Post by leda / carolina on Mar 5, 2019 21:59:55 GMT
Pack law is also often referred to as El Viejo's Word.
Before we go into pack law, we should first describe punishment for breaking it and El Acabado.
The way one is punished and whether or not they're punished at all falls to the leader of the pack only. If a leader thinks a broken law merits only a scolding, then so be it. If they believe it merits a torn ear, then so be it.
Light punishments include:
- Having to clean out the grass nesting from the nursery area.
- Having to watch pups so mothers can have a break.
- Having to fetch the water for a few days straight.
- Having to pick at and rip away any overgrowing weeds from the nursery and Shanty entrance.
- Confined to camp and only being on Fence Duty (guarding the fenced entrance.)
- Picking at and ridding the corral of overgrowing weeds.
But if a leader seeks to prove a point or they believe a law has been more severely broken, then some harsher punishments include:
- The ripping of ears.
- The loss of an important sense (hearing, smell, taste).
- The loss of a tail or foot.
- The breaking of a front paw
- A 'ramming' where a dog is repeatedly rammed into a hard surface, like rusted metal or a rock, shattering their shoulder blade and ribs.
- A 'ripping' in which a law-breaker's underbelly is severely ripped at.
The highest level of punishment is known as El Acabado. This is often performed when a dog has killed another or severely gone against El Viejo's word, or the leader themself.
A leader will call out that the pack is holding an El Acabado. During this time, the pack will gather before the porch of the Shanty and the offender will stand at the base of the steps, with the leader standing at the top and looking down. The leader will announce the crimes the dog committed, and the leader will then deem either Exile to Rabid Ridge, or Death by the attacking and ravaging of their onlooking pack members.
There has been only one El Acabado in the last several years, a dog known as Masienna killed multiple dogs in secret and cold blood, and so the leader deemed death by the tooth and claw of her pack members. Her young were forced to watch as the pack piled atop of her and ripped at her until she collapsed and died.
It is a fate that no dog wishes to face.
- Blood must answer for blood; one who sheds it will face judgement and the wrath of the pack.
- The pack will always provide and serve for you as long as you do the same for it. If you will not fight for us, we will not fight for you.
- We do not accept food or anything similar from Upwalkers; one must always hide from upwalkers and report any sightings of them to the pack. They are a danger to our livelihood.
- Dogs bit by coyotes will likely be killed the following Sundown, unless another pack member can find their attacker and show that their attacker was not Rabid. Otherwise, coyote bites do merit death.
- One may not attack or harm their pack member. If you wish to defend yourself or what you stand for, you may challenge another pack member to a Flank, and they may meet you in the corral when ready or the following Sundown. In other words, blood that is shed outside of the corral will be answered for through El Acabado.
- One may not deny a flank challenge, but they can immediately give in to their opponent in the corral. This does admit defeat and the other dog as dominant, however.
- There is no true breed here, only the blood of a Sabueso.
- The leader rank is fought for through the act of flanking, and can be taken and fought for at any time, this ensures that our leader is only the strongest dog and it allows others to take a stand if a leader is unfit.
- Every dog, once accepted by the pack and mentored by a Blood Brother, will be marked by the leader. All Sabuesos will have a scar, a Mark of the Sabueso. It is a Sabueso's goal and job to try and leave their mark back on the pack through loyal service, to have one's Paw on the Red Wall.
- Follow El Viejo's Law, for it has ensured our survival for many years.
- Defend the pack's territory, even if it means shedding your own blood.
- A pup is a pup until their fifth full moon, until they are given a dog in the pack to be their Blood Brother or Blood Sister. Their blood brother will mentor and teach them, just like a blood brother does for a new dog.
- 'Forbidden pups' (pups found to be born from outsiders) will be raised by another available mother. A traitor does not get to raise their young as punishment for their betrayal. If no other mothers are available, the forbidden pups may be killed or given to the outsider.
BLOOD BROTHERS/SISTERS - Blood brothers are simply dogs who hold ties to each other because one is mentoring and training the other in ways of pack life. In a blood sibling pair, there is a higher and lower; the higher being the mentor, the lower being the one learning of pack way. New dogs and dogs of five months are given blood sisters/brothers. Once their bond is established, they bite each other's paws to draw blood, then rub the bloodied areas together, forever sealing their bond to the pack and the training that is to come. More in traditions and terms of use.
- A pups blood brother should be given immediately on their fifth full moon. Whether the pup seeks one out themselves or the parents do, or if the blood brother was already decided at their birth ceremony, it doesn't matter. A dog shouldn't go without a blood brother.
- Every dog must have a 'higher blood brother', also known as a 'mentoring blood brother' or simply 'mentor.' If their blood brother/sister is to die or be exiled, their new blood brother will be the leader rank
- Until they are blooded to the pack and marked, your lower is your responsibility, as if they are your own pup.
- Blood brothers/sisters should have similar size and coat length so that training goes well and the higher may teach their lower properly. Coat length is not required, but size is required to be similar.
- Every higher blood brother is responsible for their lower blood brother and teaching them the ways of the pack and dangers of pack life.
Blood brothers must know when it is time for a new or young one, their lower, to be blooded and marked. They must tell the leader when it is time for their rite. A rite should not be performed too early or too late. (See traditions for information on a Rite.)
- It is as much a lower's responsibility to show up and accomplish training as it is a higher's responsibility to assign and teach in training. Training is imperative and goes both ways.
- Although blood siblings form deep bonds, it is important to know that the pack will always come before a blooded bond. Never forget that your blood brother must follow and uphold El Viejo law.
- A blood bond lasts for life; the mentoring a higher offers never ends, even after their rite. They must be prepared to still be there and provide guidance until the day one is left to the predators.
Before we go into pack law, we should first describe punishment for breaking it and El Acabado.
The way one is punished and whether or not they're punished at all falls to the leader of the pack only. If a leader thinks a broken law merits only a scolding, then so be it. If they believe it merits a torn ear, then so be it.
Light punishments include:
- Having to clean out the grass nesting from the nursery area.
- Having to watch pups so mothers can have a break.
- Having to fetch the water for a few days straight.
- Having to pick at and rip away any overgrowing weeds from the nursery and Shanty entrance.
- Confined to camp and only being on Fence Duty (guarding the fenced entrance.)
- Picking at and ridding the corral of overgrowing weeds.
But if a leader seeks to prove a point or they believe a law has been more severely broken, then some harsher punishments include:
- The ripping of ears.
- The loss of an important sense (hearing, smell, taste).
- The loss of a tail or foot.
- The breaking of a front paw
- A 'ramming' where a dog is repeatedly rammed into a hard surface, like rusted metal or a rock, shattering their shoulder blade and ribs.
- A 'ripping' in which a law-breaker's underbelly is severely ripped at.
The highest level of punishment is known as El Acabado. This is often performed when a dog has killed another or severely gone against El Viejo's word, or the leader themself.
A leader will call out that the pack is holding an El Acabado. During this time, the pack will gather before the porch of the Shanty and the offender will stand at the base of the steps, with the leader standing at the top and looking down. The leader will announce the crimes the dog committed, and the leader will then deem either Exile to Rabid Ridge, or Death by the attacking and ravaging of their onlooking pack members.
There has been only one El Acabado in the last several years, a dog known as Masienna killed multiple dogs in secret and cold blood, and so the leader deemed death by the tooth and claw of her pack members. Her young were forced to watch as the pack piled atop of her and ripped at her until she collapsed and died.
It is a fate that no dog wishes to face.
- Blood must answer for blood; one who sheds it will face judgement and the wrath of the pack.
- The pack will always provide and serve for you as long as you do the same for it. If you will not fight for us, we will not fight for you.
- We do not accept food or anything similar from Upwalkers; one must always hide from upwalkers and report any sightings of them to the pack. They are a danger to our livelihood.
- Dogs bit by coyotes will likely be killed the following Sundown, unless another pack member can find their attacker and show that their attacker was not Rabid. Otherwise, coyote bites do merit death.
- One may not attack or harm their pack member. If you wish to defend yourself or what you stand for, you may challenge another pack member to a Flank, and they may meet you in the corral when ready or the following Sundown. In other words, blood that is shed outside of the corral will be answered for through El Acabado.
- One may not deny a flank challenge, but they can immediately give in to their opponent in the corral. This does admit defeat and the other dog as dominant, however.
- There is no true breed here, only the blood of a Sabueso.
- The leader rank is fought for through the act of flanking, and can be taken and fought for at any time, this ensures that our leader is only the strongest dog and it allows others to take a stand if a leader is unfit.
- Every dog, once accepted by the pack and mentored by a Blood Brother, will be marked by the leader. All Sabuesos will have a scar, a Mark of the Sabueso. It is a Sabueso's goal and job to try and leave their mark back on the pack through loyal service, to have one's Paw on the Red Wall.
- Follow El Viejo's Law, for it has ensured our survival for many years.
- Defend the pack's territory, even if it means shedding your own blood.
- A pup is a pup until their fifth full moon, until they are given a dog in the pack to be their Blood Brother or Blood Sister. Their blood brother will mentor and teach them, just like a blood brother does for a new dog.
- 'Forbidden pups' (pups found to be born from outsiders) will be raised by another available mother. A traitor does not get to raise their young as punishment for their betrayal. If no other mothers are available, the forbidden pups may be killed or given to the outsider.
BLOOD BROTHERS/SISTERS - Blood brothers are simply dogs who hold ties to each other because one is mentoring and training the other in ways of pack life. In a blood sibling pair, there is a higher and lower; the higher being the mentor, the lower being the one learning of pack way. New dogs and dogs of five months are given blood sisters/brothers. Once their bond is established, they bite each other's paws to draw blood, then rub the bloodied areas together, forever sealing their bond to the pack and the training that is to come. More in traditions and terms of use.
- A pups blood brother should be given immediately on their fifth full moon. Whether the pup seeks one out themselves or the parents do, or if the blood brother was already decided at their birth ceremony, it doesn't matter. A dog shouldn't go without a blood brother.
- Every dog must have a 'higher blood brother', also known as a 'mentoring blood brother' or simply 'mentor.' If their blood brother/sister is to die or be exiled, their new blood brother will be the leader rank
- Until they are blooded to the pack and marked, your lower is your responsibility, as if they are your own pup.
- Blood brothers/sisters should have similar size and coat length so that training goes well and the higher may teach their lower properly. Coat length is not required, but size is required to be similar.
- Every higher blood brother is responsible for their lower blood brother and teaching them the ways of the pack and dangers of pack life.
Blood brothers must know when it is time for a new or young one, their lower, to be blooded and marked. They must tell the leader when it is time for their rite. A rite should not be performed too early or too late. (See traditions for information on a Rite.)
- It is as much a lower's responsibility to show up and accomplish training as it is a higher's responsibility to assign and teach in training. Training is imperative and goes both ways.
- Although blood siblings form deep bonds, it is important to know that the pack will always come before a blooded bond. Never forget that your blood brother must follow and uphold El Viejo law.
- A blood bond lasts for life; the mentoring a higher offers never ends, even after their rite. They must be prepared to still be there and provide guidance until the day one is left to the predators.