This document is the "Mercy Scroll," the final hope for a condemned or sentenced individual. In Ar’s Station, an Appeal for Clemency is not a right, but a privilege. It is typically submitted to the High Council or the Administrator after the Magistrate has already rendered a verdict, pleading for the "Compassion of the Stone."
❖ PETITION FOR CLEMENCY & MERCY ❖
AR’S STATION: THE HIGH COUNCIL CHAMBERS
MERCY PETITION: Let it be known that a plea has been entered to stay or soften the hand of justice. This appeal does not contest the guilt of the subject, but rather asks the High Council to consider extenuating circumstances, past service to the Home Stone, or the offer of restitution in lieu of blood.
❖ I. THE SUBJECT OF THE APPEAL ❖
Subject Name: [Display Name / SL Name]
Case Reference #: ____________________
Current Sentence: [ ] Death [ ] Enslavement [ ] Exile [ ] Corporal [ ] Fine
Location of Subject: [ ] The High Dungeons [ ] City Kennel [ ] Under Guard
❖ II. THE PETITIONER (ON BEHALF OF THE SUBJECT) ❖
Petitioner Name: ____________________
Relationship to Subject: [ ] Family [ ] Caste Brother [ ] Allied Official [ ] Owner
Petitioner's Standing: ________________________________________________
❖ III. GROUNDS FOR CLEMENCY ❖
The Petitioner requests mercy based upon the following: [ ] PAST VALOR: The subject has served Ar’s Station with distinction in the past. [ ] RESTITUTION OFFERED: A sum of [________] Gold Tarsks is offered to the Treasury. [ ] DIPLOMATIC INTEREST: An allied city requests the subject’s release for political stability. [ ] NEW TESTIMONY: Information that, while not changing the verdict, mitigates the crime. [ ] PERSONAL GUARANTEE: The Petitioner takes responsibility for the subject’s future conduct.
PETITIONER’S PLEA: (Detail the emotional or logical argument for mercy)
❖ IV. FINAL DECISION OF THE HIGH COUNCIL ❖
The Council has deliberated and renders the following decision: [ ] CLEMENCY GRANTED: Sentence commuted to: ________________________. [ ] STAY OF EXECUTION: Sentence paused for [] days for further review. [ ] CLEMENCY DENIED: The Magistrate's original sentence shall stand. The Case is Final.
❖ V. RATIFICATION OF MERCY ❖
"We have heard the plea. Let the spirit of the Home Stone be the final judge."
HIGH ADMINISTRATOR: ____________________ [ ] Seal MEMBER OF THE COUNCIL: __________________ [ ] Seal CHIEF SCRIBE: __________________________ [ ] Seal
❖ ARCHIVAL FILING ❖
OFFICIAL MUNICIPAL RECORD: This petition and its outcome are filed in the Secret Vault of the High Council within the Ar’s Station Grand Municipal Archive.
FILING OFFICER: ______________________ DATE: ______________ SEAL: [ ]
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