[Glorantha] Re: Outlawry does not remove kinship

[Orlanth Umathi]

Malk Williams:
>>Exile and outlawry may 
>>sometimes be tantamount to a death sentence, but it isn't one.
>>Therefore, I'll stick to my original opinion that in purely 
>>relative terms, it is "merciful".
> 

Donald R. Oddy:
> I doubt many Orlanthi would see it that way. Exile, even for
> many years, would be but that's a way of preventing feuds
> getting out of hand. If someone feuds with their cousin and
> it's getting bad enough that when they next meet there's
> likely to be blood spilt, then the clan may well exile one
> or both parties for a few years.


I'm with Malk on this one, there is plenty of scope for an entire 
campaign based on the consequences of outlawry. Casting someone out is 
in many ways a legal cop-out due to an inadequacy of the law. If death 
results, who is to say it isn't murder. Sure the Orlanthi may not see it 
this way as a society, but individuals within the clan might.

Jamie
Orlanth.Umathi