Laws of Barovia

### Governance and Laws in Individual Settlements

1. Burgomasters shall be permitted to institute their own Code of Laws, however, said laws shall not be in derogation, controversy, or violation of the laws of the Land of Barovia, whether directly or in the spirit of the Laws in question.

### The Rights of the Count

1. The Count has the right to remove and replace any Burgomasters he deems unfit.
2. The Count has the right to take any citizen of Barovia as his consort if he so wishes.
	* The murder or withholding of a person the Count has marked as a future consort is a crime.
3. The Count has the right to feed upon any citizen of Barovia if he so wishes.
4. The Count has the right to pardon any crime.
5. The Count has the right to punish any crime in a manner he sees fit.

## Laws of Barovia

1. Any found guilty of stealing from the Count shall be put to death.
2. Those found to have trespassed into the Castle Ravenloft shall be put to death.
3. Those who spill the blood of the Vistani shall be put to death.
4. Members of the perfidious House of the Dilisnya are forever banished from Barovia, those found here shall be put to death. Harboring and/or aiding a member of House Dilisnya is a crime.
	* The domains of Borca and Dorvinia are ruled by the Dilisnya Family, and as such, agents of these domains are not permitted within Barovia.
5. Those who are found guilty of plotting or acting against the Count and those he appoints to rule are marked traitor and rebel and shall be put to death.
	* The domains of Darkon, Sithicus, and Falkovnia are ruled by the enemies of the Count, and as such, agents of these domains are not permitted within Barovia.
	* The Witches of Lysaga Hill and Baba Zelena are enemies of the Count, and as such, those found to have fraternized with them shall be put to death..
	* The Keepers of the Feather are enemies of the Count, and as such, those found to have fraternized with them shall be put to death.
	* The Ba’al Verzi are not permitted entry to Barovia. Contracting a Ba’al Verzi assassin for a contract on a citizen of Barovia is a crime. Those found to be carrying a Ba’al Verzi dagger are to be treated as a Ba’al Verzi agent and turned over to the Count.
	* The Dawnslayers are enemies of the Count, and as such, those found to have fraternized with them shall be put to death.
	* The Dusk Elves are serving penance for their crimes, those found attempting to aid them in the reconstruction of their race shall be put to death. Any female Dusk Elves found are to be put to death.
	* Rudolph van Richten and the Van Richten Society are enemies of the Count and as such, those found to have fraternized with them shall be put to death.
6. Those who reach above their station, impersonate any office they were not prescribed, or otherwise seek to undermine the Count's authority and those he appoints to rule are marked traitor and rebel and shall be put to death.
7. Taxes shall be paid to the Count and collected on his behalf by the Burgomaster. They will consist of one-quarter of all produce, one-quarter of all coin, and one-quarter of all livestock. If the account is found wanting, those responsible shall be put to death.
	* Any Burgomaster withholding taxes from the Count may be deposed and put to death.
	* Using foreign currency to pay taxes to the Count is a crime, those found to do so shall be put to death.
	* Despoiling, defined as the intentional damaging of farmland such that it affects the productivity for a period of at least one (1) season, not to include the current season, is a crime, those found to do so shall be put to death.
	* All citizens of a settlement must be in attendance when taxes are collected. Exceptions will be made for the elderly and ill.
8. None but the Count himself may raise and keep an army. Those who defy this edict shall be put to death as traitors.
9. The following goods are forbidden entry to Barovia and are considered contraband:
	* Black powder is forbidden without a permit, with such permits being given only by the Count and those he appoints to rule. Travelers entering Barovia shall turn it over or have it seized from them. Those who withhold it and those found guilty of smuggling it in large amount shall be considered guilty of conspiracy against Barovia and will be punished with death.
	* Firearms are forbidden without a permit, with such permits being given only by the Count and those he appoints to rule. Travelers entering Barovia shall turn them over or have such weapons seized from them. Those who withhold their firearms and those found guilty of smuggling them in large amount shall be considered guilty of conspiracy against Barovia and will be punished with death.
	* The Hazlani poppy is deemed illicit and foul. Those found guilty of smuggling this plant, opium, and any other derivatives shall be lashed for each pound they bring - even unto death.
	* The works of Rudolph van Richten are deemed treasonous. Those found guilty of smuggling or distributing his works into Barovia shall be punished with blinding. Those found guilty of spreading by tongue his lies shall have that tongue removed. Those found guilty a second time shall be put to death.
10. The roads of Barovia are considered to be under the protection of the Count, and as such, acts of Brigandry and Banditry committed along the roads is a crime. Those found guilty of such acts will be punished with death.