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
Standard Justice	After assessing the area, you think local law enforcement keeps an eye on what's going on here.
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 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

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

Jurisdictions

Jurisdiction	Guardhouse Location (Recover Items)	Wanted Board Location
Aesry Surlaenis'a	Guard Office	Courtyard of the Jail
Crossing1 Kaerna Arthe Dale	Guard House Office in the Crossing	Guard House Office in the Crossing Crossing Town Green North
Hibarnhvidar Raven's Point	Justice Office	Outside the Justice Office
Leth Deriel	The Gallows Tree	The Gallows Tree
Mer'kresh	Courthouse Guardroom	Courthouse Entryway
Muspar'i	Justice Office	Justice 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
Riverhaven	Town Jail Lobby	Town Jail Lobby
Shard Fayrin's Rest	Sentinel's Office in the Great Tower	Sentinel's Office in the Great Tower
Siksraja2	Cietums	Cietums
Taisgath3	Guard Room in the Moon Mage Guild	Taisgath Dock
Therenborough Langenfirth Rossman's Landing	Theren Keep Dungeon4	Theren Keep Dungeon
Throne City	Imperial Palace, Dungeon	Old Throne City, Dahl Aeliy

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	Cut off hand with a very long stun and a heavy bleeder

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

Jurisdictions

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

I was not arrested or punished after several unsuccessful stealing attempts but the area is listed as "Unusual Justice"
As of August 2019, the crime of thievery is punished inside clan justice.

Dirge Justice

The city of Dirge has it's 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 from a shop	Severe beating with a long stun and numerous bleeding wounds

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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