The laws are divided into two basic areas: High Crimes and Low Crimes.

High Crimes include, but are not limited to, the following, listed with the range of their punishments:

Assault - Fine-->Public Whipping-->Indentured Service-->Imprisonment (This is usually ignored unless it occurs in conjunction with other crimes, but makes a convenient catch-all)

Bribery - Fine-->Indentured Service (Difficult to prove, requires 3 unrelated witnesses. Often used as an accusation to get suspects in for questioning)

Murder - Indentured Service-->Imprisonment-->Death

Rape - Public Whipping-->Indentured Service

Tax Evasion - Fine-->Indentured Service-->Imprisonment

Theft of less than $100 - Fine-->Public Whipping

Theft of more than $100 - Fine-->Indentured Service-->Imprisonment

Treason - Indentured Service-->Imprisonment-->Death

Low Crimes are more varied, with many laws still on the books even though the reason for the law no longer exists. These are on the order of moving violations, useful to break up crowds and round up suspects in larger crimes. A small sampling of them:

Adulteration of Foodstuff (if it causes illness or death, it is charged as the appropriate crime above)

Aggravated Invective (the Plebian Assembly has so far failed to remove this from its books, it is a legacy of the reign of Peregrine Peter "Pursed-lips" Griphon 300 years ago. As his name indicates, he had very little taste for the rough language of the common folk. As it specifies words which have mostly fallen out of use {Eyrgot - One who swims in a chamber pot - being the most unusual}, it is more of a curiosity than anything even marginally useful)

Boarding Without License (To take boarders, one must apply for a permit at the appropriate City office. The building housing that office burned down decades ago and the bureaucrats staffing it were given offices blocks away from their records, making certification of permits difficult at the best of times. This law is honored much more in the breach than in reality)

Importation Of Magic (Due to the extremely volatile nature of magic items and animals, they are subject to inspection, tagging and permitting within the limits of The City and, by statute, 200 yards out from the walls. Peregrine Cestiphar takes this law very seriously, and has ordered a special squad be formed to track all dangerous magic items and animals larger than a spaniel in The City. Officers assigned to this duty call it "Pixie Patrol", and tend to use it more as an excuse to collect bribes from shopkeepers that use small magic items in their shops.)

Mopery - Essentially, loitering while walking down the street - easy to beat, one must simply tell the officer where one is going.

Use of Banned Intoxicants - Another from "Pursed-lips" reign, this one covers everything from alcohol to yellow poppies, yet curiously neglects dream-sticks, which just happened to be the sole vice of the Peregrine. Currently used in dealing with the importation and distribution of Kragha Weed, a popular narcotic among the Orcs.

It is not possible to provide a complete listing of all laws in The City, the list above should serve as an indicator of the range and scope of both High and Low crimes, providing the players with a rough guide that will permit law-enforcement while still allowing room for creativity. Players are encouraged to think of Low Crimes and add them to the books.

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