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Law

List of the Twelve Tables

The tables cover the following specific areas of Elven law:

  • Table I & II (Civil Procedure): Rules for court summons, trial timelines, witness requirements, and the conduct of litigation before magistrates.

  • Table III (Debt): Regulations on debt repayment, allowing creditors to seize debtors after 30 days, potentially leading to imprisonment or enslavement if unpaid.

  • Table IV (Paternal Power): Defined the paterfamilias rights, including the power to kill deformed infants and the right to sell daughters into marriage up to three times.

  • Table V (Inheritance and Guardianship): Established rules for wills, inheritance by male agnates, and mandated that adult women remain under legal guardianship.

  • Table VI (Property and Possession): Validated verbal contracts and formal bonds, establishing the legal transfer of property ownership.

  • Table VII (Land and Property Rights): Addressed boundary disputes, rights to gather falling fruit, and regulations for building near property lines.

  • Table VIII (Torts and Delicts): Outlined punishments for physical injuries, theft, and property damage, often utilizing the principle of lex talionis (retaliation in kind).

  • Table IX (Public Law): Prohibited private laws targeting individuals, forbade execution without a trial, and mandated capital punishment for bribed judges.

  • Table X (Sacred Law): Regulated funeral rites, forbidding burial or cremation within the city walls and restricting excessive mourning by women.

  • Table XI (Supplement I): Specifically prohibited intermarriage between Noble's and peasant's.

  • Table XII (Supplement II): Contained final provisions on punishments, including double penalties for false accusers and the binding nature of the final ordinances.

    Arranged marriage is the norm, with the brides family providing a Dowry.

    These laws are followed by all Elvish factions, with every other factions laws loosely based on them.