The Queen’s Law

The classes of crime in Bloodstone Lands are:

We Katherine first of her name by divine right of Ilmataer, Queen of Bloodstone lands
Protector of North have made following crime law for our realm.

Class 1
Unarmed Assault (including fists or verbal threats), Theft, Fraud, or Tax Evasion of 10
gp value or less.

Punishment: 1-6 gp fine and/or 1 day in jail.

Class 2
Lesser Armed Assault (use of impromptu weapons, such as brawling), Casting a Spell
on someone (or someone’s property) without consent, Theft, Fraud, or Tax Evasion of
11 to 100 gp value.

Punishment: 10-60 gp fine and/or 1-6 weeks in jail.

Class 3
Flight (escape from the authorities), Slander and False Accusation, Theft, Fraud, or Tax
Evasion of 101 to 1,000 gp value.

Punishment: 100-600 gp fine and/or 1-6 months in jail.

Class 4
Greater Armed Assault (use of deadly weapons or magic); Endangerment (exposing
another to danger through words, action or magic, including inciting a mob to riot),
Accidental Murder, Theft, Fraud, or Tax Evasion of 1,001 to 10,000 gp value.

Punishment: 1-2 years in jail or 1,000-6,000 gp fine.

Class 5
Spontaneous Attempted Murder, Theft, Fraud, or Tax Evasion of 10,001 or greater gp
value.

Punishment: 2-8 years in jail or 5,000-30,000 gp fine.

Class 6
Deliberate Attempted Murder, Spontaneous (successful) Murder, Rape (which includes
ongoing Magical Control over another), Mutiny in peacetime.

Punishment: 5-30 years in jail or death or 10,000-60,000 gp fine.

Class 7
Deliberate Murder, Treason [assault against the Royal Family, Mutiny, Disobedience of
Orders by Military Personnel in Wartime, Betrayal of State Secrets to a Foreign Power,
Disobedience of a Royal Command from the Duke/Duchess or The Sovereign.

Punishment: Death.

Other crimes may be fitted into this framework as circumstance decrees – this is only
a partial listing. In addition, many local communities have laws that apply only within
these communities.