Heresy Law Section I This law defines and outlaws heresy. All citizens and guests of Mileth and her territories are expected to abide by this law. ((Citizens are also expected to keep their acts and words within the bounds of the world of Temuair)). ((For the purposes of explanation, some sections of this law will be Out of Character (OOC). These sections will be signified by double bracketed parenthesis, as is the acceptable method of "speaking" OOC.)) Heresy can be broken down into two categories: Actions - ((Heretical actions are defined as interactions with an object, person, or event that is not possible within the fictional world of Temuair.)) ((Actions are usually denoted by an asterisk symbol at the beginning and end of a series of words declaring it an action. (Example) acceptable action - * smiles sadly * heretical action - * turns on the television *)) Words - Heretical words are defined as speaking of an object, person or event that is beyond Temuair, and not our beloved Temuair ((real-world topics.)) Such forms of speech are considered detrimental to the republic as a whole. ((This basically means speaking anything of: Earth, technological advancements, and popular culture icons which do not exist in Temuair, such as, but not limited to: Britney Spears, Television, Computers, the United States, etc.)) Other tongues ((Non-English languages such as Spanish, Gaelic, Latin etc)) are not considered heresy unless they are speaking of something heretically in that tongue. There are also circumstances of heretical beliefs. Heretical beliefs come in many forms; they include but are not limited to: -The belief that one is a corporal entity capable of inhabiting the bodies of other aislings. ((Referring to other characters on your account as such.)) -The beliefs that one is a divine power that controls aislings. ((Referring to your life outside the confines of the world of Temuair.)) -The belief that time flows in a slower manner. ((Referring to Terran (real world) time.)) Any expression of heretical beliefs is heresy. Acronyms - The use of an acronym in itself is not considered heresy unless it is relating to something outside of Temuair such as the demonic "TV". Acronyms will be deemed heretical under the applications of their implied meaning. (( (Example) acceptable acronyms - Cthonic Remains (CR), East Woods (EW) heretical acronyms - Away from keyboard (A.F.K), Out of Character (OOC) )) ((Some words and acronyms have been deemed "improper" by the mundanes for reasons of profanity or heresy. Such words or acronyms will be automatically replaced by a more suitable term according to mundane standards. "Slipping the filter" for heretical terms is a misdemeanor as under the laws of punishment. (Example) heretical filtered terms - (L.O.L) amusing, (B.R.B) return shortly))