Editing Flamepunk: The Hadar Families (section)

===Conflicts of Honor===

Since Hadar families are often in conflict with each other, it is inevitable that one Hadar will insult the honor of another. In most cases, questions of honor are settled in the old-fashioned way, by fists, feet, and blades. A savage beating, or even a murder, is by no means an unusual event among the Hadar.

The problem with such a rigid code of honor is that such exchanges, between two individuals, can quickly cascade into a blood feud between Families. The Hadar have, over the millennia, recognized that it was not always in the best interest of the Families to allow such endless feuding to continue to the detriment of the Hadar people. Avenging one's honor is one thing, but to act like blood-crazed savages is unbecoming. Thus, for those Hadar who seek it - or are forced to seek it by family - there exist a set of traditions and customs to resolve disputes and questions of honor among the Families.

Such arbitrations are handled by Family elders, and their word is law. If both parties accept the final ruling of the elders, then the conflict is over. However, it is the right of the parties to the dispute to singly or together refuse to accept a ruling from the elders. In such a case, the parties must undergo a trial. This trial may be an ordeal - usually painful, such as the ''bisha'a'' lie detection test - that both parties must undergo and be judged on; it may be a formal trial wherein witnesses and testimony are presented; or, in some cases, it is a simple duel. The most painful ordeals and duels are reserved for the most grievous conflicts.