vote in any way, is illegal.
# To falsify Noble seals & stamps of other Noble Houses, is illegal.
# When guilty of damage, both a Family House & Offender must compensate.
# Every Noble shall exercise their Government Assembly power with Title weighted votes.
# Every Titled Noble shall endeavor to part-take in the Assembly, or send representation.
# Every Assembly proposal shall be approved by half plus one consensus.
# Every Assembly shall only be called between days Friday and Sunday.  


===Law Twelve: Regalian Purity===
==Synod Law==
Any and all Human citizens and noncitizens within the Regalian Empire are forbidden from maintaining sexual relations or marriage bonds with non-Humans. Any existing marriages that were approved before this law would be declared null and void by the state, and their offspring related to half breeds would be declared illegitimate and without rights to the Regalian State.
Synod Laws are religious laws that do not specifically have punishments associated with them, as the Synod does not formally have law giving or law executing powers. That being said, punishment trials or judgement trials made by the Synod allow for a person to be expelled from the Unionist Faith, or for a person to be branded as traitor. Furthermore, the Divine Militia which is an organization under the Synod may enforce SOME of these laws.
# To the Unionist Synod, a marriage is between a Unionist Man and a Unionist Woman, where race allows such definitions. The State may not infringe on the right of the Synod to refuse marriage to any other combinations.
# The Synod may choose to make exception to its own Marriage Law based on special circumstances, as voted on by the Synod majority and approved by the High Reverend and where applicable.
# To the Unionist Synod, forceful ravaging of the unwilling is a sin which may be prosecuted by the Divine Militia by branding of the rapist brand, as well as public whipping and the walk of shame after interrogation.
# To the Unionist Synod, conversion away from Unionism to another faith is a sin which may be prosecuted by the Divine Militia by forceful re-conversion.
# To the Unionist Synod, refusing to convert back to Unionism after falling from the faith, and showing no remorse, may be prosecuted by the Divine Militia with extreme violence.
# To the Unionist Synod, worshiping a protected Faith in public or outside of so called defined locations is sin, and may be prosecuted by the Divine Militia with corporal punishment.
# To the Unionist Synod, spreading a protected Faith anywhere is sin, and may be prosecuted by the Divine Militia with the severest of physical punishment short of execution.
# To the Unionist Synod, pure heresy, of which any faith is not part of the Protected Faiths, is pure heresy, and must be combated by the Divine Militia with blood and sword.
# The Unionist Synod sees the following Faiths as Protected Faiths: The Faith of Estel, Old Gods, The Faith of Baskarr, Dwarven Dogma, The Allar Philosophy, the Qadir Life Views as well as the Oldt Fayth religion.
# To the Unionist Synod, Magic and other Aberrants not otherwise defined as acceptable by the Regalian State are sin, and may be prosecuted by the Divine Militia for categorization, labeling, and crowd-control.


===Law Thirteen: Regalian Superiority===
==Capital Law==
Any and all non-Humans with the exception of Nelfin and Dwarven species are disallowed from holding political, civil or military office, with the sole exception of those granted Humanum right by the Emperor. Those that are in office for whatever reason, regardless of circumstance, must adopt Regalian customs and traditions, as well as the Imperial High Culture. Any failure to comply will lead to dismissal.
Capital Law are the worst committed crimes in the State of Regalia which default to execution. Any and all Capital Law are based on first offence, unless specified otherwise, and if adequate proof is found of the crime, the guilty party is immediately executed.
# To violate the Sanctity of any woman, or to seize upon a woman through fornication without consent, and with adequate presented proof, is punished with burning at the stake.
# To violate the safety of the Regalian State, and to harbor intentions to seize with armed forces the civil government, and with adequate presented proof, is punished by quartering.
# To commit to the murder of five individuals or more, and to harbor no guilt or conscience to these crimes, and with adequate presented proof, is punished with burning at the stake.
# To commit to the murder of three individuals or more of ages below adulthood, and to harbor no guilt or conscience to these crimes, and with adequate presented proof, is punished with burning at the stake.
# To commit to convert away from the Unionist Fate, and to resist attempts of corrective conversion, and to show no remorse of this religious crime, and with adequate presented proof, is punished with burning at the stake.
# To commit to Jacobin ideals, to attempt to subvert the rights of Nobility by overthrowing, and with adequate presented proof, is punished by live flaying until death.
# To commit treason against the Regalian State by assisting foreign nations or granting knowledge or assets of the Regalian Empire to other nations, and with adequate presented proof, is punished with whipping until death.  


==State Weapon Law==
==Special Ordinances==
State Weapon Law is the law that covers the usage of weapons and carrying thereof within the states of the Regalian Empire. There are three distinct categories: Full prohibition, Concealed Carry and Open Carry. These three categories all have their own individual rules. There exists a final exception clause called the Imperial Prerogative. The Weapons Law also applies to armor, though various jobs and charters may have specific laws on armor usage. The heaviest armor that may be used in public without additional rights is half leather, meaning cured hardened leather may not be worn more than around the chest and forearms. Metal armor without permits is strictly forbidden. Of any armor set in Regalia, the neck and head must be adequately uncovered and the hands free of motion.
Special Ordinances are laws adopted in the past by Emperors that fulfill certain roles. These laws are not part of common state law, because they only address one specific point in society, but are still valid across the Empire.
# All laws prescribed in [[Szabadok_Culture#Laws|Southland Laws]]


* Full prohibition applies to anyone who is not allowed to wear any weapons on them without exception. Full prohibition is applied to all citizens who have been to prison for any charged repeat-offence of violence in any degree. This applies even to Nobility, but has to be individually issued by the Landesgericht Inspector to be valid in paper.
==Noble Assembly Ordinances==
* Concealed Carry is the most applicable category for Weapon Law. This applies to anyone of or above the age of 15, being allowed to carry a weapon, purely concealed beneath cloth or in containers, no longer than twelve inches. Most Regalian forges sell so called Rechthelm Swords which are of this adequate restriction.
Noble Assembly Ordinances are larger laws produced by the Noble Assembly by majority vote. These laws differ from State Law in the sense that they are not strictly laws, more like accepted running apparatuses of governance that dictate how the government functions and how the government interacts with the rest of the Empire.  
* Open Carry is an applicable category for Weapon Law which allows the full open bearing of weapons which are not military-grade weapons. The Open Carry is a granted right to either man or woman that is a legal adult and of Humanum Race and a title holder of Count and above. Further limitations in place are that the weapon may not be longer than forty inches. The weapons must be properly secured and if stolen, the owner will be held responsible for military neglect. The right to Open Carry can also be granted by Charters. Individual Permits cannot be granted. The only way to gain Open Carry Right, is by being a serving member of a Charter.
# The Vultarin Hegemony leader, the Iron Duke, may veto any military deployment both in favor or against that is voted on by the Assembly to any state with which the Regalian Empire is at war.
* Imperial Prerogative is a last category that is not formally recognized in the law system because it applies to only a select few individuals. The Imperial Prerogative category dictates that the person who fulfills the criteria has in fact no limitations on weapon bearing in public, meaning they are even permitted to wear military grade armor and weapons. This right is only directly granted by the Emperor.


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==City Council Ordinances==
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City Council Ordinances are minor laws or 'by-laws' that are passed by the Regalian City Council by majority vote. These laws differ from State Law in the sense that they only cover the City of Regalia and only may only regulate and administrate activity, workflow and behavior in certain areas of the city. These by-laws may not be repugnant to existing State or Holy Law. In essence, this means that the City Council cannot make assault or murder legal, but could introduce a by-law that makes harlotry in the Prison District disallowed. City Council Ordinances may also be overturned by majority vote of the Government Assembly.
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# Merchants who publicly and actively vend their goods and/or services on Main Street for a documented minimum of one hour per week shall receive personal financial compensation from the City Council.
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Regalian Law is a set of so called Law Books with a penal code designed to keep the Regalian public in line, both within the confines of a peaceful and stable society, but also for a clean and pious mind. These Laws don't always have a strict outcome punishment, and punishments may vary between Guard Charters and Organizations in Regalia. Generally speaking however, Capital Punishment is reserved only for Capital Crimes, and serious repeat offence of some of the more serious crimes as defined by the Law Books. Furthermore, most of these laws are changeable by the respective authorities. The Judicial Minister or whatever legal representative the Noble Assembly appoints to govern the laws of the land may freely alter the laws of the State. Synodical laws are reserved for the Synod only, and may be changed only by the Synod, though also don't have any civil prosecution status and usually relies on the inquisition to be enforced. Capital Law falls outside of the rights of the Judicial Minister or any such legal representative, these laws are only set by the Imperial Legate, which is an appendage of the Imperial Court of the Emperor. Finally City Council Ordinances are 'by-laws' passed by the Regalian City Council and its members to regulate the City of Regalia. They cannot illegalise activity, but can bar certain acts from happening in certain areas.

Imperial Law

Imperial Laws are laws enforced onto the Empire by the Emperor or the Imperial Legate, purely because of their influence on the Judiciary and Empire at large. These laws can and will change frequently, and usually are put into effect without the intervention or involvement of any central state figure or legal authority. Imperial Laws usually only apply to organizations associated with the Imperial family, the Imperial Court and the Imperial Family members themselves.

Imperial Guard Law

  1. The Imperial Guard cannot be commanded by any force or organization in the city of Regalia.
  2. Imperial Guards are permitted to assist law enforcement in their endeavors of any organization.
  3. House Kade is permitted to inflict bodily punishment on guards for violating the Imperial Guard Rules.
  4. The Imperial Guard obey only to the commands of Kade House members, and their Commanders. No outsiders may command Imperials.
  5. Imperial Guard may wear weapons of any kind and armor of any kind in any public or private setting.
  6. Imperial Guard movement may not be impeded upon. They may enter any area as long as they have an Imperial edict to back their action.

Imperial Prince Law

  1. Imperial Princes may not be physically touched without invitation or direct consent.
  2. Imperial Princes may not be arrested, only put under house arrest in comfortable quarters.

State Law

State Law covers all lands which are considered directly controlled by the Empire, meaning all lands which are not vassal states. Many of the laws however also apply to the Vassal states though can have local moderation and alterations. State Laws can be freely changed by the Undercrown and Emperor. State Laws usually don't lead to Inquisitions or Heresy trials, they simply fall under Civilian Prosecution and as such are merely dealt with as Civilian matters. Punishments can simply be handed out by Regalian Guard Charters, or by the Civilian Courts should such a matter come before the Land’s Justice.

Regalian Common Law

  1. Wearing a weapon in public without express permission to do so is illegal.
  2. To hide one’s identity, or to impersonate another person, is illegal.
  3. To harm in self defence is only legal when under self-risk of bodily harm.
  4. To harm another citizen or non-citizen Regalian resident, is illegal.
  5. To deprive another Regalian Citizen of their freedom, is illegal.
  6. To express or support Jacobinist views or goals, is illegal.
  7. To be non Unionist and hold public office in the State, is illegal.
  8. To act with intention to conspire against the State, is illegal.
  9. To enslave outside of the confines of Saffran Law, is illegal.
  10. To harm one’s self in any mortal way or intention, is illegal.
  11. To indecently disrobe another person in public, is illegal.
  12. To expose private parts of intimate body parts in public, is illegal.
  13. To engage in child birth in public or other such non medical places, is illegal.
  14. To moor an airship within the Crown Isle city limits, without government approval, is illegal.
  15. To bear false witness or lie to an on duty Regalian Law Enforcer when the lie has been proven, is illegal.
  16. To falsify or otherwise forge your own death or the death of another, is illegal.

Regalian Property Law

  1. To trespass on private property of a Regalian Citizen, is illegal.
  2. To drunkenly and disorderly disrupt the public peace, is illegal.
  3. To steal or damage belongings of other Regalians, is illegal.
  4. To rob or mug a Regalian Resident in the State, is illegal.
  5. To harm or damage a slave property of another, is illegal.
  6. To endeavor to create or possess false currency, is illegal.
  7. To renounce a Lifeguard oath without permission, is illegal.
  8. To force or otherwise falsify State or Family records, is illegal.
  9. To possess items deemed illegal or contraband in the State, is illegal.
  10. To harm or kill the animals or livestock of another, save for certain self defense scenarios, is illegal.

Regalian Marriage Law

  1. To engage in fornication before marriage or Judicial consent, is illegal.
  2. To engage in adultery without the Judicial consent forms, or without Synod approval in the case of same sex adulterers, is illegal.
  3. To neglect, ignore, or fail to provide for a married spouse, is illegal.
  4. To neglect, ignore or fail to provide for a sired offspring, is illegal.
  5. Marriage in the Regalian State is only legal between two Unionists.
  6. Marriage is legal between a male and a female Unionist, with consent.
  7. Marriage is legal between two Unionists of the same gender, provided the Synod have given their approval.
  8. Upon death, unless inheritance bequeathed, possessions pass to next of kin.
  9. To marry or engage in 1st degree incestuous relations within a family, is illegal.
  10. To attempt to produce a miscarriage is illegal in any way or form or shape.
  11. To conspire or engage in marriage under duress of any thread, is illegal.
  12. Marriage is however only legal for races which are part of the First Civil Status.

Regalian Civil Status

  1. Ailor, Sihai(Ch'Ien-Ji), Dwarf, Qadir, Url, Allar, Orc, Varran, Songaskia any Nelfin except Kathar are considered First Civil Status Races.
  2. Yanar are considered Protected Civil Status. Yanar may as such not marry with First Civil Status, but may marry each other and are protected by Regalian Laws.
  3. Slizzar, Maraya, Kathar are None Civil Status, thus they are not permitted to defend themselves in Court or marry with First Civil Status individuals. They will however still be protected from physical harm or brutalizing in public.
  4. Any individual who is not First Civil Status may be voted to gain such a status by the Regalian Assembly where the consensus is Quarter votes +1 in favor, as long as Quarter votes +1 against is not met.
  5. Most Half-Races are considered First Civil Status Races as long as both parents are First Civil Status. If they have only one First Civil Status parent, they shall become Protected Civil Status. If they have no First Civil Status parents, they shall be None Civil Status.

Regalian Holy Law

  1. To subject to afflictions of the body such as Vampirism, is illegal.
  2. To subject to aberration such as learning Magic or Undeadism, is illegal.
  3. To subject to vileness such as Demonism & Possession, is illegal.
  4. To convert away from Unionism, is illegal.
  5. To cause harm or spill blood in the Holy Ground of Union, is illegal.
  6. To cause insult or harmful word in the Holy Ground of Union, is illegal.
  7. To seize upon another person in the sanctity of a Temple of Union, is illegal.
  8. To fornicate or copulate in the confines of Holy Ground of Union, is illegal.
  9. To blaspheme against the Regalian Unionist faith & Spirit, is illegal.

Regalian Insult Law

  1. Any person calling a woman a harlot, without proof, is fined 30 Regals.
  2. Any person calling a man a coward, without proof, is fined 20 Regals.
  3. Any person insulting the sanctity of a Reverend, is fined 20 Regals.
  4. Any person offending the right of Nobility or Nobles, is fined 40 Regals.
  5. Any person who commits to a false oath and violates it, is fined 100 Regals.

Regalian Noble Law

  1. To actively disrupt or compromise a public Ministerial or Government assembly after warnings, is illegal.
  2. To deprive another Noble of a Government Assembly vote in any way, is illegal.
  3. To falsify Noble seals & stamps of other Noble Houses, is illegal.
  4. When guilty of damage, both a Family House & Offender must compensate.
  5. Every Noble shall exercise their Government Assembly power with Title weighted votes.
  6. Every Titled Noble shall endeavor to part-take in the Assembly, or send representation.
  7. Every Assembly proposal shall be approved by half plus one consensus.
  8. Every Assembly shall only be called between days Friday and Sunday.

Synod Law

Synod Laws are religious laws that do not specifically have punishments associated with them, as the Synod does not formally have law giving or law executing powers. That being said, punishment trials or judgement trials made by the Synod allow for a person to be expelled from the Unionist Faith, or for a person to be branded as traitor. Furthermore, the Divine Militia which is an organization under the Synod may enforce SOME of these laws.

  1. To the Unionist Synod, a marriage is between a Unionist Man and a Unionist Woman, where race allows such definitions. The State may not infringe on the right of the Synod to refuse marriage to any other combinations.
  2. The Synod may choose to make exception to its own Marriage Law based on special circumstances, as voted on by the Synod majority and approved by the High Reverend and where applicable.
  3. To the Unionist Synod, forceful ravaging of the unwilling is a sin which may be prosecuted by the Divine Militia by branding of the rapist brand, as well as public whipping and the walk of shame after interrogation.
  4. To the Unionist Synod, conversion away from Unionism to another faith is a sin which may be prosecuted by the Divine Militia by forceful re-conversion.
  5. To the Unionist Synod, refusing to convert back to Unionism after falling from the faith, and showing no remorse, may be prosecuted by the Divine Militia with extreme violence.
  6. To the Unionist Synod, worshiping a protected Faith in public or outside of so called defined locations is sin, and may be prosecuted by the Divine Militia with corporal punishment.
  7. To the Unionist Synod, spreading a protected Faith anywhere is sin, and may be prosecuted by the Divine Militia with the severest of physical punishment short of execution.
  8. To the Unionist Synod, pure heresy, of which any faith is not part of the Protected Faiths, is pure heresy, and must be combated by the Divine Militia with blood and sword.
  9. The Unionist Synod sees the following Faiths as Protected Faiths: The Faith of Estel, Old Gods, The Faith of Baskarr, Dwarven Dogma, The Allar Philosophy, the Qadir Life Views as well as the Oldt Fayth religion.
  10. To the Unionist Synod, Magic and other Aberrants not otherwise defined as acceptable by the Regalian State are sin, and may be prosecuted by the Divine Militia for categorization, labeling, and crowd-control.

Capital Law

Capital Law are the worst committed crimes in the State of Regalia which default to execution. Any and all Capital Law are based on first offence, unless specified otherwise, and if adequate proof is found of the crime, the guilty party is immediately executed.

  1. To violate the Sanctity of any woman, or to seize upon a woman through fornication without consent, and with adequate presented proof, is punished with burning at the stake.
  2. To violate the safety of the Regalian State, and to harbor intentions to seize with armed forces the civil government, and with adequate presented proof, is punished by quartering.
  3. To commit to the murder of five individuals or more, and to harbor no guilt or conscience to these crimes, and with adequate presented proof, is punished with burning at the stake.
  4. To commit to the murder of three individuals or more of ages below adulthood, and to harbor no guilt or conscience to these crimes, and with adequate presented proof, is punished with burning at the stake.
  5. To commit to convert away from the Unionist Fate, and to resist attempts of corrective conversion, and to show no remorse of this religious crime, and with adequate presented proof, is punished with burning at the stake.
  6. To commit to Jacobin ideals, to attempt to subvert the rights of Nobility by overthrowing, and with adequate presented proof, is punished by live flaying until death.
  7. To commit treason against the Regalian State by assisting foreign nations or granting knowledge or assets of the Regalian Empire to other nations, and with adequate presented proof, is punished with whipping until death.

Special Ordinances

Special Ordinances are laws adopted in the past by Emperors that fulfill certain roles. These laws are not part of common state law, because they only address one specific point in society, but are still valid across the Empire.

  1. All laws prescribed in Southland Laws

Noble Assembly Ordinances

Noble Assembly Ordinances are larger laws produced by the Noble Assembly by majority vote. These laws differ from State Law in the sense that they are not strictly laws, more like accepted running apparatuses of governance that dictate how the government functions and how the government interacts with the rest of the Empire.

  1. The Vultarin Hegemony leader, the Iron Duke, may veto any military deployment both in favor or against that is voted on by the Assembly to any state with which the Regalian Empire is at war.

City Council Ordinances

City Council Ordinances are minor laws or 'by-laws' that are passed by the Regalian City Council by majority vote. These laws differ from State Law in the sense that they only cover the City of Regalia and only may only regulate and administrate activity, workflow and behavior in certain areas of the city. These by-laws may not be repugnant to existing State or Holy Law. In essence, this means that the City Council cannot make assault or murder legal, but could introduce a by-law that makes harlotry in the Prison District disallowed. City Council Ordinances may also be overturned by majority vote of the Government Assembly.

  1. Merchants who publicly and actively vend their goods and/or services on Main Street for a documented minimum of one hour per week shall receive personal financial compensation from the City Council.