@part(realmguard, root = "/mit/abstract/Characters/sheet.format")

@subsection(The Guard of the Realm)

You are a Guard of the Realm, and as such you have taken upon yourself
a very special and sacred Oath, to follow and enforce the laws of the
Realm.  You and your fellow Guardsmen are united by that Oath, and by
the Guardian's Badge which has been enchanted to darken when that
Oath is broken.  This arrangement is unique in history; by presenting
your Badge you display not only your authority, but evidence of your
worthiness to exercise it.  Unlike the Knights of the Crown who
preceded you, the Guard polices and removes its Oathbreakers--not that
there ever have been any.

As Guardians, you are legally empowered to arrest any Realm Citizen
you see involved in the commission of a crime.  "Crime" in this
context includes theft, murder, assault and treason, as well as those
activities which are commonly equated to basic crimes through
precedent law, such as the marketing of licensed products and services
by unlicensed merchants.  You @i(may) bring a Citizen in for
questioning if you observe him or her engaged in an activity that,
while not strictly illegal, seems questionable; however, you may be
held accountable for any damage caused if the Citizen is found
innocent of wrongdoing.  You are also empowered to arrest any Realm
Citizen for whom you have been issued a warrant by an authorized
judicial representative.  Finally, you are empowered to arrest any
non-Citizen on suspicion of engaging in illegal or treasonous
activities.

A legal arrest is one that meets the qualifications above, and you are
empowered to use any reasonable measures to subdue a felon in the
course of an arrest.  However, there is a restriction against
utilizing undue force in an arrest, and any Guardian who injures a
subdued felon is taken to have broken his Oath.

The enchantments on the Guardian's Badge are designed to detect any
breaking of the Oath, and react accordingly.  It is true, however,
that there are various reasons for failing to follow or enforce a law,
some quite reasonable.  Thus, a darkened badge is a cause for an
inquest on the part of the Guard, usually by the Justiciar and the
Head of Internal Security.  If, for example, it is determined that a
Guardian broke his Oath by allowing a murderer to go free, when there
was little to no chance of the Guardian surviving an attempted arrest,
he would probably be restored to full status and his badge would be
replaced.  On the other hand, if he was discovered to be looking the
other way when a murder occured, for personal reasons, he would be
discharged.

It should also be noted that the Badge is necessarily, due to design
constraints, not infallible.  Subtle judgements of politics or intent
are beyond it; thus it is perfectly reasonable for an inquest to be
called on a Guardian even if his badge is unblemished.

The Justiciar and the Head of Internal Security are also Oathbound,
but theirs is a more subtle Oath.  They are both bound to protect the
Realm's best interests, and their badges are crafted to reflect
whether they have maintained that Oath.  Again, because of the
difficulties of an inanimate item being enchanted to pass such
judgement, the Justiciar's Badge (and the HIS' Badge) work somewhat
differently; they are bonded @i(en rapport) with the holder of the
office, and reflect his mental state regarding the Oath.  If the
wearer of the badge has failed to act in the Realm's best interests in
his own estimation, the badge darkens.

Of course, only a madman is always certain of his infallibility, and
so it is expected that the Justiciar and HIS will, from time to time,
feel themselves to have inadequately fulfilled their Oath.  It is for
this reason that the Badges are designed to "heal" over the course of
several days, if the wearer's estimation of his actions changes.  Of
course, awareness of one's own guilt does not go away in the case of
true guilt, and so the Justiciar's Badge remains a true test of the
Oath.

The Guard of the Realm is unofficially divided into two sections:
law-enforcement and military action.  The HIS is in charge of
law-enforcement, although he takes orders from the Justiciar, who is
the military's supreme commander.  Some of you on the Castle are
soldiers, some of you are policemen, but you are all Guardians.

Currently, there are several missions you share.  Protecting the
Citizens of the Realm, of course, is your primary one; in particular,
finding those responsible for the great massacre of several days ago
and preventing them from striking again.  From the method of
assassination, the Circle of Bloodletters appears to be responsible;
the Guard has had few run-ins with this predominantly low-profile
organization of assassins, but this time they've gone too far.  

Of course, at a political event like this one, there's little doubt
that you are going to encounter a number of potentially violent people
proposing one view or another.  It is your task to insure that that
violence never erupts, by finding and stopping those who would encite
it.  

The opening of Kalerege's Castle was a grand spectator event, and
crowds are thronging.  (At least, they were before the teleport
platforms stopped working...)  Where people conglomerate and spend
money, can the Thieves' Guild be far behind?  This many-headed
organization of underworld figures, ruled by a legendary figure known
as the Shadowlord who is claimed to be immortal, has long plagued the
Guard, and lately they have been doing so far more heavily.
Incidences of street violence, violent thefts, and general thievery
have increased rapidly and randomly, for reasons that are not
apparent.  The Guild has stepped over the boundary of tolerence; it is
time for it to be taught a lesson, destroyed altogether if possible.

Finally, you will have to keep in mind that the Castle is neutral
territory, chosen for a peace summit, and that a wrong move this
week might result in a massacre on the Castle.  You are law
enforcement and military agents, as such you represent the Realm's
armed forces.  Keep that responsibility in mind at all times.

The task before you is a large one.  To keep peace on this Castle, you
must ferret out those criminals you know to be here and bring them to
justice, without depriving them of the due process of law.  But you
@i(are) the Guard of the Realm, and you are the best there is at what
you do.