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Message: <blockquote data-quote="FreeTheSlaves" data-source="post: 2192137" data-attributes="member: 9952">In this case the term murder is both justified and unjustified; justified because the method of slaying was always going to be brutal because we couldn't arrest him but unjustified because my character was legally in the right doing what he did, going by the common King's law. No that's because wrong I wasn't clear. I am appointed on the King's authority but my actual rank is merely constable and my jurisdiction is something like the 6 mile radius about the town. I am to carry out common justice, bringing serious offenders to the local Judge (who happens to also be the Mayor) but sorting out misdemeanors myself. The problems faced are:1) The Mayor is not carrying out his sworn duties but also the leader of outlaws abusing the citizens.2) We have encountered undead, risen from slain settler-farmers (whole families, man, woman & child) that is freaking out everyone and we don't know the how or why?3) The frontier cavalry are in league, at least in part, with the Mayor and their commander wants us dead. Legally speaking, because we can't defend ourselves because of a corrupt Mayor, we appear in the wrong and so Cavalry loyal to the king may attack us on sight. Some cavalry have been seen to attack the undead 'base' (where we are currently hidden overlooking the place) but they were ineffective and quickly retired after light losses.   This is probably the most morally ambiguous of our actions. To my credit I passed the servant quarters on the ground floor and started the fires to box him in his room so I could defend myself from his berzerking son. I did raise the alarm but theoretically there could have been a frightened woman in the Mayor's bed-chamber who would have regarded me a faceless attacker and not cried for help... I guess the indiscriminate nature of fire makes it borderline on the issues of poison use. (Btw I vetoed poisoning the corrupt Cavalry camps water supply because of the indiscriminate nature.)The bounty hunter profession is acceptable in such a vast kingdom, especially after the expansion, and these guys were doing their job. Once we won, they were disarmed and little threat. The remaining brother was grief-stricken but also a risk of nighttime revenge, we saw no reason for him to be with us. The confiscation of the now surplus food was because we were actually starving and were at penalties and risk of fatigue. Keeping the brother half starved was a punitive measure to ensure his priority was to get to civilization not follow us. But I can't care more than a blood brother. Think "Unforgiven" with a mean but wimpier Mayor (Sheriff) and good guys that need to drag themselves into a derelict barn to heal from their initial beatings. We've dealt to the Mayor and after the undead, we'll deal to the gang.A little part of the adventure plot is: how does a weak paladin led group deliver justice with the baddies enjoying the protection of the law? The 3rd session is today so stay tuned.</blockquote>

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