Definition
Conspiring, plotting, or acting to overthrow the Empire by rebellion, unlawful seizure of Imperial authority, or aiding those who seek its ruin.
Penalty
Death.
The Lex Brumae · Title I
Crimes against the Crown
Contra Corona
Ratified by order of the Count and the Court of Bruma · 14 articles · 1–14
Definition
Plotting or conspiring against the lawful rule of one’s Count or Duke, including undermining authority or supporting unlawful usurpation.
Penalty
Death.
Definition
Inciting or encouraging revolt against the Duke, Count, or nobility through speech, writing, or deliberate agitation.
Penalty
Low
Fine of 1000 Septims, public flogging and confinement.
Medium
Fine of 5000 Septims, Forced labour, public flogging and long-term confinement.
High
Fine of 10000 Septims and Exile or death.
Definition
Offering, soliciting, or accepting bribes to abuse official authority.
Penalty
Low
Fine of 2500 Septims and removal from office.
Medium
Fine of 5000 Septims, confinement, forced labour.
High
Exile.
Definition
Giving false testimony under oath or withholding material facts that corrupt justice.
Penalty
Low
Fine of 5000 Septims and forced labour.
Medium
Confinement.
High
Death (if false testimony caused wrongful execution).
Definition
Defying or disrupting lawful judicial proceedings, refusing summons, intimidating participants, or obstructing justice.
Penalty
Low
Fine and formal censure.
Medium
Confinement during proceedings.
High
Forced labour or exile.
Definition
Participating in violent assembly causing harm or property damage.
Penalty
Low
Large fine.
Medium
Forced labour and confinement.
High
Exile.
Definition
Taking up arms or conspiring against lawful civil authority.
Penalty
Death.
Definition
Infiltrating a faction or institution under false pretences to obtain privileged information for harmful use.
Penalty
Death.
Definition
Forging Imperial currency, seals, writs, charters, or instruments of authority.
Penalty
Low
Forfeiture and fine (twice face value, ≤500 Septims).
Medium
Forfeiture, fine (three times face value), confinement (500–6000 Septims).
High
Exile or death (\>5000 Septims or direct harm to Imperial authority).
Definition
Falsely claiming civil authority to exercise powers not lawfully held.
Penalty
Low
Fine and confinement.
Medium
Forced labour and confinement.
High
Exile.
Definition
Knowingly concealing or failing to report grave crimes against the Crown.
Penalty
Low
Fine.
Medium
Confinement and forced labour.
High
Exile.
Definition
Escaping lawful custody, evading arrest, or fleeing imposed punishment.
Penalty
Automatic proof of guilt for original crime; minimum 3 days added to sentence.
Definition
Hunting or trapping game on County land without permission or licence.
Penalty
Low
Fine and forfeiture.
Medium
Fine, forfeiture, forced labour.
High
Exile.