Excellent—now the meadow’s peace has teeth. These laws still carry a spirit of harmony, but in this world, balance must be restored when it’s broken. The enchanted folk value restitution over cruelty, yet their punishments can be unnerving—magic itself often enforces consequence.
Here’s the full Code of the Green Ring, with punishments added:
1. The Law of Balance
Take only what the land offers freely.
Those who take more than they need must restore it: replant, re-seed, and tend the wounded ground for a full turning of the moon.
If greed continues, the meadow marks them—their shadow fades at dawn until they make amends.
2. The Law of Welcome
Visitors who enter in peace are to be greeted in peace.
Those who betray or harm guests lose the tribe’s protection. For one year, no magic will heed their call, and no door will open to them uninvited.
3. The Law of Tongues
Speak no lie beneath open sky.
When a lie is spoken, the liar’s voice falters for seven days—words reduced to whispers until truth is confessed before witnesses. Repeat liars lose their voice entirely for a season.
4. The Law of Flame
No fire shall burn untended, nor beneath the trees without blessing.
The careless firekeeper must guard the burned place until it heals. For greater offense, their dreams are filled with smoke and ash until forgiveness is granted by the forest spirits.
5. The Law of Kinship
All who dwell within the meadow are kin.
To kill without need binds the soul to the fallen creature; their spirit lingers in restless company. Only an offering at dawn and dusk for nine nights can break the bond.
6. The Law of Silence
When the moon is full, all voices fall silent for an hour.
Those who disturb the moon’s peace find their dreams invaded by restless whispers. Continued defiance draws the attention of the unseen—spirits that follow until proper silence is observed.
7. The Law of Memory
Stories must be told each season, so no lesson fades.
Neglecting this duty dims one’s memory—the offender forgets the names of their ancestors until they tell the tales anew before the gathered circle.
8. The Law of Circles
Disputes are settled in the circle, where all may speak and none may strike.
Those who draw blood before the circle’s judgment are exiled beyond the tree line until both parties agree to recall them. If they return unbidden, the forest itself will turn them back.
9. The Law of Gift and Oath
Magic shared is a bond; promises sealed with it are sacred.
To break an oath sealed in magic corrupts the offender’s aura—their spells twist, and their reflection no longer mirrors them until the oath is repaired or the wrong repaid.
10. The Law of Return
When life ends, body and spirit return to the meadow.
To deny proper rites is to tether the soul. Those who withhold burial or burn without consent must carry the deceased’s spirit until proper rites are completed, their own restless until then.