Dueling

The most common set of dueling rules these days actually originated from one of Vurradean tribes, formalised and popularised on Sol Meridia. The discording parties show up to a duel with up to 4 accompanying "friends". No restrictions on who can play the role of a friend, so long as they can fight. They must then discuss their disagreements over a meal, which can range from a mere formality to a full-out dinner. Many would-be duels were solved over a bottle of wine, and I hope this trend continues.   If however everyone has finished eating and no peaceful solutiton has been found yet, that is it for the day. Both parties go home, to contemplate the other side's arguments. Next day they meet again, and are given a final chance at honourable reconcilliation. If unable to find peace, members of each group must draw straws to determine the two people who will actually engage in a duel. Yes, the people challenging each other to a duel are not necessarily the ones fighting it. Those two can still concede their point, but it is considered to be a somewhat cowardly thing to do.   From here on the rules actually differ a fair bit. Your opponent must always be able to leave the field on their own, or else you might face social scrutiny. If one of two original challengers dies of their wounds afterwards, that is considered to be a divine admission of their guilt. However, accidentally killing one of the challenger's "friends" is generally treated as murder and judged accordingly. A fact originally meant to protect those willing to fight for their friends, but nowadays often misused to stack the deck against your opponents.