The Clan Lord Sentinel

Banning of Blood Magic Ordinance - PB 002

Recognizing the unknown spiritual dangers of blood magic, the practicing of blood magic is hereby banned within the walls of Puddleby, excepting cases of great need or emergency.

This ordinance will take effect immediately upon enactment, if enacted. This ordinance may be repealed by any ballot measure where the question is the repeal of this ordinance, provided a 2/3 majority ‘yes’ vote. The mayor, fen president, sheriff, and town deputies, as well as other officers have the ability to enforce the ordinance by appropriate and lawful means.

(This is proposal #466 in the ballot office.)

Time for some civil disobedience.

I can't speak for any other bloodmages, but I for one would be glad to meet you in the arena to discuss any concerns you may have.

I hope you remember this next time a super beast spawns in town and needs a BM to help kill it.

I'm officially vetoing this.

Please note there are three important balancing features to this proposal. First, the ban would only be within the town walls. It says nothing about the vast lands outside of town. Second, there is an explicit provision for exceptional cases. This allows blood magic inside town whenever there is a good reason. Third, as Largo has pointed out, the town officers and office-holders may refuse to enforce the ordinance if it were to pass.

I move that we immediately enact an ordinance banning Gloria from town. All in favor?

If there's already an escape clause, just what is the point of this ordinance?

The exception only comes into play in 'cases of great need or emergency'. So the ban would be the general rule. Blood magic has saved our town from monster attacks countless times, and I am not so naive as to ignore that fact.

The ordinance is meant to discourage the use of blood magic until a last or later resort. This helps to minimize the damage blood magic inflicts on the spirits of the townsfolk.

Gloria wrote:The exception only comes into play in 'cases of great need or emergency'. So the ban would be the general rule. Blood magic has saved our town from monster attacks countless times, and I am not so naive as to ignore that fact.

The ordinance is meant to discourage the use of blood magic until a last or later resort. This helps to minimize the damage blood magic inflicts on the spirits of the townsfolk.

I understand the reasoning behind this, but consider, it's important for all of us to understand how Blood Magic works. By watching Bloodmages do their thing, we understand better how they work and become familiar with what they can do.

For example, if I hadn't seen them do it in town, I'd never get the idea that several Bloodmages could form an instant wall with their "falling" ability. If the only chance I got to see them in action was in real combat, I might not have the attention to devote to thinking about that ability.

- Maeght

Let me get this straight. We don't know what it is or if there are any ill effects, but we want to ban it? We never banned anything else out of such fear. Yep, the terrorists are winning.

/action Shakes fist at Mobius.

Blood magic is a peaceable system of spiritual beliefs that deserves all the respect granted any other religious framework. Gloria's attempt to legislate my spirituality is the worst sort of fascistic bigotry, and responding to her as though this is a topic that may be broached in civil society is offensive in the extreme.

I call on Fen President Largo and the Thoom Conga-ress to institute sweeping hate crime legislation to see that this sort of persecution is properly punished.

Thank you. Blood is life, and may you ever serve the Pool.

Since there's only about one bloodmage left I don't see how this is necessary.

Daimoth wrote:Since there's only about one bloodmage left I don't see how this is necessary.

There may be few that hunt, but there are several that come in to town center, die a couple times and then go back to the library.

- Maeght

Maeght wrote:There may be few that hunt

By few you mean one?