Hi @TheEdVerse! In the Realms, do temples have their own laws? And if so, do their laws prevail over that of the realm? (If needed: someone broke in a temple-owned granary. We are in Cormyr, and the church is Lathander). Is justice dispensed by the church or the town? Thanks
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It depends. ;} On where and when in the Realms you’re speaking of. The short answer is: all temples have their own internal rules/regs, and all faiths have their secular principles and precedents. Whatever the temple elders… 2)
…and/or temple patriarch/matriarch may think, the local secular ruler (if there is one; this may not apply to an isolated monastery) will believe THEIR laws and enforcement of same MUST prevail.
So, it depends.
Sometimes, BOTH…#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) April 8, 2021
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…temple and then (punished miscreants handed over) secular justice will apply, and in other cases the temple will quietly circumvent local secular authority by either “making a deal” with said miscreants (usually along the… 4)
…lines of “do this trifling but dangerous service for us, and we’ll forget about what you were just caught doing”), or exacting punishment (e.g. executions and “shoot, shovel, shut up” temple-grounds burials) that make local…#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) April 8, 2021
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…travel and delivery) PLUS handed over to Crown (of Cormyr) justice.
If the someone broke in to look around, or just to steal grain, Lathanderites might be very lenient, depending on motives (is this a “new beginning” the… 7)
…break-in artist is trying to support or bring about?), and might cast a geas or similar magic compelling an immediate service on said artist, and not mention what happened to the authorities at all. If they can gain a servant…#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) April 8, 2021