Hamanu's Hunter (DK)

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: As the templars of Urik tell it, centuries ago, a templar of tremendous wisdom served King Hamanu. As a judge in the sorcerer-king's court, the templar, Xamres, established a code of justice that still governs Urikite templars.
: In one case, the first son of the noble family Kronn, a youth named Rotlees, had a fondness for hunting and a blatant disregard for authority. So headstrong was he that he often entered Hamanu's gardens to hunt game birds. Hamanu was furious, but wished no trouble with the house of Kronn, so he ordered Xamres to set things right.
: Xamres pondered for a time, then sent guards to arrest Rotlees when he entered the gardens. When the guards brought Rotlees forward for sentencing, the wise templar said, "Poaching in the king's gardens is strictly prohibited, young Rotlees, even for you. The normal punishment is death!" The boy quaked in his sandals.
: "However," Xamres continued, "the prolific game birds of the gardens are getting out of hand, spoiling its beauty. Therefore, I sentence you, Rot lees, to continue your hunting in the gardens for the rest of your natural life."
: All sides liked the solution, and Rotlees joyously carried out his sentence. In time, the duties passed to the second son of each generation in the Kronn family. He became a hunter and a personal retainer of Hamanu himself.