Given that we're talking about Orlanthi law, then I'd say that there
is no absolute rule. It can be argued that the Severance only
applies to actions taken after that point or that the breaking of the
bonds of kinship mean that the family no longer has any
responsibility.
All arguments can be heard and the decision will depend as much
(probably more) on the politics than on the rights and wrongs of the
case.
However the murderer at best could only hope to prevent his kin from
suffering the consequences - he is still responsible for his actions
(and if it's a case of Secret Murder he is likely to be rejected by
Humakt making the issue moot). It may represent an alternative to
outlawry in some cases
>
>Paul also asks
>>but if you include too much death what do you do if someone
>>wants to be a Disciple ?
>
>I'm not sure a character ever "wants" to become a disciple (Although a
>player might).
Well that's really the point. But there's no disagreement with the rest of your post.
-- -- "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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