> Being an "outlaw" in Orlanthi society
> is very close to a death sentence - you are cut off from your kin and your
> clan and have none of the social support necessary to survive. You either
> become a bandit at the edge of society, move to a another community AND get
> the protection of that community, or get cut down like a wild dog.
Assuming it's enforced. I imagine that in the 1600s, the Orlanthi are dutifully outlawing people who provoke the Lunars. But in many clans, the result would be the same as with Gunnar Hamundarson:
"It is said that Gunnar rode to all gatherings and assemblies, and his enemies never dared to attack him. And so, for a time, Gunnar went about as if he had never been outlawed."
Of course, if you have enemies, being outlawed does mean you (and your kin) have no legal recourse if they attack you.
In the Taming of Dragon Pass campaign, the outlawing of Asborn, later brought back into the Varmandi clan as Horselegs, seemed like one of these sorts of weaselly outlawings.
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End of The Glorantha Digest V5 #478
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