Editing LAWS OF SHADOW (section)

==Laws of the Shadow==
As the Shadow’s armies spread across Erenland, the
Night Kings issued a series of edicts designed to deny their
new subjects the ability or will to resist their rule. The edicts
have been enforced by whip and vardatch; even orcs fresh
from the breeding grounds in the north understand that to
appear weak before the cattle, as they call the humans and
enslaved fey, is to invite a stampede. There are no appeals, no
mercy; judgment is swift and brutally efficient, with innocents
suffering as often as the truly guilty. In the case of serious
violations, whole families are enslaved or sacrificed for
the crimes of a single individual. The harshness of these punishments
is designed to turn brother against brother, father
against son. <br> Foremost among the laws of the Shadow are these: fey
are to be killed on sight or reported immediately; none but the
servants of Izrador may bear weapons, even simple hunting
tools like knives and bows; and none but the Order of
Shadow may teach others to read or write.
The subjects of Izrador also live in fear of the
Shadow’s enforcement of unwritten laws, which can
change at the whim of a local legate or garrison commander.
Even those proclamations that are declared with
posted writs and notices are sadistic excuses to punish the
ignorant, as few in Eredane have the ability to read. This
lack of certainty breeds fear and indecision, with villagers
seeking approval for even simple repairs or everyday
movements, yet fearing to draw attention to themselves
lest they earn a beating for their trouble. Survival skills in
these dark days are passed from generation to generation,
and among the most valuable things a child can learn are
how to anticipate a legate’s whims, how to predict an orc’s
rage, and most importantly how to remain unnoticed by
both.






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