Treaties

## Purgatory Founding Charter

* *There is the Triumvirate of the Guard Boss, an Elected Representative, and the Champion. They are the leaders of the City of Purgatory.*
	1. *The Guard Boss is elected from the Captains and can be replaced by a 2/3s majority.*
	2. *An election is held every 25 days for the Elected Representative, the first on Day 125. Each individual has to pay five 5-point crystals to vote to pay for election expenses. Candidates are announced 5 days beforehand. New candidates have to pay one hundred 5-point crystals to be added. Any crystals left over after election expenses go to the winning candidate.*
	3. *The Champion can be challenged for their position on their return from exploration by one individual to the death. It can happen only once every 25 days. If multiple challengers registered beforehand, they would fight it out beforehand.*
* *All Triumvirate members do not pay pillar taxes. This only applies to them and no one else including their businesses unless they make the purchases themselves.*
	1. *The tax rate is set at 25%*
	2. *There is no separate business tax*
	3. *2/5 of all tax is reserved for Store upgrades*
	4. *2/5 goes to the Guards of the Red Dawn for pay and upkeep*
	5. *1/5 goes to supporting new arrivals for their first 10 days and no longer*
* *The Guard Boss is responsible for the following:*
	1. *Auctioning off dungeon attempts, with proceeds going to Store upgrades at a full 100%*
	2. *Resolving clearing disputes in the wilderness and keeping things stable within Purgatory*
	3. *To foster a culture of clearing and exploration*
	4. *To keep the plaza clean and collect taxes*
	5. *To help new arrivals adjust to their circumstances*
	6. *to defend the city from outside forces*
	7. *Have a monopoly on brothels and gambling*
	8. *To conduct a fair election once every 25 days for the Elected Representative without any interference from any other party including members of the Triumvirate beyond basic campaigning.*
	9. *Guards are paid five 5-point crystals/day, Captains twenty 5-point crystals/day, Underboss and Staff thirty 5-point crystals/day, Boss fifty 5-point crystals/day*
	10. *The Guard Boss has sole authority to appoint captains, but may not remove them without the Triumvirate’s full approval*
* *The Elected Representative is responsible for the following:*
	1. *Speaking to new arrivals and working with the Guard to settle them*
	2. *To hear disputes from the general populace at least once every 5 days and make consistent rulings*
	3. *To monitor the expenditure and tax collection of the Guard*
	4. *To collect payment of one hundred 5-point crystals/day for themselves and staff, from the Guard’s share of taxation*
	5. *To collect and organize information about the arrivals and about the city, environment, and Store*
	6. *To oversee any challengers to the position of Champion as an organizer*
	7. *To put together a general code of laws and rules for the populace, with the understanding of simplicity and that the lack of a jail or prison means death or excessive fines will be the foremost punishments*
* *The Champion is responsible for the following:*
	1. *To explore new areas and bring back information to be freely shared with the Triumvirate, who will decide what to release publicly by 2/3s vote*
	2. *To have full authority to investigate and determine the threat of anything outside the city*
	3. *To invite individuals back to the city to discuss any possible long-term agreements, requiring 2/3s vote of the Triumvirate for any inter-city agreements*
	4. *Full authority to review taxes and expenditures of the Guard and Elected Representative*
	5. *To not be bound by the code of laws or any other ruling they did not personally approve of beyond this document*
	6. *To not rampage through the population for any perceived or actual slights without first speaking to the Triumvirate*
* *The people of the city of Purgatory have the following guaranteed rights:*
	1. *The right to speak and assemble freely as long as they do not incite any violence or action against any member of the Triumvirate besides an election challenge, or a challenge against the Champion*
	2. *The right to bring a petition or grievance to be heard by the full Triumvirate. People wasting time may be fined heavily or executed*
	3. *To be integrated and helped for their arrival into the city for their first ten days and no longer*
	4. *The right to defend themselves*
	5. *The right to be free from slavery or the threat of slavery*
	6. *he right to vote if they pay the voting fee*
* *Changes to this document require all Triumvirate members to approve without exception*
* *If there is an emergency, the Guard Boss may declare so for a period of no longer than 3 days*
	1. *If the other two Triumvirate members do not approve of the action, then the Guard Boss will be permanently removed from their position, and the Guard forever*
	2. *Any action may be taken during an emergency except those listed*
	3. *An emergency cannot be extended unless there is the approval of all present Triumvirate members within the city*
	4. *This charter may not be altered during a state of emergency*
	5. *The Champion may act as they deem fit during an emergency*
* *No Triumvirate member may appoint a representative, but they may not be removed or prevented from attending a meeting for any reason except those listed within this document*

*This founding charter is signed and witnessed on day 112 in the City of Purgatory.*

*Michael, Roger, Ken, Ruth, Tyrese, Terrance*

## The Treaty of West and East

A treaty between the Astrologer and the Divine Empress. This treaty had many provisions including a ban on summoning outside the System and crafting bombs (**Ch 271**).

Forbids the use of various things such as:

* Astrolabes (**Ch 286**)
* summoning outside the System (**Ch 271**)
* crafting bombs (**Ch 271**)

## Purgatory Constitution

* changed the Red Dawn into the Red Military Police Force
* created the Immortal Council
* formalised the powers and terms of the executive branch
* altered taxation

## Treaty of Heaven

1. *Champion Michael of Purgatory and the Ritualist of Heaven recognize each other as leaders of their respective cities. No superiority between either is inferred by this treaty. Both represent their interests and respective claims as equals. No land or territory claims beyond the level 1 zone around each city are recognized by this treaty. No claims about past battles, fights, or deaths are recognized by this treaty.*
2. *The level 1 zone around each city shall be the domain of said city. Neither leader or individual monster/hybrid/human shall enter another city’s level 1 zone except for the purpose of Diplomacy. Any individual attempting to engaging in Diplomacy shall carry a white cloth displayed prominently. No other restrictions or claims on other land are recognized.*
3. *Champion Michael will not launch any attacks on Heaven or the Ritualist and will not send any assassins in an attempt to kill the Ritualist or forces under his command.*
4. *The Ritualist will not launch any attacks on Purgatory or the people of Purgatory. This includes teams killing monsters outside of Purgatory. If there is an unprovoked attack on the Ritualist or his forces, the perpetrators will be handed over to the Ritualist or proper compensation to be given if they are from Purgatory or the command of Champion Michael.*
5. *The Ritualist will make his forces distinct from the monsters roaming the Systemic Lands. If monsters and hybrids are not made distinct and killed, this is not counted as an unprovoked attack.*
6. *Before engaging in combat with people the Ritualist will attempt to determine if the individuals are from Purgatory. Individuals from Purgatory will distinguish themselves 70 days after the signing of this treaty to prevent confusion. Until that time, the Ritualist will make an effort to determine the allegiance of people before any confrontation.*
7. *Trade discussions will be opened after 70 days from the signing of this treaty. This discussion may be opened by either side once this time period had concluded.*
8. *Before declaring war and the breaking of this treaty, the other side will be informed by at least one day.*

*This treaty is signed and acknowledged on Day 329 (Purgatory Calendar) by the following individuals,*
*The Ritualist*
*Champion Michael*