{"id":3951,"date":"2015-03-09T18:34:21","date_gmt":"2015-03-09T22:34:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.childrenofdarkness.com\/?page_id=3951"},"modified":"2015-03-09T18:34:21","modified_gmt":"2015-03-09T22:34:21","slug":"laws-of-the-lore","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tlp-guild.com\/uo\/lore\/laws-of-the-lore\/","title":{"rendered":"Laws of the Lore"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to this &#8220;out of character&#8221; dissertation on how our Laws are applied to various situations. \u00a0To learn about a law, please click on one below and it will take you to details and examples where that specific \u00a0law was applied. First, you must know that these rules not only apply to not just vampires, but any supernatural or mortal that makes up part of our family.<\/p>\n<h2>THE LAWS OF TRADITION<\/h2>\n<h3>1 ~~~ Introduction to the Masquerade<\/h3>\n<p>You may not reveal your true nature to anyone other than those of your House. Doing so will require the destruction of the one you enlighten, and may require your own destruction. The fact that vampires and other supernaturals are real must be hidden from mortal eyes.<\/p>\n<h3>2\u00a0~~~ Respect of the Domain<\/h3>\n<p>Your territory is your own concern. No one may challenge you in your territory.<\/p>\n<h3>3 ~~~ Permission to Sire<\/h3>\n<p>You cannot sire a child without the permission of the elders in your House. Population control is a far more serious matter than among mortals. Having too many in your territory\u00a0threatens the Masquerade and makes hunting difficult. On the other hand, having too few leaves their territory\u00a0open to attack. \u00a0A balance must be struck in population vs. size of territory.<\/p>\n<h3>4 ~~~ Responsibility for Your Children<\/h3>\n<p>Any newborn made has the potential to blunder and thus bring down the masquerade. As a result, a new vampire&#8217;s sire is held responsible for that child&#8217;s behavior and actions. Any penalty the child&#8217;s behavior earns, the sire faces in full.<\/p>\n<h3>5 ~~~ Be Hospitable<\/h3>\n<p>This law allows one House\u00a0to move in one another&#8217;s territory without immediately coming into conflict. It is simply a mandate for all strangers entering a territory\u00a0to present themselves to the leaders of that territory. The presentation can take many forms, from a simple greeting to a recitation of one&#8217;s lineage to a demand for service while in the city.<\/p>\n<h3>6 ~~~ Right of Destruction<\/h3>\n<p>This law grants a sire the right to destroy any and all of his progeny. Within a governed House, that right has been given to the leaders of said House, who now hold the right of life and death over all of their subjects. Leaders can sentence to death any kin that would break the rules of their House by whatever means they deem necessary.\u00a0All nearby Houses\u00a0must adhere the call of the Bloodhunt by any other coven. No refuge is allowed. \u00a0However only a tribunal of the Order of the Talamasca can\u00a0order a bloodhunt that would sentence any House leaders of\u00a0territory to death.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.childrenofdarkness.com\/lore\/laws-of-the-lore\/laws-of-progeny\/\">LAWS OF PROGENY<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>1 ~~~ <a href=\"http:\/\/www.childrenofdarkness.com\/lore\/laws-of-the-lore\/laws-of-progeny#definition\">Definition<\/a><\/p>\n<p>2 ~~~ <a href=\"http:\/\/www.childrenofdarkness.com\/lore\/laws-of-the-lore\/laws-of-progeny#creation\">Creation &amp; Destruction<\/a><\/p>\n<p>3 ~~~ <a href=\"http:\/\/www.childrenofdarkness.com\/lore\/laws-of-the-lore\/laws-of-progeny#blood-bonds\">Blood Bonds<\/a><\/p>\n<p>4 ~~~ <a href=\"http:\/\/www.childrenofdarkness.com\/lore\/laws-of-the-lore\/laws-of-progeny#bond-calls\">Bond Calls<\/a><\/p>\n<p>5 ~~~ <a href=\"http:\/\/www.childrenofdarkness.com\/lore\/laws-of-the-lore\/laws-of-progeny#blood-desire\">Blood Desire<\/a><\/p>\n<p>6 ~~~ <a href=\"http:\/\/www.childrenofdarkness.com\/lore\/laws-of-the-lore\/laws-of-progeny#release\">Release<\/a><\/p>\n<p>7\u00a0~~~ <a href=\"http:\/\/www.childrenofdarkness.com\/lore\/laws-of-the-lore\/laws-of-progeny#protegos\">Protegos<\/a><\/p>\n<p>8\u00a0~~~ <a href=\"http:\/\/www.childrenofdarkness.com\/lore\/laws-of-the-lore\/laws-of-progeny#sire-death\">Sireal Death<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>LAWS OF DOMAIN<\/h2>\n<p>1 ~~~ Definition<\/p>\n<p>2 ~~~ Acquisition<\/p>\n<p>3 ~~~ Use<\/p>\n<p>4 ~~~ Hunting<\/p>\n<p>5 ~~~ Contested Territories<\/p>\n<p>6 ~~~ Common Territories<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><a title=\"Laws of Union\" href=\"http:\/\/www.childrenofdarkness.com\/lore\/laws-of-the-lore\/laws-of-union\/\">LAWS OF UNION<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>1 ~~~ <a title=\"Laws of Union\" href=\"http:\/\/www.childrenofdarkness.com\/lore\/laws-of-the-lore\/laws-of-union\/#courtship\">Courtship<\/a><\/p>\n<p>2 ~~~ <a title=\"Laws of Union\" href=\"http:\/\/www.childrenofdarkness.com\/lore\/laws-of-the-lore\/laws-of-union\/#marriage\">Marriage<\/a><\/p>\n<p>3~~~ <a title=\"Laws of Union\" href=\"http:\/\/www.childrenofdarkness.com\/lore\/laws-of-the-lore\/laws-of-union\/#property\">Property<\/a><\/p>\n<p>4 ~~~ <a title=\"Laws of Union\" href=\"http:\/\/www.childrenofdarkness.com\/lore\/laws-of-the-lore\/laws-of-union\/#divorce\">Divorce<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>LAWS OF REGISTRANTS<\/h2>\n<p>1 ~~~ Introduction to the Order<\/p>\n<p>2 ~~~ Head of House<\/p>\n<p>3 ~~~ Council Seat &amp; Subseat<\/p>\n<p>4\u00a0~~~ Protection for the Bloodlines<\/p>\n<p>5\u00a0~~~ Retribution &amp; Bloodhunts<\/p>\n<p>6\u00a0~~~ Banishment<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>LAWS OF\u00a0ADOPTION<\/h2>\n<p>1 ~~~ Parental Requirements<\/p>\n<p>2 ~~~ Parenting Classes<\/p>\n<p>3 ~~~ Selection<\/p>\n<p>4 ~~~ Registration<\/p>\n<p>5 ~~~ Endangerment &amp; Attrition<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><span style=\"color: #800000\">*********************************************************************************<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Comments and\/or questions can be left below and answers will be posted by members.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Welcome to this &#8220;out of character&#8221; dissertation on how our Laws are applied to various situations. \u00a0To learn about a law, please click on one below and it will take you to details and examples where that specific \u00a0law was applied. First, you must know that these rules not only apply to not just vampires, &#8230; <a title=\"Laws of the Lore\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/tlp-guild.com\/uo\/lore\/laws-of-the-lore\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Laws of the Lore\">Read more<\/a>","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"parent":585,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"generate_page_header":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3951","page","type-page","status-publish","infinite-scroll-item"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tlp-guild.com\/uo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3951","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tlp-guild.com\/uo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tlp-guild.com\/uo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tlp-guild.com\/uo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tlp-guild.com\/uo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3951"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/tlp-guild.com\/uo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3951\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tlp-guild.com\/uo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/585"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tlp-guild.com\/uo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3951"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}