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The Accords of Avalon
Precepts of a Civilized and Cultured Society
It is upon the following precepts of etiquette and culture that the Accords of Avalon have been written and proposed. It is by these precepts and etiquettes that all citizens of Avalon shall abide to demonstrate universal civility and courtesy.
Version 00 February 1, 2003
A) Preamble: All member Nations do hereby agree to abide by these Accords of Avalon. In doing so, all member Nations do agree that the following laws shall be enforced upon all common citizens and travelers to any of the lands of Avalon and that a process of extradition and punishment shall be enforced regardless of the kingdom or realm that these crimes are perpetrated, such that justice shall be dispensed unilaterally and equitably. The guidelines for punishment shall be abided by, in that the punishment for any criminal shall never be less than that which is proscribed in this Accordance. By signing these Accords, a Nation or Kingdom does not waive their right to additional laws or more rigid punishment for any laws inscribed herein. Any punishment shall be exacted in accordance with local laws in the lands in which a criminal is apprehended, but shall not be less than the punishments as listed herein. A member Nation or Kingdom is not required to enforce any laws other than these upon their citizens at the bequest of another undersigned kingdom.
A Tribunal of Justice shall be established by these Accords that shall oversee all trials, disputes and disagreements regarding the trial and dispensation of justice of commoner from any member Nation, when being tried for crimes committed in, or upon the citizens, nobles or land of any other member Nation. This Tribunal does not hold, nor should not hold jurisdiction over a Nation’s right to dispense justice to their own commoners for crimes committed within their own lands, upon their own holdings, nobles or citizens.
1. Kidnapping: Taking or constraining any citizen with unlawful force. Punishment for this will be no lesser than fining.
2. Murder: Taking of another citizen’s life, even if they do not resurrect. Punishment will be no less than execution.
3. Necromancy: The use of any effect that creates, controls or aids undead and their kind. The punishment for this will be no less than execution.
4. Pretending to a Noble Title: The attempt of any individual commoner to represent themselves with title they do not possess be they from any kingdom real or fictitious. This shall also include any attempt to forge writ or document as if one were any noble title, or to falsely bear word or witness of one of noble title of any land. The punishment for this will be no less than a severe fine.
5. Slavery: The forced servitude of any sentient and living being, be it through use of force, threat of force or influence of alchemical, magical or mental or any other means known and unknown. The punishment for this will be no less than execution.
6. Treason: Attempting to overthrow the lawful government of the land by means of force, trickery or any other means both currently known and unknown. The punishment for this will be no less than execution and banishment.
7. Flight from Prosecution: The attempt to evade prosecution by the rightful force of law in any land for any crimes against the concordance of Avalon. The punishment for this will be no less than the most grievous punishment allowed for the crime being fled, plus additional execution and banishment.
8. Theft: The conscious removal of another’s property without the consent of the owner. The punishment for this will be no less than recompense for the stolen good.
9. Mockery of a Noble Title: The mockery of the rank, office or ability to perform the duties of such rank or office, of any noble of any kingdom in the concordance of Avalon. The mockery of an individual for actions not performed as a noble, or outside of their role as a noble is not within the realm of this law. The punishment for this will be no lesser than fining.
B) Definitions of Punishment: The following definitions shall be applied to those punishments listed above in regards to punishment for crimes within a kingdom.
1. Fining: The payment of goods, services or a monetary units worth no less than 5 days work by a skilled craftsmen (1 Gold Evandarian)
2. Severe Fining: The payment of goods, services of monetary units worth no less than 20 days work by a skilled craftsmen (20 Gold Evandarian)
3. Execution: That one is executed such that their body dissipates and their spirit travels to an earth circle or other point of resurrection regardless of if the spirit resurrects successfully
4. Execution and Banishment: As with execution however the individual in question is subsequently banished from all kingdoms and nations within the Accords of Avalon and no longer subjected to the safety of citizenship for a time of no less than 1 year.
5. Recompense: The offending party shall compensate in full the victim of their illicit activity in full for all losses and damages that are a result of the criminal activity of the offending party, including what the local officer of justice feels is fair compensation for time and duress caused by the offense.
C) Investigation of Criminal Activities: All Nations agree to investigate accusations of criminal activity within their territories. All accused criminals shall be given the opportunity to respond to the allegations be it in Trial or Investigation. Those individuals accused shall be permitted representation of their choosing at the trial. All crimes and punishments will be recorded in a Journal, and forwarded to a representative appointed by the Tribunal of Justice each month for reporting to the Avalon Gazette and the other Nations.
The Accords of Avalon Section II Dispensation of Equitable Justice for Nobles
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A Tribunal of Justice shall be established by these Accords that shall oversee all trials, disputes and disagreements regarding the trial and dispensation of justice of nobles from any member Nation, when being tried for crimes committed in, or upon the citizens, nobles or land of any other member Nation. This Tribunal does not hold, nor should not hold jurisdiction over a Nation’s right to dispense justice to their own nobles for crimes committed within their own lands, upon their own holdings, nobles or citizens. This Tribunal shall be the same Tribunal as holds over the Dispensation of Justice for Commoners.
B) Code of Chivalry: All Nobles of all nations or kingdoms that are signed with the Accords of Avalon, shall abide by the following code of conduct and be subjected to the following laws. The intent or spirit of The Code shall be considered to be more important than the actual wording. While additional concepts or tenants may be added, and the wording might be changed to fit the purposes of local culture, the intent of this simple code shall remain the same. Thou Shalt Respect The Weak, And Thou Shalt Constitute Thyself The Defender Of Them. Thou Shalt Love The Country In Which Thou Hast Sworn Fealty. Thou Shalt Not Recoil Before Thine Enemy. Thou Shalt Make War Against Evil Without Cessation. Thou Shalt Scrupulously Perform Thy Noble Duties Be They Not Contrary To The Laws Of The Land. Thou Shalt Follow the Dictates of the Rightful Rule of the Land Upon Which Thy Stands Thou Shalt Never Lie And Thou Shalt Remain Faithful To Thy Given Word. Thou Shalt Be Generous And Thou Shalt Give Freely To Everyone. Thou Shalt Be Everywhere and Always The Champion Of The Right And The Good Against Injustice And Evil. Thou Shalt Put Thy Personal Welfare Last Behind the Welfare of the Sovereign Government and of its People.
C) Laws of the Noble: While title shall only grant rights above those of a commoner in the lands that the title was granted, all who bear title shall be held accountable to a more rigid code of conduct of a level fitting for their title regardless of in what land they travel. As such all commoners of all nations signed to the Accords of Avalon shall be subjected to the following laws regardless of what land they are in. Local kingdoms and nations may have further articles of law to which nobles are subjected, and may have punishment more strict than the proscribed punishment, but these will be the bare minimum laws and punishments to which all kingdoms and nations of the Accords of Avalon shall proscribe. In cases of severe criminal abuse, these crimes shall be combined and their punishments executed in order from most severe to least. If any punishments are evaded, an additional charge of Flight from Prosecution shall be added and enforced in the land they are captured in.
1. Kidnapping: Taking or constraining any citizen with unlawful force. Punishment for this will be no lesser than execution and loss of title.
2. Murder: Taking of another citizen’s life, even if they do not resurrect. Punishment will be no less than obliteration and loss of title.
3. Necromancy: The use of any effect that creates, controls or aids undead and their kind. The punishment for this will be no less than obliteration and loss of title.
4. Pretending to a Noble Title: The attempt of any individual noble to represent themselves with title they do not possess be they from any kingdom real or fictitious. This shall also include any attempt to forge writ or document as if one were any noble title, or to falsely bear word or witness of one of noble title of any land. The punishment for this will be no less than execution and loss of title.
5. Slavery: The forced servitude of any sentient and living being, be it through use of force, threat of force or influence of alchemical, magical or mental or any other means known and unknown. The punishment for this will be no less than obliteration and loss of title.
6. Treason: Attempting to overthrow the lawful government of the land by means of force, trickery or any other means both currently known and unknown. The punishment for this will be no less than obliteration, banishment and loss of title.
7. Flight from Prosecution: The attempt to evade prosecution by the rightful force of law in any land for any crimes against the concordance of Avalon. The punishment for this will be no less than the most grievous punishment allowed for the crime being fled, plus additional execution and banishment.
8. Theft: The conscious removal of another’s property without the consent of the owner. The punishment for this will be no less than recompense of stolen property, execution and loss of title.
9. Mockery of a Noble Title: The mockery of the rank, office or ability to perform the duties of such rank or office, of any noble of any kingdom in the concordance of Avalon. The mockery of an individual for actions not performed as a noble, or outside of their role as a noble is not within the realm of this law. The punishment for this will be no lesser than fining and loss of title.
10. Mockery of the Code of Chivalry: Any attempt to twist, misinterpret, abuse, coerce or otherwise disregard the Code of Chivalry or the Laws of the lands in an attempt for personal gain, evasion of justice, wrongful prosecution, personal glory or any other unrighteous pursuit. The punishment for this shall be execution, removal of noble title and banishment.
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2. Severe Fining: The payment of goods, services of monetary units worth no less than 20 days work by a skilled craftsmen (20 Gold Evandarian)
3. Execution: That one is executed such that their body dissipates and their spirit travels to an earth circle or other point of resurrection regardless of if the spirit resurrects successfully
4. Banishment: The individual in question is subsequently banished from all kingdoms and nations within the Accords of Avalon and no longer subjected to the safety of citizenship for a time of no less than 1 year.
5. Recompense: The offending party shall compensate in full the victim of their illicit activity in full for all losses and damages that are a result of the criminal activity of the offending party, including what the local officer of justice feels is fair compensation for time and duress caused by the offense.
6. Obliteration: The offending party shall suffer 3 consecutive Executions or be the subject of one successful Obliteration Formal Magic that results in their body dissipating and their spirit being weakened 3 times.
7. Loss of Noble Title: The offending party shall be stripped of noble title and any rights of benefits they might have due to noble title in any and all lands that they bear title within the Accords of Avalon. Hereafter they shall be considered a commoner, unless banishment is added on as a punishment in which case they will no longer be protected by any laws of any lands.
D) Investigation of Criminal Activities: All Nations agree to investigate accusations of criminal activity within their territories. All accused criminals shall be given the opportunity to respond to the allegations be it in Trial or Investigation. Those individuals accused shall be permitted representation of their choosing at the trial. If available another representative of the accused Liege shall bear witness to the trial. All crimes and punishments will be recorded in a Journal, and forwarded to a representative appointed by the Tribunal of Noble Justice and the liege of the convicted noble each month for reporting to the Avalon Gazette and the other Nations.
The Accords of Avalon Section III Treaties and Accords for War and Times of War
The taking of the life of a citizen of another Nation shall be avoided at all costs, and whenever possible, shall be taken alive as Prisoners of War.
All Prisoners of War shall be held in fair and humane detention until such time as the War has ended, at which time all said prisoners shall be released to their home Nation.
If any Prisoner of War stands accused of a crime against the Accords of Avalon, their trial and punishment shall be withheld until the end of military action, and they shall be tried normally, with representation, as proscribed by these Accords.
All of the Laws, Precepts and Treaties set forth by these Accords shall stand inviolate, regardless of any state of War or Martial Action. In no way shall a Nations Marshall Law override the power of these Accords.
A Tribunal of War shall be established that will oversee and arbitrate all military actions by or between member Nations and their allies.
All Military Action by one Nation signed under these Accords upon another Nation signed under these Accords shall be enacted in the following stages:
1. A Declaration of War shall be made, this shall include the grievance that has instigated the war, and what reparations the declaring party seeks. Likewise this shall include a writ of alliance from all nations, be they signed to these Accords or not, that intend to ally on the part of the Declaring Nation in this war. 2. The Nation upon whom War is being declared shall write an Acceptance of Declaration, which will include an acknowledgement or denial of said grievances. It shall also contain a writ of alliances from all nations, be they signed to these Accords or not, that intend to ally on the part of the Declaring Nation in this war. 3. Negotiation shall be had between the two Nations with arbitrators assigned by the Tribunal of War. During this, the two parties shall seek to accommodate all grievances without military action. 4. If it is decided that no mutually equitable resolution is possible, the war shall be planned with aid from the arbitrators. 5. War shall be had, and no military action shall be taken by or upon any Nation that is not included in the Declaration of War or the Acceptance of Declaration. Nor shall any battles, military action, or movement be had upon the land of any other Nations, nor shall the citizens, commerce or any other member of function of any other Nation be hindered or inconvienced by said War. 6. If any of these steps, or any of the other Laws or Precepts of the Accords of Avalon are violated by any party involved in the war, or by any party that not involved in the war on behalf of one of the signed Nations, then that Nation shall be reprimanded severely as seen fit by a council of representatives of the member Nations. 7. If military action is needed to be had upon any Member Nation of the Accords of Avalon for severe infraction or violation of these Accords, a joint military force of all the other members shall be formed and shall carry out this action.
The Accords of Avalon Section IV Treaties and Accords for Trade and Commerce
A single currency shall be used as a measure of trade and value between the undersigned Nations, this shall be called the Avalon Common. This shall be one unit of Silver, and is equivalent to 1 Evendarrian Silver. Other units shall be known the Avalon Noble which shall be one unit of Gold and shall be equivalent to 10 Commons. Finally there shall be the Unit known as the Avalon Crown, and this shall be one unit of Platinum, and shall be equivalent to 10 Nobles. These units and names shall be equivalent to the same coin regardless of the land of its mint, and they shall be held good in all nations signed to the Accords of Avalon.
There shall be established by the consensus of all member Nations of these Accords, a tribunal on Trade and Commerce, that shall oversee and rule upon all grievances and disputes of Trade and Commerce between member Nations.
Fair and equitable trade shall be had between all nations of the signed to these Accords, and no nation shall sanction another member Nation except as terms of a Declaration of War. No member nation shall show preference in trade to another member nation except as terms of a Declaration of War.
All nations shall endeavor to build and maintain infrastructure to allow trade with, all other member Nations.
All nations shall endeavor to build and maintain infrastructure to facilitate trade between other member nations, if ingress and egress through said nations borders are required for said trade.
All nations making use of another nations trade routes, shall reasonable tax or toll for maintenance of said routes.
Any grievance of unfair trade, commerce, taxation or other violation of the Treaties and Accords for Trade and Commerce shall be brought before a tribunal established by the member Nations.
The Accords of Avalon Section V Governance of the Accords: The Council of the Accords
As it is frequently impossible for one of such responsibility to attend all details, a duly appointed and sworn representative may stand as proxy. This must be one of the equivalent of Royal Knight, and their voice shall be understood to represent their liege upon the Council, and thus their Nation. Barring foul play, there shall be no leniency given to a member Nation that is unwilling to abide by those concessions made by their appointed representative.
This council shall be asked to convene no less than once each month in the city designated capitol by said council. During this convening they shall review all current matters before them, and publish the findings to the nobles of all member Nations.
The responsibilities of this council are as follows:
Establish and build the three Tribunals, and appoint individuals to these Tribunals that shall duly represent all member Nations of these Accords.
Maintain the last right of Veto on any and all laws, treaties, and amendments to these Accords that are proscribed by the Tribunals. The Council of the Accords shall have the last voice when it comes to matters of the law, war, commerce, trade between the member Nations of these Accords.
Maintain and uphold the Accords, their principles, spirit and interpretation, in the best interests of all member Nations.
The addition of further governing bodies and or representatives as they are needed to promote the operations of the council and these Accords.
The responsibilities of the three Tribunals created by these Accords, and all other Tribunals and governing bodies to come:
Ensure that a fair and equitable hand is used within the realm of governance, to all member Nations.
Ensure that the spirit, word and principles of these Accords are maintained within their realm of governance in all things.
Maintain intelligence on their realm of governance across all member Nations, and keep an ever vigilant eye upon their duties.
Propose those additions of law, policy, treaty or dictate that shall support those goals of the Tribunal within their realm of governance.
Carry out the dictates of the Council of the Accords.
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