Exotic Pet Laws

TW: Racism, Slavery

Just like any form of slavery, Exotic Pets and their owners are forced to follow a code. This code is not for the faint of heart and usually requires severe punishments if the Exotic Pet steps out of place. In some extreme cases, the owner can even lose their Exotic Pet, and in others, the Exotic Pet is put to death.

Status

Any citizen of the Itude Empire has access to the document. Under sub-clause 78-9B of the Itude Empire Laws document:

"...when one wishes to view the Exotic Pet Laws, they must provide their ID and passport (if from another region in the empire) to gain access to a copy of the laws."

The only exception to this rule is the nobility already contain a copy as it is easier for them to refer to it when they own Exotic Pets. With the signature of the Emperor and Wolf Slayer, the document is made legal in the eyes of the Raven Senate.

History

Back on Kruqesk 9^th of 1852 EoL, the Exotic Pet Laws were first proposed by Wolf Slayer, who wanted to make the werewolves pay for slaughtering Empress Sin-Yeona Cheonsa and Crown Princess Marinette Cheonsa and making those within the Moonlight Expanse, who acted out war crimes against the Itude Empire, suffer as a result.
These laws would soon be modified by Emperor Vladimir Tepes as a way to treat any war prisoners as slaves. Wolf Slayer attempted to challenge this modification, but it was shut down by the Raven Senate, who stated the laws were to punish anyone who dared turn against the empire and claim that the vampires were the real violators of peace. Thus, the rule was to stay in place and the Exotic Pets were now to be of any race other than vampires or the citizens of the empire.

"You say slavery, but they get food, water, and bed. How is them paying me back for what I give them slavery? If I didn't do it, then someone else would do it and they'd be a much worse master than me."

— Exotic Pet Owner

Cost

In order to own an Exotic Pet, one must contain an ID and passport from the Raven Senate. After this, the vampire must register with the Raven Senate to see if they are eligible to own an Exotic Pet. Once past this, they either participate in the Capturing of the Pets (an event held four times a year where a vampire can hunt an Exotic Pet for a small fee to obtain them as their own), buy an Exotic Pet at an auction (held every two moons), or capture an Exotic Pet from out in the wild.
The second a vampire owns a total of five Exotic Pets, they can no longer proceed to capture or buy an Exotic Pet. Each member in the family can own an Exotic Pet as long as they are 390 years old (e.g. if the royal family each owned five Exotic Pets, they would have a total of fifteen Exotic Pets in the family). This can be overruled if a member of the family can no longer take care of an Exotic Pet and they wish to transfer the Exotic Pet down to a family, who doesn't have five Exotic Pets, via signing the right legal documents or even selling their Exotic Pet at an auction to help raise money for the war, which most nobles do once their Exotic Pet is broken and no longer fears them.

>>Recorded Message from a Magickal Cion Crystal<<
"A good trade-off seems like the perfect way to get rid of a useless Exotic Pet, don't you think, Lord Sangelfique?"
"Quite so, Lord Horus. Perhaps the Toy should heal up before you sell it."
"Good point. I shall send for a healer at once, then be rid of this thing."
>>End of Recording<<

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Exotic Pet Laws

The Exotic Pet Laws

Raven Senate of the Itude Empire

began and held at the City of Vol'nische on

the twenty-fith of Kruqesk, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-two.

Written here in this document are the laws for the Exotic Pet Initiation, created to prevent misconstruction or abuse of its powers.

RESOLVED by the Raven Senate and the Emperor of the Itude Empire, that the following Articles be proposed to Wolf Slayer, as amendments to the Exotic Pet Initiation, all, or any of which Articles, when ratified by Wolf Slayer and the Emperor of the Itude Empire, to be valid to all intents and purposes, as part of the said Initiation.

ARTICLES are written as a set of laws that allow any citizen of the Itude Empire to retrieve their Exotic Pet without their permission. This law is the addition to the Amendment of the Exotic Pet Initiation of the Itude Empire, proposed by the Raven Senate, pursuant to the seventy-eighth Article of the original Itude Empire Laws.

Article the first...Exotic Pets are forbidden to leave the owner's property unless they are accompanied by a vampire or have permission. If an Exotic Pet leaves the owner's property without permission, "every vampire" is required to chastise such Exotic Pets. The owner is then required to whip the Exotic Pet.

Article the second...Any Exotic Pets attempting to run away receives the death penalty.

Article the third...Any Exotic Pets who threaten a vampire are to be publicly whipped for the first offense, branded with the letter V on the right cheek for the second offense, lose one ear for the third offense, and castrated for the fourth offense.

Article the fourth...Owners refusing to abide by the Exotic Pets code are fined and forfeit ownership of their Exotic Pets.

Article the fifth...Vampires may own any race as an Exotic Pet, so long as they implement the laws as strictly as possible and make the Exotic Pet submissive. This may include

Article the sixth...Exotic Pets' rooms are to be searched every two days for weapons or stolen goods. Punishment for violations escalates to include loss of ear, branding, and nose-slitting (for the fourth offense, death).

Article the seventh...No Exotic Pet is allowed to work for pay; buy or sell; to wear clothes finer than 'Pet clothing'.

Article the eighth...No Exotic Pet is to have contact with their former homes or family, or to work more than 15 hours per day in summer, and 14 hours per day in winter.

Article the ninth...The willful killing of an Exotic Pet exacts a fine of 1 Wolf Slayer coin; "passion" is killing 1 Royal Crown coin.

Article the tenth...The fine for concealing runaway Exotic Pets is 700 Wolf Slayer coins and a prison sentence of up to 300 years.

Article the eleventh...A fine of 350 Wolf Slayer coins and 150 years in prison are imposed for employing any Exotic Pets.

Article the twelfth...A fine of 100 Wolf Slayer coins and 180 years in prison are imposed for messaging an Exotic Pet's family, and death is the penalty for informing an Exotic Pet's family of their current status.

Article the thirteenth...Freeing an Exotic Pet is forbidden, except by deed.

Article the fourteenth...A runaway Exotic Pet refusing to surrender can be killed without penalty. If any Exotic Pet resists their owner, their owner can correct such Exotic Pet, and if the Exotic Pet happens to be killed in such correction, the owner shall be free of all punishment as if such accident never happened.

Article the fifteenth...Exotic Pets must get permission to marry, and then the owner may break it off at any given time. If an owner is to marry an Exotic Pet and bare children with said Exotic Pet, those children are therefore Exotic Pets themselves by decree of birth.

Article the sixteenth...All races, which at any time before now have been sold, or now are held or taken to be, or from now on shall be bought and sold for Exotic Pets, are hereby declared an Exotic Pet.

Article the seventeenth...All races imported and brought into the Empire, who were not vampires in their native country if captured will be declared Exotic Pets. All Exotic Pets within this dominion shall be held to be real estate.

Article the eighteenth...With Exotic Pets being objects of property, if injured by third persons, their owners, may bring suit, and recover damages for the injury.

Article the nineteenth...If an Exotic Pet happens to kill a vampire, the Exotic Pet will undergo a trial fit for their punishment. Death results in all cases.

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by Henry & Co.

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Quick Facts

Type:

Decree, Royal

Medium:

Parchment

Authoring Date:

Kruqesk 9th, 1852 EoL

Ratification Date:

Kruqesk 25th, 1852 EoL

Signatories (Characters):

Vladimir Tepes Wolf Slayer

Signatories (Organizations):

Raven Senate

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ID Numbers

by 莎莉 彭 (Unsplash) Modified with Barcode

When one becomes an Exotic Pet, they are cataloged with a black tattoo that resembles a "barcode" with a number underneath it. These marks are to help locate an Exotic Pet if they ever attempt to escape and get caught. A simple scan with a barcode adapter will instantly tell who the Exotic Pet belongs to, which also leads to a severe punishment when brought back to their owner. These barcodes never fade, nor can they be hidden with magick. They are permanently presentable so that the Exotic Pet is locatable.
The ink for the ID number is made with Blood Magick and a rare █████ ink so that it is unable to be removed with other kinds of magick if the Exotic Pet is ever able to escape and make it back to the Moonlight Expanse.