Punishment Systems: Moon Kingdom

## **Oath of Atonement**

If an individual is found to have committed, or admits to a crime they then are compelled to enact an oath of atonement. The terms of the oath are determined by the local community, with the victim(s) of the crime and the highest authorities’ available being the parties who hold the final decision on the terms.

An oath can last many years depending on the crime, and the terms can vary from working for victim(s) or paying a set amount each month to them. Ultimately the oath is to act as a long term apology to the victim(s) and to lessen the spiritual weight gained from the crime from the accused.

**Laws which commonly utilized an oath of atonement as a punishment:**

* Accent of Murder, Fever of Murder, Fool of Murder
* Assault, Accent of Assault, Fever of Assault, Fool of Assault Tool of Assault
* Arson, Accent of Arson, Fever of Arson, Fool of Arson Tool of Arson
* Property Damage, Accent of Property Damage
* Trespass, Fool of Trespass, Tool of Trespass
* Fraud, Fool of Fraud, Tool of Fraud
* Theft, Accent of Theft, Fever of Theft, Fool of Theft, Tool of Theft
* Possession, Accent of Possession, Fool of Possession, Tool of Possession
* Manufacturing, Accent of Manufacturing, Tool of Manufacturing
* Smuggling, Accent of Smuggling, Fool of Smuggling, Tool of Smuggling
* Casting without Bounds, Casting without Ethics
* Deviancy, Accent of Deviancy, Fever of Deviancy, Fool of Deviancy, Tool of Deviancy
* Conspiracy, Accent of Conspiracy, Fever of Conspiracy, Fool of Conspiracy, Tool of Conspiracy

## **Exile**

If a crime is deemed unforgivable, or the accused shows no remorse in their actions then they are forced into exile. There are two types of exile generally used; temporary or permanent exile;

Temporary exile involves the accused being forced out of a community for a set amount of time usually a minimum of a year, during this time no one is permitted to interact with the accused and the accused are not permitted to remain in the community.

Once the exile period is up the accused may return to be judged by the community and see if they’re allowed back. If they are rejected then they’re given the choice to take their personal belongings to leave and move to another community, or return to temporary exile for the same amount of time to be judged again later.

Permanent exile involves the accused being stripped of all their belongings and property before being branded on their upper back as well as their cheeks to warn others of their status. Afterwards the accused are forced out of the community indefinitely.

* **Exile is an applicable punishment to all laws within the Kingdom.**

## **Still Prisons**

With the invention and refinement of suspension runes specialized facilities called still prisons hold dangerous and unremorseful criminals in stasis securely. These suspension runes stop the individual from moving and extending their localized time, with a month outside the suspension equaling an hour.

After a set period the runes causing a criminal to be suspended will require maintenance to prevent rune rot, at this time some criminals who are considered redeemable are asked if they wish to atone.

* **Still prisons is an applicable punishment to all laws within the Kingdom.**

## **Trivia**

* Due to the low maintenance requirements of still prisons they have become the most popular form of punishment across the three kingdoms for containing dangerous offenders.
* The Earth Kingdom houses the largest still prison, Scarlet Hill Still Prison.