Hyalor's Law

Riders follow Hyalor's law, set down by their hero-god after leaving Nivorah.

Most legal disputes are resolved before reaching the clan council (and thus, the player). The cases that appear in events are unusual ones.

Events

Events including Hyaloring law include:

• Bickering Families
• Elders Attacked
• Excessive Litigation
• Foraging Compensation
• Horse Ownership
• Judges Sought
• Lawsuit On Circle
• Litigious Circle Member
• River Baby
• Treasure Legalism
• Ghost Lawsuit

Hyalor's Law

“	Originally, we were governed by Yelm’s Law. But we had to leave the Law Tablets in Nivorah. Hyalor gave us a new set of laws that we could apply outside the city, and while on the move. The law makes sure you and your kin will be compensated for aggression or theft. Crimes like murder, defamation, and injury have a customary payment in horses or cows, depending on the level of harm. Grazing on someone else’s pasture is a form of theft, and also has a customary compensation. Theft is usually made right by paying an equal value. If the compensation is significant, like for a killing, it may be paid over time. If someone is unable to pay the compensation, then his family will pay. They are entitled to remind the wrongdoer how foolish he was, and will keep an eye on him so they don’t have to pay again. If his family gets tired of paying for a repeat offender, they can disown him. Unless another family wishes to adopt him, he is an outlaw, no longer a member of the clan. We expect our leaders to be examples. If a priest or a member of the clan circle violates the law, he pays double compensation. When the law is broken, one of the sides sends a delegation to the other, to try to keep the dispute from spreading. They will arrange for a court to settle the case. This consists of one judge from each side, usually elders who remember past cases. The aggrieved family will investigate the incident before presenting to the court. The court is held away from the community, to avoid bias. Both sides can have advocates, who are chosen for their speaking and negotiating skills, and their good reputation. Once the judges come to a decision, the parties have the opportunity to seek a new hearing with different judges plus a neutral judge appointed by the chief. If they cannot agree to that decision, they may appeal to the clan chief. Hyalor’s Law also applies when a dispute is between members of two clans. But we have no king to appeal to, and sometimes we have no choice but to balance uncompensated deaths by taking a life from another clan. We would make a formal declaration of feud, and would never do anything but restore balance.	”
— David Dunham