Board Thread:Custom Lore Development/@comment-26535281-20170820013012

"True Rin do not take power by incurring insurrection in darken chambers. True Rin take power by the honorable rite of combat."

- Some warrior Duels within the Empire are both a old and honored tradition within Rin and Imperial society. A challenge to a duel is something rarely declined. Duels can be fought over both minor and major issues and the most famous tend to be political in nature with a commander's subordinate dueling with his commander to gain his position due to various reasons.

Duels take place within a open square with each opponent a equal distance from a marked area in the center. Each opponent tends to take 5 steps away from this center and then turn, announce their titles or superiority, flaunt, or some other things, and then duel. Duels are fought with weapons agreed upon by both sides, commonly swords, and with a equal amount of armor on both sides of the Duel.

Legally duels cannot be fought over matters of the priesthood and major legal issues that should be solved in court. Not all duels are fought by the warring parties older or less capable fighters tend to recruit or buy champions to fight for them (Generally used by the senatorial, old, and crippled)

Winners of duels are granted the 'Spolia Opima' which takes the form of a bounty agreed upon by both parties, ending and winning of the feud in question legally, and tons of bragging rights. Spolia Opima can also be the losers estate and fortune if the duel is agreed upon to be to the death or can be the losers military position if it is a fight within the ranks.

Fighting within the ranks is encouraged within the military and tends to be to the death to not have future strife sowed by duels. Generally some duels can be called off if it is deemed in the states best interests to do so (Ex: loss of a prized general) 