As one of the Great Fantasy Buerocracies would not the Kralori government
licence their theives? Thus theivery outside the specified hours would be
illegal. One would, of course, be theiving from those who had not paid
their insurance to ones own tong. A nice little source of conflict.
Additionaly the licences could be limitted in number & distributed through
the heads of the tongs (thereby bringing them within the holy buerocracy) &
so lead to tong heads killing one another off in order to free up licences
for re-distrbution. Unlicenced theft is self policing
Darvall
madamx_at_mikka.net.au
>From quiet homes & first beginnings
Out to the undicovered ends
Theres nothing worth the wear of winning
But laughter & the love of friends.
Hilare Belloc