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> Andrew S. wrote:
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>> Of course--to bring it back to the question that launched this--
>> if the king leans on the temple to pay wergild because a Humakti
>> killed some punk who obviously had it coming, well, that could
>> definitely fall into the category of "putting them in a position
>> where they would have to dishonor themselves"--that is, *would*
>> have to, except they'd just tell the king to piss up a rope.
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> Why is it dishonourable to pay wergeld? Recognising you made a
> mistake and paying compensation is honourable behaviour in Orlanthi
> society.
As I see it, paying wergild is an honorable course of action after
you've done something wrong; it's a way to correct the bad thing you
did. (Mistakes are made, and fixed.)
But publicly confessing that you did something wrong, when, in fact,
you *didn't* do something wrong--and then even paying "restitution"
for something that you were supposed to do in the first place--and
doing all of that because you're afraid of a fight?
I think a Humakt temple might very well regard that as dishonorable.