Desnind Punishments

Overview

These are the punishments available if someone should be found guilty of a crime.

Drowning

The only way to put out a fire is with water. Arson is an extreme crime in Desnind. All fires are heavily controlled to prevent extreme damage to the city. If a citizen intentionally sets a fire with intent to do damage and they are found guilty of the crime, they are immediately taken to the Ta'lengean Eroim. Several cliffs that overlook the ocean have few sharp rocks below them. The guilty party is taken to one of these cliffs where he/she is tied to several nets filled with rocks. The party is then shoved off the cliff to meet their watery grave.

Burial

The act of murder is punishable by an extreme form of death. Men and women whom take the life of another and force the body to return to the cycle and ground sooner than anticipated are forced to go into the bad lands, dig their own grave, and be buried alive. If murder is completed, often the murderer will attempt to flee to escape this fate. If caught, it has not been unheard of that they will attempt to take their own life. They are heavily guarded and watched for suicide until justice is served.

Genital Mutilation

For men, this could be castration and/or complete penectomy after being found guilty for sexual misconduct. Females tend to be harder to punish for sexual misconduct as men do not come forward quite as frequently as women. Women who are punished have gone through an ancient, a infrequently preformed procedure of infibulation.

Exile

For continued crimes against the people and the city, a guilty party may be exiled from the city. A distinct tattoo is placed upon their face to mark them as shunned and they are cast out through the Itoju. Sevir that are exiled may make a place for themselves in the Makubwa Lori, go to Augiery for passage to other regions, or roam the bad lands. Often, they die due to exposure as their skills are often not enough to survive on their own. Another option is being sold to a slave ship (See Slavery for details). Niomyr will not allow exiles into their city.

Petty Punishments

Depending on the crime committed, the guilty party will have to serve a punishment deemed acceptable by the victim. The victim will go before a council of a few peers to determine whether or not the punishment is too much. Adjustments will be made as necessary.

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