Which is why it's up for grabs. As I said originally "pull" counts to determine who wins the case. And a chief can simply choose a Weaponthane as his Champion and go for the Combat Option.
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>Once you get into the above situation, it probably comes down to whether the
>offending clan thinks that the offended clan will start a feud over it, and
>whether their friends would support them in such a feud.
I think that there's no hard and fast rule. Some chiefs have more respect for the law than others. Some Lawspeakers have more clout than others. Deciding against a really strong case could hurt a chief's reputation.
-- -- "The T'ang emperors were strong believers in the pills of immortality. More emperors died of poisoning from ingesting minerals in the T'ang than in any other dynasty" - Eva Wong _The Shambhala Guide to Taoism_ Paul K. --__--__--
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