One may challenge anyone for anything and for any reason. The bounty or results of the battle can range from the ownership of slaves to stopping an action that is found offending. Be Very careful what you stake as you may lose it, including Your V/T life. Free persons may accept your challenge personally, or send a champion to fight in their stead. So Be Careful who you challenge.
Slaves may only challenge or accept a challenge when they have the approval of their Master. That approval must be verified by a Judge. Typically, Masters do not involve themselves in squabbles of slaves, less said squabble can end in the death or permanent damage of their slave. Masters have the right to protect their property by not allowing their slaves to make or accept a challenge or by voiding a challenge issued by their slave.
Typically one losses Honor in declining a challenge. Rejecting a bona fide challenge is equivalent to being a coward. The following are Honorable reasons that can be used for declining a challenges:
1. An established Free person may decline a mortal fight with a newbie based on the fact that there is no true Honor gained in killing someone who is not well versed in the laws of Gor.
2. An Owner might not wish to risk the loss of a "special" slave, and thus may either decline the challenge or offer up new bounty.
3. The terms of the battle are not acceptable to the Free.
4. The issues at hand can be settled in a less combatible way.
BE WARNED!! that if you agree to MORTAL COMBAT and loose by a fatal injury, your handle will be PERMANENTLY BANNED from the INN and all that you possess will become property of the VICTOR! THIS INCLUDES ALL SLAVES YOU OWN, WHETHER THEY AGREED TO STAND AS BOOTY OR NOT. Any INN SLAVE THAT REFUSES TO HONOR THEIR NEW OWNER’S RIGHTS WILL HAVE THEIR HANDLE BANNED ALONG WITH THE SLAIN OWNER’S. Be careful when accepting challenges to the death, you may be affecting more Lives THAN YOUR OWN!!!!!!!
A banned person may come back under a different handle, but will not be allowed to comment on the old handle or dispute. That person must develop a new character from scratch. Obvious attempts to bring up old wounds will result in IMMEDIATE BANNING!!!!!. The fight is over, you died and lost, forget it and start over. A Judge’s ruling is final whether or not You like the outcome so don’t waste your time in complaining. Any outcries of injustice will be handled by the Council of the Jewel.
