> > I've always assumed that among the Orlanthi (both Ralian and
> > Heortling), a bloodline is responsible for paying wergild.
>
>I think at least _de jure_, it's the entire clan.
I disagree. If this were the case, then no killing within a clan could be solved with wergild. And since the clan is the basic unit of Orlanthi society, justice must work at the clan level.
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