Patron Right

Patron right is an ancient and sacred tradition in Aqoris. When a guest, be he of the commonfolk or noble, eats the food and drinks the drink off a host's table beneath the host's roof, the guest right is invoked. Once invoked, neither the guest can harm his host nor the host harm his guest for the length of the guest's stay.
Patron right is considered one of the most basic social rules of all civilized men, even across Eirus. Every major religion in Westeros - the Old Gods of Alba, and the Faith of the Four Divines - holds guest right to be one of the most sacred and inviolable social rules. Every lordship or kingdom since the dawn of civilization has had secular laws protecting guest right. The Patron Right is usually sealed by sharing salt, bread and a drink between the two parties. 
== Violations ==
For either a guest or a host to break the promised protection of guest right is considered to be an utterly heinous crime, breaking all the laws of gods and men. Indeed, that any lord might break the bond of patron right is not simply thought to be extremely reprehensible (as Kinslaying or Regicide are), but almost unfathomable and is thought to bring the wrath of all gods, old and new, down upon the perpetrators.
* King Dannis I Boyce, nicknamed "The Cruel", violated it twice; first with the Assassination Attempt on Kaegan and executed those he perceived as loyalists to the Prince in early 337 AF, starting The War of The Bears as well as a second during the War in 337 AF with the Massacre of Newcastle where he had several Lords, including Lord Ethon Carlisle, who were guests in the Winter Keep, and thousands of commonfolk killed.
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