Letters of Pardon - Old Vashton

When a crime is committed in Old Vashton most people simply have to accept the punishment, but for those who are considered powerful and useful enough to the city, they are given the the opportunity to be pardoned for their crimes by the Houses of Old Vashton. When a judge decides that a criminal is eligible to be pardoned for a crime via this method they will set one house as the primarily offend house. The criminals must then obtain signed letters of pardon from at least 5 of the 6 houses and one of them must be the primarily offended one. Not all members of a House have the authority to sign one of these letters, but it is no longer reserved as a right solely for the head of the House by a long way.

The letters basically outline the crime done and then a statement which outlines that the criminal has done something of benefit to the house and the city.

There is conversation and some judges who want to begin allowing letters of pardon to be signed for people who do services for the Visible Council instead of the Houses or as an alternative option.