> IMO...
>
> If the Humakti has severed his(her) relationship with his kin then it
> is not kinslaying and is dealt with in the courts.
Agreed. it's murder. As usual with Humakti, their liminal status makes them a special category.
To be technical, Heortling law deals with both kin and humakti.
> In the case of an Uroxi or non-severed Humakti that has slain a
> member of their own bloodline then it is Kinslaying, not a matter for
> the courts.
Agreed. Kinslaying might be a matter for compensation *after* the event, as a crime, but kinslaying is a unique category, more than a crime a blasphemy against the Sacred order. See previous post.
> Note that I am careful to separate fellow clansmen from fellow
> members of the bloodline. Slaying a fellow clansman that is not a
> fellow member of the bloodline can be dealt with in the courts/legal
> process within a clan. It is still very painful - they all have to
> live with one-another afterwards.
Agreed again. I'm facing excoriation with all this 'I agree'. :)
> I suspect that, if it were accidental, the perpetrator would call in
> all his favours and give up all of his wealth to try to get his(her)
> kin back and desperately hope that the rest of the bloodline would
> support him, which, in the "normal" situation, they would.
> If it were deliberate then disasters start striking immediately. The
> bloodline would lose status in the clan and tribe - who would wish to
> deal with a bloodline of kinslayers. And then the cattle start
> growing tentacles...
>
I've just grappled with this in the previous post. While my vision of the
situation is slightly different, we're not in disagreement. I think that
even 'accidental' kinslaying will have profound and long-term effects on the
wyrd of the individual and his or her bloodline.
Cheers
John
The cows are not what they seem!
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