Laws of Stormwind

''' The Laws of Stormwind City '''

Note: ''This document was originally produced as part of the Purple Monday project, borrowed for the purpose of enhancing Stormwind City's roleplay on Moon Guard US and subsequently modfied. All laws apply only to those who opt-in. ''

''For the laws of the Church of the Holy Light, please see instead Code of Canon Law. All laws in this article are enforceable by secular authorities or impact on secular affairs, including the Cathedrals and Churchlands Act''.

=Crimes And Misdeeds Act=

Part 1: Assaults
1. Common Assault

A citizen shall be guilty of Common Assault, if

i. while having the capacity or ability to do so,

ii. he should unlawfully

(a) threaten, or

(b) attempt

iii. to commit a violent injury upon another; or

iv. if he should strike or otherwise cause intentional harm to them.

v. If he should inflict grievous injury on the victim, his crime will be the worse.

2. Assault on an Agent of the Crown

A citizen shall be guilty of Assaulting an Agent of the Crown, if

i. while having the capacity or ability to do so,

ii. he should unlawfully

(a) threaten, or

(b) attempt

iii. to commit a violent injury upon

(a) an agent of the Crown in either military or civilian matters who is on duty, or

(b) one of His Majesty's soldiers, whether on or off duty; or

iv. if he should strike or otherwise cause intentional harm to such a person.

v. If he should inflict grievous injury on the victim, his crime will be the worse.

3. Assault on a Noble

A citizen shall be guilty of Assaulting a Noble, if

i. he should unlawfully

(a) threaten, or

(b) attempt

ii. to commit any injury against a citizen of noble birth; or

iii. if he should strike or otherwise cause intentional harm to them; or

iv if he should lay his hands upon them with intention to restrain or to harm them.

v. The greater the injury he should inflict upon the victim, his crime shall be the worse.

4. Affray

Citizens shall be guilty of making an Affray, if

i. they are engaged in a fight or brawl upon the premises of a tavern; or

ii. if a citizen is found to have willfully begun such an affray.

iii. Offences of attack (such as assault) committed during an affray may be charged separately.

iv. Offences against property (such as criminal damage) committed during an affray may be charged separately.

v. If an affray causes damage against property, the participants must pay back the cost of the damages.

Part 2: Sexual Misconduct and Deviances
5. Rape

A citizen shall be guilty of Rape, if

i. he should force himself in sex upon a woman against her will; or

ii. he should pierce in sex a girl younger than the age of 16, and knowing her age.

6. Rape of a Lady

A citizen shall be guilty of Raping a Lady, if

i. he should force himself in sex upon a lady of noble birth against her will; or

ii. he should pierce in sex a lady of noble birth younger than the age of 18, and knowing her age.

7. Unnatural Violations

A citizen shall be guilty of Crimes Against the Natural Order if,

i. they should lie with a beast as with a man; or

ii. they should forcefully enter into any part of the body in a sexual manner that is not thus intended; or

iii. they should lie with a corpse as with a man.

Part 3: Killings
8. Murder

A citizen shall be guilty of Murder, if

i. he should unlawfully kill another with malice aforethought; and

ii. do so within any country of the realm, under the King's peace; or

iii. if, the party wounded or hurt, etc, should die of said wounds or hurts, etc, within a year and a day.

iv. Malice shall be regarded to be

(a) knowing intention to cause another's death; or

(b) intention to cause grievous hurt or injury, and

(c) recklessness as to whether a death would occur.

9. Manslaughter

A citizen shall be guilty of Manslaughter, if

i. indicted for murder, he should prevail in some minor defence to that crime (such as provocation, heat of passion, etc); or

ii. he should, while committing any other crime, with recklessness as to whether a death is caused, cause the death of another, within a year and a day of the crime; or

iii. while oweing a duty to protect or care for another, he

(a) breaches this duty, and

(b) the breach causes the death of another, and

(c) he acted recklessly as to whether a death would be caused.

10. Murder of an Agent of the Crown

A citizen shall be guilty of Murdering an Agent of the Crown, if

i. he should unlawfully kill a servant of the Crown with malice aforethought; or

ii. if said servant wounded or hurt, &c, should die of said wounds or hurts, &c, within a year and a day.

iii. A servant of the Crown shall here be regarded to be

(a) any servant of His Majesty appointed to execute his will or to keep the King's Peace, or

(b) any soldier of His Majesty, whether on or off duty.

11. Murder of a Noble

A citizen shall be guilty of Murder of a Noble, if

i. he should unlawfully kill a citizen of noble birth with malice aforethought; or

ii. if the noble citizen wounded or hurt, etc, should die of said wounds or hurts, etc, within a year and a day.

iii. Malice shall be regarded to be

(a) knowing intention to cause another's death; or

(b) intention to cause any hurt or injury, or

(c) a crime committed, and

(d) recklessness as to whether a death would occur.

Part 4: Unlawful Detainments
12. Kidnapping

A citizen shall be guilty of Kidnapping, if

i. he should with malicious intent confine another citizen against their will; or

ii. should, through violence, threat of violence, or any other means, compel another citizen to accompany him against that citizen's will,

iii. A citizen shall not be said to have malicious intent, if

(a) he moves an injured citizen, who is unconscious or incapacitated, to a church or other such place where he may receive healing.

13. Hijacking

A citizen shall be guilty of Hijacking, if

i. he should commandeer

(a) a steed, or

(b) a vehicle

ii. against the will of its owner, or righted driver.

14. Kidnapping of an Agent of the Crown

A citizen shall be guilty of Kidnapping an Agent of the Crown if

i. he should with malicious intent confine a servant of the crown against their will; or

ii. should, through violence, threat of violence, or any other means, compel such a servant to accompany him against that citizen's will,

iii. A citizen shall not be said to have malicious intent, if

(a) he moves an injured servant of the crown, who is unconscious or incapacitated, to a church or other such place where he may receive healing.

iv. A servant of the Crown shall here be regarded to be

(a) any servant of His Majesty appointed to execute his will or to keep the King's Peace, or

(b) any soldier of His Majesty, whether on or off duty.

15. Kidnapping of a Noble

A citizen shall be guilty of Kidnapping a Noble, if

i. he should with malicious intent confine a citizen of noble birth against their will; or

ii. should, through violence, threat of violence, or any other means, compel a citizen of noble birth to accompany him against that citizen's will,

iii. A citizen shall not be said to have malicious intent, if

(a) he moves an injured noble citizen, who is unconscious or incapacitated, to a church or other such place where he may receive healing.

16. Slavery

A citizen shall be guilty of Slavery, if

i. he should unlawfully cause another citizen, against his will, to work for him,

without pay or the prospect of pay; or

ii. keep a citizen against his will, with the intention to force him into work as per ii.

Part 5: Property Matters
17. Trespassing

A citizen shall be guilty of Trespass, if

i. he steps upon the land belonging to another, or any part of that land; and

ii. knowing that the land belongs to another, is without permission of the owner; or

iii. while upon such land, and upon or after being made aware that he is unwelcome, does not leave with all reasonable swiftness.

18. Breaking and Entering

A citizen shall be guilty of Breaking and Entering, if

i. by force or by stealth, he enters into a private property that does not belong to him; and

ii. is without the invitation of the owner.

19. Theft

A citizen shall be guilty of Theft if

i. he dishonestly takes possession of property belonging to another; and

ii. is without proven intent to return it.

iii. A citizen's usurpation of property belonging to another citizen is not to be regarded as dishonest,

(a) if he should take possession of property belonging to another, but believes that the citizen to whom the property belongs cannot be discovered by a reasonable course, or

(b) if he should take possession of property belonging to another, but believes that he has a right in law to deprive the other of it.

iv. A citizen's taking possession of property belonging to another may be dishonest even though he is willing to pay or make recompense for the property.

v. Property shall be regarded as belonging to any person having possession or control of it.

vi. If the offense is committed against an agent of the Crown, the crime shall be the worse.

'''19a. Theft of a Noble'''

A citizen shall be guilty of this sort of Theft, if

i. he dishonestly takes possession of property belonging to citizen of noble birth; and

ii. is without proven intent to return it.

iii. A citizen's usurpation of property belonging to a citizen of noble birth is not to be regarded as dishonest, if he should take possession of property belonging to another, but believes that the citizen to whom the property belongs cannot be discovered by a reasonable course.

iv. A citizen's taking possession of property belonging to a citizen of noble birth may be dishonest even though he is willing to pay or make recompense for the property.

v. Property shall here be regarded as belonging to a citizen of noble birth if said citizen has possession or control of it.

vi. Theft of a noble by force shall be regarded as Robbery of a Noble, and subject to all the conditions of Robbery, with the appropriate adjustments.

20. Burglary

A citizen shall be guilty of Burglary, if

i. he enters a house, or part of a house, as a trespasser; and

ii. with intent to steal from within that house; or

iii. having entered a house, or part of a house, as a trespasser,

iv. he steals or attempts to steal any thing in that house; and

v. if he is in possession of any weapon, which he intends to use, the crime shall be the worse.

vi. Stealing shall here be regarded as any theft or attempt at theft.

vii. A house shall be regarded as any building, dwelling, or standing structure.

21. Robbery

A citizen shall be guilty of Robbery, if

i. he makes a theft, and, at the time of the theft, and in order to complete it, he should use force on any citizen; or

ii. he should puts, or seeks to put, any citizen in fear of being subjected to immediate force.

iii. If the offense is committed against an agent of the Crown, the crime shall be the worse.

22. Poaching

A citizen shall be guilty of poaching, if

i. he should, while upon the land of a citizen of noble birth; and

ii. without the permission of that owner,

iii. take away game or animals from that land; or

iv. slay any animals upon that land, except for purpose of self-defense.

23. Vandalism

A citizen shall be guilty of Vandalism, if

i. he should deface or damage public or His Majesty's property; or

ii. Any items contained therein; and if

iii. he does so with intent to incite a riot, sedition, or otherwise damage His Majesty, the act shall be considered constitutive of the appropriate offense.

24. Criminal Damage

A citizen shall be guilty of Criminal Damage, if

i. he should, without lawful excuse, destroy or otherwise damage any property belonging to another; and

ii. intending to destroy or damage any such property; or

iii. being reckless as to whether any such property would be damaged or destroyed.

iv. Lawful excuses shall include

(a) if the citizen destroyed or damaged the property in question in order to protect the property, and

(b) truly believed at the time that the property was in immediate need of protection, and

(c) that the means of protection were reasonable, having regard to the circumstances.

25. Arson

A citizen is guilty of Arson, if

i. he should cause a fire to start; or

ii. should maintain a fire already started,

iii. upon or within the dwelling of, domicile of or building owned by another; and

iv. with malicious intent.

v. Malicious intent shall be held to include recklessness as to the consequences of the fire.

26. Criminal Defoliation

A citizen shall be guilty of Criminal Defoliation, if

i. he should cut down or fell any tree within the limits of the city, for they are His Majesty's.

ii. A tree shall be regarded as being any free-standing plant that matches or exceeds the height of one man.

27. Possession of Illegal Goods

A citizen shall be guilty of Possession, if

i. he is found to be in knowing possession of substances, literature, or any other items considered contraband by His Majesty, per regulations issued by the Guard, the Customs Office, and any other public servant so empowered.

28. Distribution of Illegal Goods

A citizen shall be guilty of Distribution, if

i. he is found to be in knowing possession as per I; and

ii. with the intent of selling, trading or otherwise distributing said contraband.

For a list of goods considered contraband, consult HM Proclamation LXII Against The Trading of Illegal Goods.

Part 6: Vices
29. Illegal Gambling

A citizen is guilty of Ilegal Gambling, if

i. he is found playing a game of chance for money; and

ii. is within the bounds of the city, and

iii. such a game is not sanctioned or otherwise exempted.

30. Profiting from Unlawful Gambling

A citizen shall be guilty of profiting from unlawful gambling, if

i. They should organise such gambling, or

ii. They should advertise such gambling, or

iii. They should be found with the profits of such gambling, or

iv. They should be employed to manage such gambling, or

v. They should own a premises on which illegal gambling takes place, and with full knowledge allow such gambling to take place.

vi. Further, if this premises is used for such activities three or more times, they shall be further guilty of owning and operating an unlicensed gambling hall.

30. Pimpery

A citizen shall be guilty of Gross Bawdery, if

i. he should

(a) organise,

(b) manage, or

(c) materially assist

ii. in the selling of sex for money or good; or

iii. he should run or assist in the running of a house or brothel for such purposes.

31. Public Indecency

A citizen shall be guilty of Public Indecency if

i. he is found upon the streets of Stormwind in a state of nudity; or

ii. he is witnessed to engage in lewd conduct in public; or

iii. he is found relieving himself in a public place; or

iv. they are found prostituting themselves in the public baths.

v. ss(i) shall not apply to individuals sunbathing in the park with a doctor's advice, nor shall ss(iii) apply to individuals in appropriate facilities.

Part 7: Personal Misconducts and Utterances
33. Drunk and Disorderly

A citizen shall be guilty of being Drunk and Disorderly if

i. found in the street after the hour of 10 o'clock, and suspected to be drunk, and

ii. engaged in behaviour that is wont to cause a breach of the peace, and

iii. is unable to walk ten yards upon a straight line when commanded.

34. Riding Dangerously

A citizen shall be guilty of Riding Dangerously if

i. while riding his horse he causes injury to any person; or

ii. while riding his horse he causes damage to any property; and

iii. he is reckless as to whether his conduct might cause injury and damage; or

iv. he is found riding his horse in such a way as is held to be reckless as to whether injury or damage might be caused; or

v. he is found riding his horse while drunk or under some other chemical influence.

vi. A horse shall hereby be regarded as any animal employed for the purpose of carrying a citizen.

vii. The injuries and damages caused in his conduct shall be charged seperately.

viii. An addition made shortly after the Third War. Mechanical conveyances shall henceforth also be considered to be a horse for the purposes of this act.

35. Vagrancy

A citizen shall be guilty of Vagrancy, if

i. though able to work for a living, he

ii. is found to wander upon the street, having no home, and having either

(a) no employment, or

(b) no other source of income;

iii. gets his income by begging.

36. Loitering

A citizen shall be guilty of Loitering, if

i. he should be found staying near for more than an hour to a property

(a) belonging to a private individual, or

(b) belonging to His Majesty; and

ii. should be unable to acquit himself of a reason to be waiting so; or

iii. should refuse a demand by the lawful authorities to remove himself.

iv. The Lawful authorities shall be regarded as any servant of His Majesty appointed to keep the King's Peace.

37. Eavesdropping

A citizen shall be guilty of Eavesdropping, if

i. he is found to be listening to the private affairs of

(a) a citizen of noble birth, or

(b) an agent of the Crown,

ii. without the knowledge of said person; and

iii. the court finds that a reasonable man would be aware of the privacy of what he hears.

38. Fraud

A citizen shall be guilty of Fraud, if

i. he willfully deceives another citizen, or

ii. makes false representation of a true fact, or

iii. he should incite other persons to make such deceptions towards a citizen,

iv. for the purpose of damaging them, or

v. for the purpose of obtaining from them

(a) services, or

(b) goods.

39. Embezzlement A citizen shall be guilty of embezzlement if he should, while in the employ of a registered company or corporation,

i. take, misuse, or otherwise wrongfully make use of funds entrusted to him, and

ii. do so while willfully deceiving his employers or investors.

40. Impersonation

A citizen shall be guilty of impersonation, if

i. He should be found assuming the identity of another person; and

ii. with intent to convince others that he is truly that other person.

iii. Common law has established that the other person must be a real and living person.

41. Counterfeitting

A citizen shall be guilty of Counterfeitting, if

i. he makes false coinage, impersonating the stamp of His Majesty; or

ii. he should cause or employ others to make false coinage as per i; or

iii. he is found to be in possession of equipment which has no other purpose but the making of false coinage as per i.

iv. If said citizen should be an employee of the mint, who then makes coinage for his own pocket, his crime will be the worse.

42. Tax Evasion

A citizen shall be guilty of tax evasion, if

i. He should refuse to pay his taxes to the lawful authorities.

ii. The lawful authorities shall be regarded as any servant of His Majesty appointed to collect or to handle taxes.

iii. A citizen shall be regarded as refusing to pay his taxes if

a) he should openly refuse to pay when requested by His Majesty; or if

b) he should intentionally conceal information about his true state of affairs, to the purpose of paying less tax than asked by His Majesty.

Part 8: Justice Matters
43. Resisting Arrest

A citizen is guilty of Resisting Arrest, if

i. he is suspected by the lawful authorities to be in breach of the King's Peace; and if

ii. said citizen refuses to surrender to said authorities when taken under arrest.

iii. If said citizen, while resisting arrest,

(a) causes hurts or wounds; or

(b) otherwise breaches further the King's Peace,

iv. these crimes are to be considered and handled separately.

v. Lawful authorities shall be regarded as

(a) any servant sworn by His Majesty to keep the peace, and currently upon his duty

(b) any citizen lawfully making a citizens' arrest.

44. Obstruction of Justice

A citizen is guilty of Obstructing Justice, if

i. he should attempt to pervert the course of judicial proceedings, investigations, trials, &c; or

ii. if he should fabricate or dispose of evidence relevant to such a proceeding; or

iii. if he should seek to intimidate or threaten any persons relevant to such a proceeding; or

iv. if he should seek to prevent a lawful arrest, or inconvenience its execution.

v. The lawful authorities shall be regarded as including

(a) any officer of the Guard or servant of His Majesty making a lawful arrest, or

(b) any citizen lawfully making a citizens' arrest.

45. Breaking Bail

A citizen shall be guilty of Breaking Bail, if

i. he is charged with an offence against the King's Peace, and released upon bail; and

ii. at the time that he is ordered to submit himself for trial, he

(a) refuses, or

(b) fails without good reason

iii. to present himself to the magistrate or legal authority in question; or

iv. while charged as per i. he should willfully disobey any conditions of bail which have been placed upon him, e.g. to not leave the city bounds, etc.

46. Gaol-breaking

A citizen shall be guilty of Gaol-breaking, if

i. having been

(a) arrested, or

(b) convicted,

ii. he is held in custody by the Guard or armed forces of His Majesty, and willfully escapes, or removes himself, from that custody; or

iii. he assists others in escaping from such custody.

47. Perjury, or, Giving False Witness

A citizen shall be guilty of Perjury, if

i. during the process of

(a) a trial in His Majesty's courts, or

(b) testifying under oath to a servant of His Majesty,

ii. he should tell falsehoods; or

iii. he should be found to have created or used false evidence; or

iv. he should have incited or caused others to create or use false evidence.

48. Malfeasance in Office

A citizen shall be held to be guilty of Malfeasance, if

i. He is employed

(a) in an official capacity by His Majesty, or

(b) in the discharge of some legal or public duty; and

ii. while so employed, he should use his position to cause a breach in His Majesty's peace.

49. Bribery

A citizen shall be guilty of Bribery, if

i. he knowingly offers, gives, receives or solicits any item of value, in order to influence the actions of a person who is employed as per s47(i).

ii. Further, an individual thus employed who solicits any such bribe shall be guilty of both bribery and malfeasance.

Part 9: An Amendment to Address the Gangs of Stormwind
Intention and Commencement

This Act is created for the purpose of addressing the rise of organized and violent crime in Stormwind City, to provide additional tools to the law enforcers to counter-act this rise, and thus ensure a more peaceful city for the good of the King and His subject's.

This amendment shall be considered to have commenced operation on the first day of August of the King's Year 626*.

(* 623 by more conventional accounting)

Consorting

A citizen shall be guilty of Consorting, if

i. he should habitually consort with two or more persons convicted of indictable offences, and

ii. he is aware of their criminality, or

iii. he is reckless to that criminality.

Intent by Felons

A citizen shall be guilty of the Crime of Felonious Plotting, if

i. They shall be found to be conspiring or otherwise planning any crime, and

ii. They have an existing history of criminality, or

iii. They shall be found lurking around any place of business during and after closing hours, and

iv. They are unable to provide an adequate reason.

Part 10: Other Matters
50. Citizens' Arrests

A citizen shall be held to have made a lawful Arrest, if

i. he should take it upon himself to effect the capture of a criminal; and

ii. has grounds to believe, at the time, that the captured has indeed offended against the King's Peace; and

iii. openly declares that he is making a citizen's arrest; and

iv. brings the criminal to the lawful authorities within a day of capture.

v. The lawful authorities shall be regarded as being any officer of the Guard, Watch or any officer of His Majesty's army who is of the rank of Sergeant or above, or any appointed Magistrate, or the Lord Magistrate.

51. Aiding and Abetting *

A citizen shall be guilty of Aiding and Abetting another in their offence, if

i. another person, henceforth the 'principal' should commit an underlying offence; and

ii. the first person, henceforth the 'accessory', should know of the principal's offence, and intend to assist him in its commission; and

iii. he should assist the principal in the offence.

(*The Law of Lakeshire mandates that those found guilty of this offence be punished by death.)

52. Conspiracy

A citizen shall be guilty of Conspiring to an offence, if

i. he should, with any other person or persons, wilfully agree that a course of conduct shall be pursued, which, if carried out in accordance with his intentions, either

(a) specifically involves the commission of any offence or offences by any member of the party, or

(b) will necessarily result in the commission of any offence or offences by any member of the party; and

ii. he possesses full knowledge of whatever criminal acts the course may entail.

53. Attempts

A citizen shall be guilty of Attempting an offence, if

i. with the full intention to commit the offence in question;

ii. he should commit acts substantial to the commission of the offence.

iii. Substantial acts shall be regarded as acts which go 'beyond the point of no return', that is, after the commission of which, the attempt cannot be revoked.

iv. He who is convicted of an attempt shall be sentenced as if he had succeeded in it.

54. Foreign Citizenry

i. A citizen of any other nation of the Grand Alliance, who is not also a citizen of Stormwind, yet charged with an offence within the Kingdom, shall be detained until an emissary from his own nation can be contacted.

ii. An addendum, after the Third War: A creature that is a citizen of the New Horde (as constituted under the Orc Thrall) shall be given privilege under i, except during a time of war.

55. Non-Citizen Creatures

All elements of this Act shall apply in full where relevant to those creatures that make their residence within the boundaries of the Kingdom but which may not be recognized as citizens, being specifically:

i. Gnolls.

ii. The Fishmen.

iii. The Ratmen Kobolds.

iv. Trolls such as cross over the border.

(a) Where such a Troll is affiliated with the New Horde, s53 shall apply.

v. Ogres and Ettins.

vi. The Orcs of the Swamps and Badlands.

(a) Where such an Orc is affiliated with the New Horde, s53 shall apply.

vii. Goblins, both those of a wandering merchant nature and those permanently resident.

viii. Any other creature capable of reasoned action but which shall not be considered a citizen, and which should transgress against the contents of this Act or of the King's peace.

=Cathedrals and Churchlands Acts=

Part 1: Conduct and Sanctuary
1. Blasphemous Conduct

No man shall, within the purview of the Holy Cathedral,

I. blaspheme or slight, by word or by deed, the Holy Light; nor

II. deface or damage any icon of the Holy Light.

2. Bloodshed

No man shall, within the purview of the Holy Cathedral,

I. draw his weapon in anger against another, save in lawful self-defence against another who has drawn first;

II. nor shall any man spill even a drop of blood in combat within the Cathedral, unless it is to stop another doing so.

3. Corpse Thefts

A citizen shall be guilty of the crime of corpse theft if,

i. He enters into a churchyard, graveyard, or catacomb with the intent to take bodies; or,

ii. He is found in possession of a corpse taken from a churchyard, graveyard, or catacomb; or,

iii. He trespasses on any private land with the intent to take bodies from private burials.

'''3a. Theft of a Corpse with the Intent to Sell'''

A citizen shall be guilty of the crime of corpse theft with the intent to sell if, the conditions of s.3 having been met, he then,

i. Sells the corpse to any individual, or

ii. Approaches any individual with the intent to sell the corpse, or

iii. Is found with the proceeds of the sale of a stolen corpse.

If any of these be met, he is to be sentenced to death.

4. Sanctuary

Any man may, at any time, seek the sanctuary of the Cathedral. He shall:

I. Enter into the bounds of the Holy Cathedral and ask sanctuary aloud, whereupon it will be granted by the grace of the Light;

II. thereafter no foes whatsoever may harm him, or pursue their grievances against him, while he is upon holy ground;

III. whereupon he shall surrender his weapons, confess his sins, and be placed under the supervision of the duty head priest, to chose within seven days either to surrender to the law and stand trial for his crimes, or to take the oath of Abjuration; and

IV. he may be given sanctuary for an extended period at the discretion of the Archbishop, or Bishop of Stormwind; but

V. he will not be granted sanctuary, save by the injunction of the Archbishop, if

(a) he is a ghoul, skeleton, lich, or otherwise creature of undeath; or

(b) he is a dragon or a member of the Hordish races; or if

(c) he is a member of the Burning Legion, the Illidari, or other affiliated organisations; or if

(d) he has committed High Treason against any nation of the Grand Alliance; or if

(e) he is pursued by the Crown for any offence against the Witchcraft Act.

VI. Magistrates have noted that section V(d) requires the felon to have been tried and convicted of High Treason, not merely to have been accused.

Part 2: Abjurations
5. Abjuration of the Realm

Any man who has been given sanctuary may chose to confess his guilt and abjure the realm, thus:

I. he shall swear (in the form below) to abjure the realm, that is, to leave it with all speed, and never to return without the express permission of His Majesty, on pain of death; and

II. he shall consent that all his possessions be given unto the church, and all his land unto His Majesty; then

III. the Bishop of Stormwind, or a delegated official, shall chose a port or gateway from which the fugitive must leave the realm, or shall give this choice unto the fugitive;

IV. whereupon the fugitive will set out barefooted, and carrying a staff with the sign of the Light, to show that he is under the protection of the Church; and

V. he shall without hesitation abjure the realm forever.

The Oath of Abjuration

The Oath of Abjuration is to be performed in public upon the steps of the Holy Cathedral, in the presence of the Archbishop, the Bishop of Stormwind, or a delegated official, and one officer of the Guard, thus:

"I swear before the Holy Light and on the name of His Majesty that I do renounce my crimes, and all my rights to live under His grace; and that I will leave the realm of Stormwind and never return without the express permission of my Lord His Majesty or his heirs; and will hasten by the direct road to the port allotted me, not leaving the highway under pain of arrest or execution, nor staying at one place more than one night; I shall seek diligently for passage across the sea as soon as I arrive, delaying only one tide if possible; and if I cannot secure passage I will walk into the sea up to my knees each day as a token of my desire to cross; and if I fail in all of this then may what perils fall upon me that might. King's Honour."

Part 3: Heresy
6. Blasphemous Defamation

A citizen is guilty of Blasphemy, if while within the purview of the Holy Cathedral,

i. he should be witnessed to mock or defile the name of the Holy Light; and

ii. within the grounds of the Holy Cathedral; or

iii. otherwise in public, either

(a) in a published work, or

(b) before nine or more persons gathered in a public place, or

(c) before one or more persons gathered in a private place.



'''7. Heresy'''

A citizen shall be considered a Heretic, if while within the purview of the Holy Cathedral,

i. he shall hold a doctrine that is contrary to that of the Church of the Holy Light's orthodoxy; and either

(a) preach that doctrine, or

(b) publish that doctrine, or

(c) refuse to denounce that doctrine three times before his local ecclesial Ordinary, be they a suffragan or diocesan bishop.

ii. No part of this section shall be held to apply to Elunites, Draenei, or other species of the Grand Alliance that are not traditionally a component of the Church of the Holy Light.

=The Public Order Act= Unlawful Concealment

A citizen shall be guilty of Unlawful Concealment, if

I. while wearing a mask or other covering of the face; and

II. when requested by a lawful authority to remove it, does not comply.

III. Lawful authorities shall be regarded as any servant of His Majesty appointed to keep the King's Peace.

Tumults and Public Disturbances

A citizen shall be held guilty of making a Public Disturbance, if

I. he should take part in a gathering that can be said to

(a) cause a disturbance of the peace; or

(b) be said to incite, cause or spread seditious behaviour; or if

II. he should be found to have wilfully or recklessly initiated such a gathering.

III. It shall henceforth be the will of His Majesty, that the test of recklessness in offences against Article V, shall be an objective one,

IV. which is to say that the accused shall be reckless if the court finds that a reasonable man would have foreseen the risk of consequences

V. as in Article i (a) or (b).

Rioting

A citizen shall be guilty of Rioting if

i. while taking part in a gathering as per section I,

ii. he is found to have committed violent or threatening acts; or if

iii. he does not disperse upon the reading of the Riot Act.

Incitement to Riot

A citizen shall be guilty of Incitement to Riot, if

i. he should incite a public disturbance as under section I for the specific purpose of bringing about violence or harm; or

ii. if he should cause, with our without intent, a Public Disturbance to become a Riot.

Unlawful Gathering

A citizen shall be guilty of Gathering Unlawfully, if

i. he should attend a gathering of more than nine persons, in public or in private; and

ii. said gathering has been explicitly prohibited by order of His Majesty; or

iii. if he should incite others to attend such a gathering; or

iv. if he should, at such a gathering, refuse to disperse when commanded by an agent of His Majesty.

=The Treason Act= 1. Petty Treason

A citizen shall be guilty of treason, if

i. He commits murder against a bishop of the Holy Light or other standing clergy; or

ii. whilst a servant or sworn man, he commits murder against any such his superior, lord or master.

2. High Treason

A Citizen shall be guilty of High Treason, if

i. he should perform any unlawful attack against any members of Royal Family or the standing Lord Regent/Highlord; or

ii. if he should plan such an attack; or

iii. he should attempt in arms to overthrow His Majesty's government; or

iv. If he should make any unlawful attack against any members of His Majesty's government, commanding officers of His armies, or justices of His law, whilst they are in office; or

v. If he should know the consort of the reigning Sovereign by lying with her, or His eldest daughter, or the consort of the King's eldest son and heir; or

vi. if he should endeavour to deprive or hinder any person who shall be the next in succession to the crown, from succeeding after the decease of His Majesty; or

vii. If he levies war against the King in his Realm or does any act preparatory to levying war, or adheres to the King's enemies in his Realm, giving them aid and comfort in his Realm, or elsewhere; or

viii. If he should engage in conduct that assists, by word or by deed, an enemy a) at war with the Alliance, whether or not a state of war has been declared; and b) specified by Proclamation made for the purpose of this paragraph to be an enemy at war with the Alliance; or

ix. if he should engage in conduct that assists by any means whatsoever, with intent to assist another (a) country (b) organization that is engaged in armed hostilities against His Majesty's armies; or

x. if he instigates a person who is not a Stormwind Citizen to make an armed invasion of the Alliance or a Territory of the Alliance; or

xi. If he should counterfeit the sacred Seal of His Majesty, or in any other fashion impersonate the authority of His Majesty; or

xii. If he should capture or destroy any of His Majesty's holdings, fortresses, and the like, or if he should conspire to do so.

3. Sedition

A person shall be held guilty of Sedition, if

i. he should incite or encourage, through spoken or written word, rebellion against His Majesty’s person or governments, or Agents of the Crown; or

ii. he should distribute literature with the effect of the above, that has been prohibited by His Majesty’s government, in a public or private place; or

iii. If he denies in court or in print the authority and titles of His Majesty.

=The Witchcraft Act= 1. Trafficking with Demonic Entities

A citizen shall be guilty of Trafficking with Demonic Entities, if

i. he should knowingly commune with, aid through word or through deed, or keep the company of any demonic entity; or

ii. he knowingly summons or aids in the summoning of any demonic entity; or

iii. he willfully incites or influences a demonic entity to attack another citizen; or

iv. he invokes unholy or fel magics, or those of the Shadow.

v. If a demonic entity under the control of a citizen should slay another citizen, its master shall be held to account for murder.

2. Dangerous Demons

A citizen shall be guilty of Courting a Dangerous Demon, if

i. he summons a dangerous demon anywhere within the Realm; or

ii. he assists in the summoning of a dangerous demon anywhere within the Realm

iii. A dangerous demon shall be regarded as any class of demon liable to cause great damage to life and property, such as Felguards, Infernals, Doomguards, etc.

Amended at the outbreak of the Fourth War, by the order of His Majesty King Varian of the House of Wrynn: iv. If an individual shall perform any of the prohibited acts in sections 1 (excepting subsections iii and v) or 2 while in the service of the Crown in a time of war and under arms, there is no offence.

3. Trafficking with Undead Entities

A citizen shall be guilty of trafficking with the undead, if

i. he should commune with, or aid through word or through deed, or keep the company of any undead entity; or

ii. he knowingly conceals the existence of location of an undead entity from the lawful authorities; or

iii. he willfully incites or influences an undead entity to attack another citizen; or

iv. he wields that weapon which is known as a 'rune blade'.

v. Lawful authorities shall be regarded as

(a) any servant of His Majesty appointed to keep the peace, and currently upon his duty

(b) any servant of His Majesty whose appointed duties involve the tracking, discovery or control of the undead.

vi. Citizens shall be righted to strike down and slay any undead entity witnessed in the Kingdom of Stormwind, provided it is proven that the entity in question is truly undead.

Amended around the time of the Invasion of Northrend, by the order of His Majesty: vii. Exceptions shall be made under sections i,  iv and vi where the undead entity in question can show that it is sworn to the Knights of the Ebon Blade, or otherwise bears the writ and seal of His Majesty allowing it to fight for the Alliance.

4. Necromancy

A citizen shall be guilty of Necromancy, if

i. he should, without

(a) the authorisation of the Church of Holy Light, or

(b) specific injunction from His Majesty, or

(c) specific injunction from the Lord Magistrate,

by any means use or incite the use of necromantic magics.

ii. Necromantic magics shall be regarded as powers used to commune with, raise, or manipulate the physical or spiritual forms of the dead.

5. Blood Magics

A citizen shall be guilty of Illegal Magic Use, if:

i. He should knowingly use the blood of another creature or humanoid to assist in the completion of magic.

Exceptions can be made if:

(a) the blood is needed for the completion of alchemy projects that are in compliance with law.

(b) written permission of the Academy of Arcane Arts and Sciences or similar, recognized regulating body.

ii. He should use his own blood to assist in the completion of magic.

6. Misuse of Magic in Commerce

A citizen shall be guilty of Misuse of Magic in Commerce, if:

i. he should knowingly sell an object, that is under the effect of illusion magics, with intent to deceive.

ii. he should knowingly trade an artifact or creature that is dangerous to the recipient, without informing the recipient.

iii. he should knowingly sell an artifact or creature that would endanger the King's peace.

iv. he should transport an artifact or creature that would endanger the King's peace.

7. Maltransmutation

A citizen shall be guilty of Maltransmutation, if

i. he should transmute copper coins into silver coins, or silver into gold; or

ii. if he should transmute gold coins into silver coins, or silver into copper; or

iii. if he should transmute any other material or metal into copper, gold or silver coins.

=The Experiments And Laboratories Act= Part 1: Definitions

A personal laboratory shall be regarded as any space within a private house used for the conduct of experiments and exercises, around which the necessary precautions have been taken.

An explosive material shall include, but not be limited to, black powder, smokeless powder, rocket fuel, cordite, or any other material of volatility equivalent to or greater than black powder, including materials of a magical nature.

Part 2: Regulations

A citizen shall be in contravention of this Act, if

I. he should conduct an engineering or scientific experiment or exercise in any place other than

(a) his personal laboratory, or

(b) the Dwarven District; or

II. he should conduct an engineering or scientific experiment or exercise which has a high risk of causing damage to life or property outside the house in which it is conducted, or at all if conducted out of doors, without the written permission of an officer of the Guard or specially appointed servant of His Majesty; or

III. he should conduct a magical experiment or exercise in any place other than

(a) his own personal laboratory, or

(b) the Academy of Arcane Arts and Sciences; or

IV. he should conduct a magical experiment or exercise with some risk of causing damage to life or property outside the house in which it is conduct, or at all if out of doors, without the written assent of the Academy of Arcane Arts and Sciences; or

V. he stores more than five pounds of black powder, rocket fuel, or any other explosive materiel in any place other than

(a) the Dwarven District, or

(b) one of His Majesty's armouries or magazines,

without the written permission of an officer of the Guard.

=The Riot Act= A gathering shall be declared unlawful, and all persons in it guilty of Rioting as under Section VIII of the Public Order Act, if

I. Consisting of nine or more persons assembled, and with the danger of a riot or tumult; and II. being required or commanded by

(a) any magistrate or justice of the peace,

(b) or by the Commander of the Guard, or by an officer of the Guard,

(c) or bailiff or bailiffs,

(d) or other head-officer as appointed by the aforementioned,

to disperse themselves, and peaceably to depart to their habitations or to their lawful business, exactly in the form herein after directed; and

II. if this gathering does not disperse within the space of five minutes, after such command or request made by proclamation, they may be dispersed by force; and IV. the agents of this lawful dispersal, whether Guards, soldiers of His Majesty, etc, shall be inured against prosecution for the consequences of it.

The Proclamation, as per s.II:

''Our Sovereign Lord His Majesty the King charges and commands all persons assembled immediately to disperse themselves, and peaceably to depart to their habitations or to their lawful business within FIVE MINUTES, after which time if they remain they shall be dispersed, by the provisions of the Riot Act made in the second year of King Varian’s return. King’s Honour!''

=The Feuding Act= 1. Definitions

i. A feud shall here be defined as any series of violent quarrels between individuals or groups that are carried out with the intention of answering insult, injury, or earlier actions undertaken in a feud.

ii. Weregild shall here be defined as any payment of goods, gold, or services to answer for a killing or injury, except where such payment is mandated by the court.

iii. Lawful force shall here be defined as any violent conduct undertaken in self-defence or the defence of others, or any violent action undertaken by a servant of the Crown in the course of their specified duties.

2. Prohibition on Feuding

Any citizen or foreign-born resident  shall be guilty of the offence of feuding if,

i. They shall cause a feud to begin by their actions, or

ii. They participate in a feud, regardless of cause, or

iii. They have full knowledge of a feud and do not report it to a lawful authority, or

iv. If, in association with a feud, they shall breach any provision of Parts 1, 2, 3 and 4 of the Crimes and Misdeeds Act except when exercising lawful force.

3. Weregild Provisions

A citizen shall be guilty of a Weregild offence if,

i. They accept weregild in lieue of the courts, thus undermining the King's justice, or

ii. They shall provision weregild for the above.

Further;

iii. Providing weregild shall no longer diminish or remove liability for any killing, assault, or other provision of the Crimes and Misdeeds Act,

iv. except among those residents of the Dwarven District who are of Wildhammer birth.

=The Waterways and Land Use Act of 626KY=

Part 1: Intent
This Act, as prepared by the Council of Nobles in the name of his Majesty the King of Stormwind, Varian of the House of Wrynn, is created to address the following concerns: These things being of import to the wellbeing and good governance of his Majesty's Kingdom, and further being of a nature conducive to the health and happiness of his Majesty's subjects, this Act shall thus ensure the cleanliness of the cities and towns, the continuance of the fishing stocks, and ensure that those industries that would impact on these things do not do so unnecessarily.
 * The increased smoke and stench of Dwarftown and its outlying workshops.
 * The increased strain placed upon the roads of the Kingdom by commerce and travel.
 * The continuing strain placed upon the fishing grounds of his Majesty's territory.
 * The general health and well-being of the people of Stormwind and of all settled areas of his Majesty's Kingdom.

Further, these things being of import to our allies the Elves of the West and the Dwarves of the Far North, it is an aim of this Act to accomodate the understandings imparted to us by said peoples, who being in communion with the land are better equipped to understand its needs.

Part 2: Regulations for the Dwarftown of Stormwind and Similar Areas
1. Definitions

A chemical fuel shall here be defined as any fuel created by distillation, extraction, or alchemical means, save for distilled alcohols.

A magical fuel shall here be defined as any fuel created by magic, including those chemical fuels subsequently enhanced or in which the use of sorcery plays a vital role in the creation thereof.

A lawful authority shall here be defined as any Councillor of the City of Stormwind, any of the King's appointed servants selected for this matter, or any Nobleman.

2. Fines

i. Citizens shall not burn any chemical or magical fuel that produces a foul odour which may be smelt at more than thirty paces, or they shall be liable to pay for their public nuisance a fine of one groat. In the event that such a fuel should produce a great smog, they shall be liable to pay this fine and an additional twenty five groats.

ii. Citizens who, without a permit issued by a lawful authority, proceed to the manufacture of chemical or magical fuels, shall be liable for a fine of five groats on the first offence, and twenty each offence thereafter.

iii. Citizens who, knowing full well the displeasure it brings to the King to see his city shrouded in foul smoke, willingly create such a smog with mundane or other fuels shall be liable for a fine, to be enumerated as seen fit by his Majesty's courts.

Part 3: Regulations for the Preservation of the Fish Stocks of his Majesty
3. Oceanic Fishes

i. Those fisheries dealing exclusively with ocean fishes and such other beasts as do live in the sea shall obtain the services of druidic or shaman consultants in order to avoid overburdening the fish schools. Those who fail to conduct such a consultation yearly shall be liable to the seizure of their businesses.

ii. Dragnets are not to be employed.

iii. Those citizens who employ a net either for personal use or for business purposes which has a mesh finer than two inches in diameter shall be fined one sovereign for the crime, in order to protect the fish stocks of juveniles.

(a) Exceptions will be allowed for nets cast by hand for personal fishing.

(b) Exceptions will be allowed for those nets intended only for the catching of small shellfish.

4. Riverine Fishes

i. Those fisheries dealing exclusively with river fish and such other beasts as do live in the rivers shall likewise obtain the services of druidic or shaman consultants, and shall do so half-yearly.

ii. Those citizens who employ a net either for personal use or for business purposes which has a mesh finer than one inch in diameter shall be fined one sovereign for the crime, in order to protect the fish stocks of juveniles.

(a) Exceptions will be allowed for nets cast by hand for the purposes of whitefish.

iii. Dragnets are not to be employed, except where it is deemed permissible by the local fish-warden.

5. Disposal of Fishery Wastes

i. Those citizens who, in the course of business, shall dump the wastes of their fisheries (e.g. fish remains, spoiled garum, broken nets) into the rivers or seas shall be fined one groat for each occurrence, or be subject to the seizure of their businesses if a magistrate so sees fit.

ii. No business that, by its emissions or wastes, shall damage the fish stocks shall be located where its wastes shall flow into lake, river, or sea; except where

(a) Such a location is necessary for the business itself in the opinion of a city planner or other appointed servant of his Majesty; or

(b) Where such wastes are contained in a prepared and stone-lined ditch, pool, or pit, and where suitably trained engineers in the service of his Majesty shall certify that this contained body shall neither overflow, nor be breached easily, nor leak; and

(c) Where such contained wastes may be properly disposed of away from any fishery.

6. Lake Fishing

i. No citizen shall, through any action, risk the loss of the stock of a fish-pond, lake, or other cultivated source, on penalty of a ten sovereign fine; unless

(a.) They shall be employed as a fish-warden and cause this risk by the transplantation of fish stock to another fish-pond, lake, or cultivated source; or

(b.) They shall do so with the express permission of a fish-warden or game-warden.

Part 4: Regulations for the Maintenance and Preservation of his Majesty's Roads
7. Responsibilities for Maintenance

i. His Majesty's roads shall be maintained from the coffers of the Kingdom, except where:

(a) Such roads pass into the land of a Nobleman, who shall bear half the cost of the maintenance of these roads; or

(b) Such roads shall pass into the boundaries of a Free City or Town, which shall bear the cost of the maintenance of these roads; or

(c) Where such roads shall pass into the parish of a Bishop of the Church of the Holy Light, which shall bear half the cost of the maintenance of the roads; or

(d) Where private roads meet his Majesty's roads, such intersections shall be the responsibility of the local land-owners of whose lands those roads fall.

8. Restrictions on the Modification of Roads

i. No man, Noble or otherwise, shall in any way willingly damage his Majesty's roads or any major road privately owned by means of manual labour.

ii. No man, Noble or otherwise, shall dig any form of passageway, chamber, or sewer under his Majesty's roads without the permission of his Majesty or his Majesty's duly appointed representative in this matter.

iii. Nothing in this section shall affect the legitimate work to maintain or restore his Majesty's roads or any major road privately owned, undertaken in accordance with his Majesty's will.

9. Restrictions on Means of Travel

i. No cart or other vehicle shall have metal wheels, metal-rimmed wheels, or wheels in any way studded with round nails.

ii. Magical conveyances shall be constructed so as not to damage the roads.

10. Special Fees

i. Free Cities and Towns may levy any fee they deem appropriate for the use of those roads maintained by their efforts, excepting those roads commissioned by his Majesty on which they may charge no more than one penny for foot travel, and sixpence for vehicles.

ii. Nobles may levy no fee for the use of his Majesty's roads that are in their maintenance.

Part 5: Regulations for the Cleanliness of his Majesty's Kingdom
11. Regarding Human Wastes

i. No citizen shall, through willful intent or neglect, allow his wastes to collect on the roads and streets of the Kingdom.

ii. No man, Noble or otherwise, shall in any way interfere with the functioning of the sewers of the Free Cities and Towns or the King's City of Stormwind; except where

(a) Such interference is necessary in a time of war to prevent enemy incursions; or

(b) Such interference is in accordance with public or private works approved of by the city planner or his Majesty's duly appointed servants in such matters; or

(c) Such interference is done in a manner that shall ensure the continued good functioning of the sewer.

iii. No citizen shall allow his wastes to collect in any body of water used for drinking or for industry, excepting

(a) Fast-running rivers and streams, in which it shall only be deposited at night; or

(b) Where there is no alternative due to calamity or crisis.

12. Regarding Animal Wastes

i. No citizen shall, through willful intent or neglect, allow wastes of his animals to befoul the roads and streets of the Kingdom and go uncleaned within more than one day of depositing.

ii. No citizen shall allow such wastes to collect in any body of water used for drinking or for industry, excepting

(a) Fast-running rivers and streams, in which it shall only be deposited at night.

iii. No citizen shall keep animals to roam loose through the cities and towns of his Majesty's kingdoms.

iv. No citizen shall keep pigs within the city limits of Stormwind, penned or otherwise contained.

v. Butcheries shall ensure that the wastes and by-products of their trade are properly disposed of in accordance with this section on the whole.

vi. Such open pits or ditches as a butchery shall create to empty their wastes into shall be suitably covered and enclosed to prevent access by stray animals, the homeless, and the careless citizens.

vii. No part of this section will be considered to interfere in the mingling of wastes with water in tanneries.

viii. It shall be the responsibility of the owner of any animal that befouls the streets to ensure such befoulment is suitably removed within a reasonable span of time; excepting:

(a) Where such waste is produced by a stables, it will be the responsibility of the stable.

(b) Where such waste is produced by animals being led for slaughter, it will be the responsibility of the owner only if he has not hired hands for the leading. (c) Where such waste is produced by animals without an owner, it shall be the responsibility of the owner of the land which borders the streets or roads on which it falls.

ix. No citizen shall allow his home to remain befouled by animal waste (excepting bird droppings) for longer than one week, or three days in the event that such waste should be particularly virulent or vile in scent such that their neighbour is driven to despair.

13. Regarding Tanneries

i. No tannery shall be located such that the smell of its labour shall be noticeable to the King in any of his residences.

ii. Tanneries shall ensure that the noxious by-products of their trade are properly disposed by the consultation of druids, whose advice is to be considered when selecting a suitable option.

iii. Options considered suitable for such disposal:

(a) Stone-lined pits outside of the city.

(b) Incineration.

(c) Transport to open dumps outside the Cities and Towns.

(d) Any other option deemed suitable by his Majesty's appointed servants for such particular circumstances as may warrant such special allowance.

14. Regarding Clothworks

i. No cloth-based business - including, but not limited to, fulleries, flax retters, and silk boilers - shall be located such that the smell of its labour shall be noticeable to the King in any of his residences.

ii. Clothworks shall ensure that the noxious by-products of their trade are properly disposed of.

iii. Options considered suitable for such disposal:

(a) Stone-lined pits.

(b) Incineration.

(c) Transport to open dumps outside the Cities and Towns.

iv. Clothworks shall ensure that any water used in the production of their products is returned downstream of their location's drinking water uptakes and such areas as are used by the people.

v. Flax retting shall be forbidden in the city of Stormwind.

15. Regarding Garbage

i. No citizen shall, through act or neglect, cause an undue amount of garbage to amass in the streets or in the public places.