Justice

Crime in Elanthia is regulated by the justice systems of the various provinces and local villages. The JUSTICE verb will tell you if the area has justice enforced or if it is a lawless area. If you are wanted guards will, in time, capture you as you pass. If you wish to surrender yourself to clear charges against you, you may do so with the SURRENDER command. The RECALL WARRANT command can be used to recall any outstanding criminal warrants you have.

Justice Type	Messaging	Notes
Standard Justice	After assessing the area, you think local law enforcement keeps an eye on what's going on here.	Also referred to as "City Justice".
Clan Justice	After assessing the area, you believe there is some kind of unusual law enforcement in this area.
Dirge Justice	After assessing the area, you believe there is some kind of unusual law enforcement in this area.
Hara'jaal Justice	You're fairly certain this area is lawless and unsafe.
Non Justice Area	You're fairly certain this area is lawless and unsafe.

The Thief Guild and Trader Guild also employ their own form of justice.

Standard Justice

Crimes

Charge	Examples
Aiding and Abetting	Dragging someone out of a shop after they have been caught stealing Teaching or listening to thievery
Crimes Against the State
Disturbing the Peace	Casting certain AoE spells in a justice zone, usually those that can't harm bystanders
Endangering the Public	Casting certain AoE spells in a justice zone, usually potentially lethal ones
Forbidden Practices1	Suffering a visible sorcerous backlash in a justice zone Casting a necromancy or sorcery spell in a justice zone Having a visible necromancy or sorcery effect in a justice zone Lingering in a justice zone as a Forsaken Necromancer (see Suspicion) Teaching sorcery in a justice zone Empathic shifting in a justice zone (except in Ilithi) SACRIFICING a character to an Immortal inside a justice zone
Murder	Killing another player
Thievery	Stealing from a shop Stealing from a player Breaking and Entering

1 - May also cause Social Corruption which may lead to subsequent arrests.

Old Charges that may not be used in the current justice system:

• Assault
• trafficking guild secrets

Criminal Fines and Debt

• The WEALTH command will show you outstanding debts owed to provincial governments.
• The PAY command will show you which cities have debt collection offices in the province you're currently in.

Upon arrest, your worn inventory is seized by the town guard. After a period of time spent incarcerated in the jail, you'll face a judge and be asked to PLEAD INNOCENT/GUILTY to the crime you've been charged with. After judgment, you must settle any and all debts to the arresting province before claiming your property (collected in a sack at the local guard house). Debt collection office (to pay your debt) and guard house (to retrieve your property) locations are listed in the table below.

You may need to TAP <ORDINAL> SACK in the guard house to find your sack of items among other sacks.

Standard Justice Jurisdictions

Jurisdiction	Guardhouse Location (Recover Items)	Wanted Board Location	Debt Collection Office
Aesry Surlaenis'a	Guard Office	Courtyard of the Jail	Aesry Surlaenis'a, Debt Office
Crossing1 Kaerna Arthe Dale	Guard House Office in the Crossing	Guard House Office in the Crossing Crossing Town Green North	Town Hall, Debtors' Office
Hibarnhvidar Raven's Point	Justice Office	Outside the Justice Office	Hibarnhvidar, Office of Debts
Leth Deriel	The Gallows Tree	The Gallows Tree	Sana'ati Dyaus, Fees Branch
Mer'kresh	Courthouse Guardroom	Courthouse Entryway	Mer'Kresh Town Hall, Debts and Fee
Muspar'i	Justice Office	Justice Office	Muspar'i, Financial Office
Lower Ratha - 1st/2nd Tier	High Guardhouse	Board on the Greater Cobra Road
Upper Ratha - 3rd/4th Tier	Office of the Malk'smo	Office of the Malk'smo	Sshoi-sson Palace
Riverhaven	Town Jail Lobby	Town Jail Lobby	Town Hall, Debt Office
Shard Fayrin's Rest	On the desk in the Sentinel's Office in the Great Tower	Sentinel's Office in the Great Tower	The Great Tower, Debt Collector's Office
Siksraja2	Cietums	Cietums
Taisgath3	Guard Room in the Moon Mage Guild	Taisgath Dock
Therenborough Langenfirth Rossman's Landing Hvaral	Theren Keep Dungeon4	Theren Keep Dungeon	Bank of Therenborough, Debt Collector (Langenfirth) Town Hall, Office
Throne City	Imperial Palace, Dungeon	Old Throne City, Dahl Aeliy	Debt collection offices in Riverhaven, Therenborough and Langenfirth

1 - For some stealing charges you may be placed in the stocks instead of fined. This generally happens when the total fine is low.
2 - Siksraja is part of the Theren Keep justice conglomerate, despite having its own jail, wanted board, and guards.
3 - Taisgath has its own jail and guards, but is part of Upper Ratha justice.
4 - Go drawbridge, NW, N, Go Step, Go Door, N, E, E, Climb Stair to reach the Theren Keep Dungeon. Then go W, W for where items are collected (or enter through either of the moat entrances after dark).

Clan Justice

Crimes

Crime	Punishment
Casting an AoE spell	No response
Casting a Necromancy Spell	No response
Having a Visible Necromancy Spell	No response
Teaching a Sorcery Class	No response
Teaching a Thievery Class	No response
Stealing from a shop / home	Cut off hand with a very long stun and a heavy bleeder

• As of August 2019, the crime of thievery is punished inside clan justice.
• Forsaken Necromancers do not have to worry about Suspicion inside of this type of justice area.

Clan Justice Jurisdictions

Jurisdiction
Ain Ghazal
Boar Clan
Ilaya Taipa
Knife Clan
Steelclaw Clan
Stone Clan
Tiger Clan
Wolf Clan
Zaldi Taipa

Dirge Justice

The city of Dirge has its own unique style of justice.

Crimes

Crime	Punishment
Casting an AoE Spell	No response
Casting a Necromancy Spell	No response
Having a Visible Necromancy Spell	No response
Teaching a Sorcery Class	No response
Teaching a Thievery Class	No response
Stealing	Severe beating with a long stun, numerous bleeding wounds and they take all your coin .

• Forsaken Necromancers do not have to worry about Suspicion inside of this type of justice area.

Hara'jaal Justice

Hara'jaal is a non justice area and most crimes will result in no punishment. If you are hunting Corsairs, they will occasionally look for a guard to have you arrested. If caught by the guards you will be tied to a post and whipped.

Thieves' Guild Justice

Thieves can use their CONTACTS to dispense their own justice.

Command	Use
CONTACT <TARGET> THUG [THEFT]	Sends your thugs after a non-Thief who steals.
CONTACT <TARGET> THUG ITEM	Sends your thugs to collect Ambika items from non-Thieves
CONTACT <TARGET> THUG GRAVEROB	Sends your thugs after any Thief grave robber.

Trade Route Justice

If a trader catches a thief stealing from them on a trade route they can accuse the thief at the nearest outpost. The guild will send thugs to beat the perpetrator and leave them for dead.

Syntax: ACCUSE <THIEF>

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