Laws of Kyawas

Laws of the Devjat

Many of the laws are dependent on a person's jat, their social class.

Majjat refers to those of Jat Izem and below. Bajjat refers to the opposite, Jat Taos and above. Similarly, a person who is two jat above another person is Tavbajjat to them. A person two jat below another is Tavmajjat to them.

The jat are listed below.

• Majjat and below cannot own land. Jat Taos can own land, but cannot rent it out to others (personal use only).
• Majjat cannot own guns or runewoven weapons. Jat Kresh and Jat Nama cannot own any weapons.
• Majjat cannot travel freely outside of the sectors in which they live. They can still travel, but only by the express permission of the Order of Records. Jat Nama and Jat Kresh may not travel outside their sector without orders from someone of a higher Jat.
• Jat Kresh and below cannot create or run businesses, they can only be employees.
• Jat Nama cannot choose their own jobs, they are permanantly burdened by the Order of Records.
• Only Jat Primas may become a mahar.
• Majjat cannot become the head of official organizations (such as the Arjei, the Bureau of Audits, or the Guardians of the Realm).
• Majjat cannot become officers in the military.
• A person cannot marry someone tavbajjat to them.
• A person must show proper respect to someone tavbajjat to them.

As a general rule, crimes increase in severity when done to someone tavbajjat.

Laws on Magic

• No person may have a domain without permission from the Order of Records. Accidently aquired domains must be immediately reported.
• No person may learn a weave without permission the Order of Records.
• No person may destroy, mutilate, or enprison a citizen's soul.
• No person may communicate with or make deals with a spiritual entity without approval from the Order of Records.
• No person may control another person's mind or body. (Influencing powers like ones that make people like you more are generally acceptable, but borderline).
• Citizens must make a good faith effort to store the souls of recently deceased citizens in their citizenship token and deliver them to the Order of Records or Bureau of Audits.
• Citizens must ring the Chimes of Cleansing once a day.

As a general rule, crimes performed using magic increase in severity.

Other Laws

• Obvious things are illegal: No murder, theft, bodily harm, trespassing, vandalism, kidnapping, extortion, slavery, etc.
• Blasphemy (denouncing the Taosri faith directly, or following another religion) is illegal.
• Drugs are generally legal.
• Currently no laws against being intoxicated while using vehicles.
• Giving a bribe is generally legal (though the Arjei and other officials are still required to obey all laws, they cant break the law for a bribe)
• Non-citizens are not protected by the law without a specific pass granted by the Order of Records.
• Duels are legal (and often encouraged!) but must be organized officially through the Order of Records and overseen by an arj. Not all duels are to the death, but some are.

Categories of Crimes and Law Enforcement

Summary Offenses

Summary offenses are lesser crimes, such as theft, blasphemy, or disrepecting a tavbajjat. Punishments for summary crimes cannot exceed one month is prison, a fine of 5,000 sv, or three lashes. People accused of summary offenses can be tried and sentenced by a council of three or more people that are tavbajjat to the offender, or a single arj (or other person of authority such as an auditor).

Indictable Offenses

Indictable offenses are great crimes such as murder, treason, or soul mutilation. A person accused of an indictable offense must be brought before a council of arj, or a single auditor to be tried and sentenced. Punishments for indictable offenses are usually extreme. From execution to descension to hard labor in the rift mines. These punishments can be anything and are really up to the people sentencing. Abusing the authority afforded the tavbajjat is also an indictable offense.

Trials are fairly common, but are mostly done for the majjat. Arjei will come together to deliberate on the correct course of action in a trial and make a collective ruling.