pcl_0539_105_15_47

Puddleby Court Log: 15 Spring, year 539 of The Ascendancy. 15:47

In the matter of Terato v Sombre, accused of “defiling the sanctity of Gaia's temple”

Before the jurors: Xaerus, Skirwan, Champ, Christopher, Sagramor, Phineas, Richard

The Honourable Judge Haengemie, presiding.
With Bellafae serving as Bailiff.

To all who read these precepts, the following transcript of this trial is true and correct, to the best of my knowledge.
Clera, reporting.

[Bellafae] This court is now in session, The Honourable Judge Haengemie presiding.
[Haengemie] <standard pre-trial court briefing>
[Terato] I accuse Sombre of defiling the sanctity of Gaia's temple.
[Terato] He has committed foul acts upon it.
[Terato] Including the disturbance of other worshipers.
[Terato] Including the disturbance of other worshippers.
[Terato] Vulgar gestures.
[Terato] And bodily functions.
[Terato] Not to mention drinking alcohol within its walls!
[Terato] We cannot tolerate such disrespect for our deities.
[Terato] Whether ye be worshippers of Gaia or not, this is a matter of respect for the gods and goddesses.
[Haengemie] 10 seconds remaining, Please finish up, or say "done"...
[Terato] Such heinous acts cannot go unpunished.
[Haengemie] Thank you, Terato
[Haengemie] Sombre, you have 90 seconds to speak, unless the jury deems your testimony irrelevant.
[Sombre] Your honor. I got fired from my job as a chamberboy at the Tor Inn.
[Sombre] I'm too poor to afford a nice hut. So I come in from this nasty weather to where it's warm and dry.
[Sombre] So maybe I stay a little longer than I should.
[Sombre] Is that any reason to send me to jail?
[Sombre] As for drinking, I'm only partaking of sacrament.
[Sombre] done
[Haengemie] Thank you, Sombre
[Haengemie] Terato, you have 120 seconds to speak, unless the jury deems your testimony irrelevant.
[Terato] The sacrament does NOT consist of beer.
[Terato] And Gaia welcomes all, even to sleep in her temple.
[Terato] But they must pay respect to her.
[Terato] And disturbing worshippers is intolerable.
[Terato] I was trying to pray when Sombre and Poor Impulse directed rude gestures at me.
[Terato] This is about more than just sleeping in the temple.
[Terato] But about defying its sanctity with rudeness and filth.
[Terato] There are other places for drinking, belching, and passing wind.
[Terato] We cannot allow Gaia's temple to become a place for such poor behaviour.
[Haengemie] 10 seconds remaining, Please finish up, or say "done"...
[Terato] done
[Haengemie] Thank you, Terato
[Haengemie] Sombre, you have 120 seconds to speak, unless the jury deems your testimony irrelevant.
[Sombre] Your honor. Terato was tracking mud into our home..... I mean into Gaia's temple.
[Sombre] We were only waving him to wipe his feet.
[Sombre] and as for the mess in the corner...
[Sombre] I told him we'd clean it up.
[Sombre] And sometimes wind must be passed.
[Sombre] Sombre shrugs.
[Sombre] HOMES FOR THE HOMELESS OF PUDDLEBY!
[Sombre] HOMES FOR THE HOMELESS OF PUDDLEBY!
[Sombre] Oh.....
[Haengemie] 10 seconds remaining, Please finish up, or say "done"...
[Sombre] one more thing
[Sombre] never mind.
[Sombre] done
[Haengemie] Thank you, Sombre
[Haengemie] <standard jury verdict briefing>
[Bellafae] Bellafae hands Haengemie the jury's verdict.


  Votes innocent: 0
  Votes guilty: 7
  Votes frivolous: 0
  Abstaining: 0

[Haengemie] Sombre this court finds you guilty, as accused.
[Haengemie] <standard jury sentence briefing>
[Haengemie] Jury, please note: one prior conviction in the past year.
[Haengemie] Jurors, you should take Sombre's record into account when deciding what sentence to recommend.
[Bellafae] Bellafae hands Haengemie the jury's sentencing recommendation.


  Total recommended jail time: 420 min
  Total recommended fine: 3500c
  Total jurors: 7
  Avg recommended jail/fine: 60 min/500c

[Haengemie] Sombre, you are hereby sentenced to spend 60 minutes in the Puddleby jail,
[Haengemie] and fined 500 coins.
[Haengemie] As you cannot afford to pay your fine, the clerk calculates the balance (500c) as additional jail-time of 64 minutes.
[Haengemie] Also, Clera will help you arrange a payment plan.
[Haengemie] In addition, Sombre, I'm going to banish you from the city limits for 10 days.
[Haengemie] After you've served your jail-sentence, I suggest you sneak out of town quietly, and don't let the guards catch you.
[Haengemie] Judge Haengemie bangs his gavel
[Haengemie] This court is adjourned.

Court adjourned at 16:41 on 15 Spring, 539