[FICTION] Naxian Culture | Law

 To the surprise of many non-Naxians, the law in Naxos is usually quite simple.

    To start criminal investigations and proceedings, those wronged submit a charge to the local magistrate, who then investigates. These local officials are appointed by the local noble, who then must be confirmed to their position by the local Naxian Guard. If sufficient physical evidence or believable witnesses are found, then the case is presented to a Dikastis, or judge in service to the local Naxian Guard branch, who is more often than not the current military commander of the Naxian Guard for the area. The Dikastis can either invalidate the charge, or summon the accused and plaintiff for hearing, usually deciding their ultimate fates that very same hearing.

    For matters related to theft, loss of money, or the like, the guilty are often taken as slaves to work until they have generated the amount or value lost, or after a set period of time has passed. The most common form of this is having the guilty serve as forced labor aboard ships.

    For those guilty of violent crimes, the punishment is often simply death. For most, it is to the gallows. For especially heinous acts, the guilty are taken far out to sea, and thrown overboard with weights. Nobles found guilty are typically beheaded publicly. If the victim's family forgives the guilty, then the guilty are simply exiled, under pain of death should they return.

    For capital crimes, such as heresy or treason, their is only execution by immolation.