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:a) Citizens of Mhaldor are those listed in 'citizens' and 'citizens dormant'.
:a) Citizens of Mhaldor are those listed in 'citizens' and 'citizens dormant'.


:b) Enemies of Mhaldor are those listed in 'cityenemies'.
:b) [[Enemies]] of Mhaldor are those listed in 'cityenemies'.


:c) Allies are those listed in 'chelp allies'.
:c) [[Allies]] are those listed in 'chelp allies'.


:d) Security constructs include but are not limited to sigils, totems, wormholes, traps, walls, denizens.
:d) Security constructs include but are not limited to sigils, totems, wormholes, traps, walls, denizens.
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:: i)  Sapients committing minor crimes against Mhaldor are liable to a fine of not more than five thousand gold sovereigns, or a branding as city enemy not exceeding a year, or both.
:: i)  Sapients committing minor crimes against Mhaldor are liable to a fine of not more than five thousand gold sovereigns, or a branding as city enemy not exceeding a year, or both.


:: ii)  Sapients committing major crimes against Mhaldor are liable to a fine of not more than fifty thousand gold sovereigns, not including the cost of any property damage, or a branding as city enemy not exceeding ten years, or both.
:: ii)  Sapients committing major crimes against Mhaldor are liable to a fine of not more than fifty thousand [[gold]] sovereigns, not including the cost of any property damage, or a branding as city enemy not exceeding ten years, or both.


:: iii) Sapients committing capital crimes against Mhaldor are liable to a fine of not less than one hundred thousand gold sovereigns, not including the cost of any property damage, or a branding as city enemy not less than ten years, or both.
:: iii) Sapients committing capital crimes against Mhaldor are liable to a fine of not less than one hundred thousand gold sovereigns, not including the cost of any property damage, or a branding as city enemy not less than ten years, or both.
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=Criminal Code=
=Criminal Code=
  a) Petty Offences
:a) Petty Offences


    i)  Public drunkenness is a minor crime.
:: i)  Public [[alcohol|drunkenness]] is a minor crime.
    ii)  Public display of affection is a minor crime.
    iii) Yelling, shouting, or posting to Public news as a Slave
        without a Viceroy's permission is a minor crime.
    iv)  Littering is a minor crime.
    v)  Unsolicited graffiti is a minor crime.
    vi)  Presence by non-citizens in Mhaldor's sewers is a minor crime.


  b) Acts against Mhaldor
:: ii) Public display of affection is a minor crime.


    i)  Slander is a major crime.
:: iii) Yelling, shouting, or posting to Public news as a Slave without a Viceroy's permission is a minor crime.
    ii)  Espionage is a major crime.
    iii) Aiding and abetting city enemies to enter or remain in Mhaldor
        is a major crime.
    iv)  Raiding is a major crime.
    v)  Aiding and abetting raid attackers in Mhaldor or on the Island
        is a major crime.
    vi)  Fraudulent commerce is a major crime.
    vii) Benefiting from fraudulent commerce is a major crime.


  c) Property Damage
:: iv) Littering is a minor crime.


    iDamaging City property is a major crime. In the case of such
:: vUnsolicited [[graffiti]] is a minor crime.
        damage, the attacker's fine will be augmented by twice the
        cost of the damage caused.


  d) Assault/Murder
:: vi) Presence by non-citizens in Mhaldor's [[sewers]] is a minor crime.


    i)   Attacks upon citizens, full allies, and partial allies in
:b) Acts against Mhaldor
        Mhaldor are major crimes.
    ii)  Attacks on Mhaldorian guards and other denizens are major
        crimes. In the case of such an attack, the attacker's fine
        will be augmented by twice the cost of the denizen. Denizens
        without a purchase price shall be presumed as equivalent to
        city guards in value.


   e) Theft
:: i)   Slander is a major crime.


    i)  A single instance of theft or attempted theft from Mhaldorian
:: ii)  Espionage is a major crime.
        shops or citizens is a minor crime.
    ii)  Repeated instances of theft or attempted theft from Mhaldorian
        shops or citizens are together a major crime.


  f) Disobedience
:: iii) Aiding and abetting city enemies to enter or remain in Mhaldor is a major crime.


    iDisobeying a Viceroy's lawful command, willfully and with malice
:: ivRaiding is a major crime.
        aforethought, is a crime. The sentence is by the Viceroy's will.


   g) Treason
:: v)   Aiding and abetting raid attackers in Mhaldor or on the Island is a major crime.


    i)  High Treason is a capital crime.
:: viFraudulent commerce is a major crime.
    iiSedition is a capital crime.


  h) Religious Offences
:: vii) Benefiting from fraudulent commerce is a major crime.


    i)  Defiling an approved shrine in Mhaldor is a capital crime.
:c) Property Damage
    ii)  Heresy is a capital crime.
 
:: i)  Damaging City property is a major crime. In the case of such damage, the attacker's fine will be augmented by twice the cost of the damage caused.
 
:d) Assault/Murder
 
:: i)  Attacks upon citizens, full allies, and partial allies in Mhaldor are major crimes.
 
:: ii)  Attacks on Mhaldorian guards and other [[denizens]] are major crimes. In the case of such an attack, the attacker's fine will be augmented by twice the cost of the denizen. Denizens without a purchase price shall be presumed as equivalent to city guards in value.
 
:e) Theft
 
:: i)  A single instance of theft or attempted theft from Mhaldorian shops or citizens is a minor crime.
 
:: ii)  Repeated instances of theft or attempted theft from Mhaldorian shops or citizens are together a major crime.
 
:f) Disobedience
 
:: i)  Disobeying a Viceroy's lawful command, willfully and with malice aforethought, is a crime. The sentence is by the Viceroy's will.
 
:g) Treason
 
:: i)  High Treason is a capital crime.
 
:: ii)  Sedition is a capital crime.
 
:h) [[:Category:Religion|Religious]] Offences
 
:: i)  Defiling an approved [[shrines|shrine]] in Mhaldor is a capital crime.
 
:: ii)  Heresy is a capital crime.


=Treaties=
=Treaties=
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=Passage=
=Passage=
  a) The following are prohibited from entering Mhaldor:
:a) The following are prohibited from entering Mhaldor:
 
:: i)  Members of the Holy [[Church]] of Achaea


    i)  Members of the Holy Church of Achaea
:: ii)  Members of [[Shallam]]ese houses
    ii)  Members of Shallamese houses
 
    iii) Citizens of Shallam
 
    iv)  Devotion users
:: iii) Citizens of Shallam
    v)  Runelore users without Viceroy or Ministerial permission.
 
:: iv)  [[Devotion]] users
 
:: v)  [[Runelore]] users without Viceroy or Ministerial permission.


=City Enemies=
=City Enemies=
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=Marriage=
=Marriage=
  a) Preparatory engagements and solemnized marriage are permitted
:a) Preparatory engagements and solemnized marriage are permitted      among:
     among:


    i)  Mhaldorian citizens.
:: i)  Mhaldorian citizens.
    ii)  Full allies of Mhaldor.
    iii) Members of Mhaldorian Houses.


  b) Citizens married to former citizens or former city allies are
:: ii)  Full allies of Mhaldor.
    granted two years grace to correct said spouses' departures, by
 
    returning them to citizenship or ally status, as appropriate. If
:: iii) Members of Mhaldorian Houses.
    after that time period the spouse remains outside Mhaldor's ambit,
 
    the couple will divorce.
:b) Citizens married to former citizens or former city allies are granted two years grace to correct said spouses' departures, by returning them to citizenship or ally status, as appropriate. If after that time period the spouse remains outside Mhaldor's ambit, the couple will divorce.


=Citizenship=
=Citizenship=
  a) The following are disqualified from Mhaldorian citizenship:
:a) The following are disqualified from Mhaldorian citizenship:
 
:: i)  Devotion users are not permitted to be citizens.
 
:: ii)  Members of Shallamese Houses are not permitted to be citizens.


    i)  Devotion users are not permitted to be citizens.
:: iii) Enemies of the orders of Oppression and Suffering are not permitted to be citizens.
    ii)  Members of Shallamese Houses are not permitted to be citizens.
    iii) Enemies of the orders of Oppression and Suffering are not
        permitted to be citizens.


  b) There is no penalty for leaving Mhaldor, save where the departure
:b) There is no penalty for leaving Mhaldor, save where the departure is without the permission of a Viceroy.
    is without the permission of a Viceroy.


=Security Constructs=
=Security Constructs=
  a) Security constructs may not be placed on public property without
:a) Security constructs may not be placed on public property without permission of a Viceroy or the Minister of Security.
    permission of a Viceroy or the Minister of Security.


  b) Damaging or destroying security constructs, including the attempt
:b) Damaging or destroying security constructs, including the attempt thereto, constitutes property damage, and will be treated as though the construct were destroyed.
    thereto, constitutes property damage, and will be treated as though
    the construct were destroyed.


  c) Wormholes terminating in Mhaldor are to be approved by the Nagaraja
:c) [[Wormholes]] terminating in Mhaldor are to be approved by the Nagaraja or the Minister of Security.
    or the Minister of Security.


  d) The Naga will maintain a current list of all wormholes terminating
:d) The Naga will maintain a current list of all wormholes terminating in Mhaldor or on or below the Island.
    in Mhaldor or on or below the Island.


=Shops=
=Shops=
  a) Mhaldorian shops are not subject to any treaties or agreements made
:a) Mhaldorian shops are not subject to any treaties or agreements made in restraint of [[:Category:Trade|trade]].
    in restraint of trade.


  b) Sale of the venom vardrax is a major crime. Shops found selling
:b) Sale of the venom [[vardrax]] is a major crime. Shops found selling vardrax will be seized.
    vardrax will be seized.
   
   
=Allies=
=Allies=
  a) Full allies are those who advance the cause of Mhaldor, the City of
:a) Full allies are those who advance the cause of Mhaldor, the City of [[Evil]]. Full allies are expected to follow Mhaldorian law when interacting with its citizens, and thus are granted the privilege of being treated as a Mhaldorian citizen for the purposes of city law.
    Evil. Full allies are expected to follow Mhaldorian law when
    interacting with its citizens, and thus are granted the privilege
    of being treated as a Mhaldorian citizen for the purposes of
    city law.
 
  b) Partial allies are those with certain economic ties to Mhaldor.
    Partial allies are expected to follow Mhaldorian law when in the
    City, and thus are granted the following privileges when
    in Mhaldor:
 
    i)  unhindered travel throughout the city
    ii)  immunity to theft/murder by Mhaldorian citizens


:b) Partial allies are those with certain economic ties to Mhaldor. Partial allies are expected to follow Mhaldorian law when in the City, and thus are granted the following privileges when in Mhaldor:


:: i)  unhindered travel throughout the city


:: ii)  immunity to theft/murder by Mhaldorian citizens
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