To Legate Balstan, on the Legal Reform

[BigCook]

Brooking: A person found guilty of entering negotiations with or attempting to bind otherworldly spirits, monstrosities or horrors has committed the crime of Brooking. Capital.

Brooking: A person found guilty of conjuring or binding djinns, otherworldly spirits, monstrosities, or horrors, has committed the crime of Brooking. Capital.

The new and latter form does not account for instances wherein djinn approach citizens to make deals: it is quite rare, really, that any brooking that causes widespread issues includes "conjuring or binding" as a significant or initial component. The djinn that are real threats perform this incidentally, as a totally willing brooker would slow them down if they required one. I believe no alteration to this law should be made: it has performed admirably thus far, and we do not wish to open the doors to our citizens having happily-made deals with djinn and who knows what else.

APOTHAR STERN

[Ziya]

Apothar Stern,

Your concern about removing 'negotiating' is valid, and I consternated greatly over it. However, there were some legitimate worries raised about criminalizing the mere act of 'entering negotiations' which were raised. In any event, let us share words - perhaps you may assuage those worries, and I can simply add 'entering negotiations' to 'conjuring or binding'.

Balstan Gloamingdaith
Legate of the First Seat