If the "punk had it coming," then the king has nothing to use to lean on them. He's just expressing his personal opinion, and demanding that the Humakti act dishonorably. The temple would certainly not dishonor themselves for the whim of a king.
> So if an unsheathed Humakti kills your brother, don't expect the
> local
> king to be any help at all--even (or especially) if he has a lot of
> pull with that Humakt temple. He'll just tell you "Oh, sure, his
> temple's five miles down the stream, look for the withered oak grove.
> Talk it over with *them*. Good luck."
Yes. Probably.
Unless, of course, there is Just Cause. If the dead man did nothing wrong, or was unjustly slain, then the king may be obliged, by virtue of his position, to intervene. If the temple refuses, then the king may be obliged to go to war with them. Or, of course, he may just choose to stiff you and your clan because he needs the Humakti more.
This kind of apparently insurmountable problemic choice is the stuff of epic.
--Greg
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