The Sovrans: Sacrilege

The act of insulting, showing contempt or evidencing a lack of reverence for a god or sacred place, is considered by many to a crime of the highest order. Though the most blatant, and serious, violation is considered to be combat on holy ground.

While also forbidden in the strictest sense, it is nevertheless common for the sacred things of one culture to be ridiculed in another. While this behavior is considered boorish, it is seldom considered an enforceable violation.

Despite being a Sovran, this one is also most easily ignored by the more rough and ready members of a society. Imprecations and oaths against the various gods are well known and often used in public houses and other places far removed from the influence of priests and other holy men.

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