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The Laws of Shackamaxon Freehold

with annotations by Ari and Buide

These are fairly straightforward, or we have attempted to make them so. Use just a little common sense. - Ari
... or else. - Buidhe
A great deal of things are not listed here which are expected -- we did not list everything that a person is expected to do or everything a person is expected to not do as laws. Hospitality, helping keep the trods clear, helping your fellow Freeholders -- those things we expect because of the social contract. We did not encode them into the Laws. Do them anyway. We only survive if we all survive. Likewise, we did not encode into law the fact that you're not supposed to be talking willy-nilly about Fae things with humans. We all know that Bargains keep us safe. If it gets back to the Crowns that you're using your special fairy powers as pillow talk with your current mortal fling, or if Heaven forfend we find out that your blabbing got someone Taken -- you'll still be in trouble. Guard your tongue, be circumspect. If you doubt whether a path you're taking is smart, ask for help. - Ari
... or else. - Buidhe

The Right to Breathe Free

No Freehold Member, whether Lost, Avowed or other fringe circumstance, shall willfully assist Them or Their agents for any reason.

Willfully is the key word here. - Buidhe

The Right of Freedom

All Freehold Members, whether Lost, Avowed or other fringe circumstance, have the right to freedom. No Freehold Member, whether Lost, Avowed or other fringe circumstance, shall willfully enslave, help to enslave, capture, hold, or kidnap another Lost or human.

We know what we all escaped from. Helping the Others to enslave us, assisting a third party in holding one of us in thrall... you can't do it. Of course, this means if your motleymate has an opioid problem, you can't lock him in your apartment, either. Freedom sometimes means the freedom to hurt yourself. It sucks, but that's the truth. - Ari

The Right to Dream Free

All have the right to dream free. No Freehold Member, whether Lost, Avowed or other fringe circumstance, shall willfully twist the dreams of another without their consent. Destroying the dreams of a mortal is a capital offense.

This means literal dreams. If you break up with someone and she says "you destroyed my dreams," you aren't going to get into trouble. Don't go raiding human dreams and you'll be fine. - Ari

The Right to Continuity

Shackamaxon works because of its continual existence. All Lost or Avowed residing in Philadelphia will Oath to Shackamaxon Freehold. Hiding a Lost or Avowed from the Freehold or failing to disclose to the Freehold officers the presence of a new Lost or Avowed (or any individual who was once Lost or Avowed but has since joined another supernatural community) after 24 hours is an offense against the Freehold.

If you find a fresh one, you need to tell us. Privateers play possum all the time. - Buidhe

We call the latest update The Alex Clause. - Ari

The Right To Consensus

No change to these laws may be enacted without the consent of the ruling Crown and one other, or all three non-ruling Crowns.

Just in case. - Buidhe