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--- law [2020/02/04 23:41] – dave
+++ law [2020/02/05 19:37] – [Status and Wergild] andrew
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 When characters are caught breaking the law in the Kingdom of Nessex, they need to know a few things.
-====Status and Wergild====
+====== Status and Wergild ======
 Each person in the kingdom is assigned a status or social position, with a corresponding wergild or "man-price."
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 ^Status^Wergild^Definition^
 |King|100,000gp|Ruler of Nessex, chosen by the Witan|
-|Royal|75,000gp|members of the King's family to 2 degrees|
+|Royal|75,000gp|Members of the King's family to 2 degrees|
-|Earl|50,000gp|ruler of a shire|
+|Earl|50,000gp|Ruler of a shire|
-||High Reeve or Sheriff|25,000gp|appointed governor of a town or king's agent in a shire|
+|High Reeve or Sheriff|25,000gp|Appointed governor of a town or king's agent in a shire|
-|Bishop|25,000gp|head churchman of a shire|
+|Bishop|25,000gp|Head churchman of a shire|
-|Abbot|20,000gp|head of a monastic house|
+|Abbot|20,000gp|Head of a monastic house|
 |Lord|5000gp|Thane of a Hundred|
-|Lordly|2500gp|family to 2 degrees of a Earl, High Reeve or Thane|
+|Lordly|2500gp|Family to 2 degrees of a Earl, High Reeve or Thane|
-|Priest|1500gp|head church man of a parish/hundred|
+|Priest|1500gp|Head church man of a parish/hundred|
-|Housecarl|500gp|soldier in service to the king, earl or thane full time, inculdes knights|
+|Housecarl|500gp|Soldier in service to the king, earl or thane full time, includes knights|
-|Monk|150gp|member of a monastic house who has taken his vows|
+|Monk|150gp|Member of a monastic house who has taken his vows|
-|Churl|120gp|holder of 1 hide of land, tax payer and militia soldier and their families|
+|Churl|120gp|Holder of 1 hide of land, tax payer and militia soldier and their families|
-|Burger|120gp|holder of a household in a town or city, militia soldier and tax payer|
+|Burger|120gp|Holder of a household in a town or city, militia soldier and tax payer|
 |Boor|50gp|Landless freeman and family|
-|Bondsman|25gp|indentured laborer|
+|Bondsman|25gp|Indentured laborer|
+The Burger class suffers from considerable status anxiety.  They consider themselves better than the Churls, but the Law, the Lords and the Warrior class doesn't seem to agree.  Likewise, the wealthiest merchants of the Burger class consider themselves the equals or even superiors of the poorer lords, who manifestly don't agree.
 ====Crimes against Public Order====