I think it would argued on a case by case basis. I think a good lawspeaker could legitimately argue that a slaying by a Humakti was an "act of god" and hence not incurring wergild (much like falling off a cliff). Of course having a single good argument doesn't mean you win (just played Fall of the House of Malan at Convulsion which had some great legal disputes over exactly this issue).
>That said, I suspect that The Hidden Gale members have probably long
>since been declared outlaw by the lunars, so they would have no
>weregild and could be killed with impunity. Being declared outlaw
>exposes you to all sorts of risk. Much more likely in retribution
>for this act would be I suspect blood vengance by other members of
>the Hidden Gale.
The Lunars might outlaw them, but I'd like to see a clan chief from an anti-Lunar clan turn down wergild from the (probably non-outlawed) relatives of the deceased. Feud, anyone?
Thom
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