Primer: Kirinal Concordance Zone

All residents of the Zone have a war assignment. When two horns blow, everyone must prepare for a Day of War.

Soldiers must report to their assigned fortress and prepare for battle. Civilians prepare to shelter in place and may be called upon to back up the troops or flee.

Sophonts within the Manifest are entitled to negotiate a fair price for goods that they own.

On Days of Trade, residents enter the Manifest to buy and sell unembargoed goods. Licensed merchants may conduct trade on a large scale.

Those bearing the correct identification may enter the Zone and cross any non-military borders.

This includes residents of Erathia, residents of the Zone, and sophonts from the Manifest. However, sophonts of Shadow and Faerie shall not enter the Zone in exchange for allowing passage to any who want to enter Shadow or Faerie.

When the Manifest does not contain sophonts, it's natural resources may be salvaged by licensed salvagers.

Harvest Days are highly regulated. The quota is determined by the Manifest Authority, the quotas are auctioned, off and the Salvager Guilds vie to gather the most resources.

Everyone is entitled to return to their place of origin. Lawful sophonts of the Manifest must be allowed to return before it leaves our world.

Sometimes people get left behind. Those who tarry too long in the Manifest or in Erathia get trapped in the wrong world, but some do it on purpose.

Anyone following the laws of the Zone may enter the Manifest on Heaven. No religions are outlawed in the Zone.

The gods are kept from Erathia by the Divine Gate, but those eager to visit their domains just wait for the heavens to Manifest once a week. Always a Day of Rest, no conflict has ever defaced Heaven.

Every mortal in the Zone has the right to a swift trial and humane treatment.

Every canton in the Zone has a separate judicial and prison system regulated by the overall Zone Justices.

Freedom of speech, press, and other forms of expression are guaranteed.

The concept of freedom of expression was novel when introduced, seen as an interesting experiment by some and as an insidious otherworldly infection by others. It has led to the rise of the newspapers, a dissemination of knowledge, and the flowering of civilization.

The gods' final decree before they withdrew was that all mortals should be free, sophonts shall not own each other.

The founders of the Concordance made the end of slavery a precursor to membership, thinking that their traditional enemies would not be able to survive without it. To their surprise, Borthakar and Kiris both ended the practice and they are now thriving members.

Now that the Divine Mandate of Kings has withdrawn, power now resides in the mortal peoples of Erathia.

The right of mortals to select their own leaders is another extraplanar idea that has taken root in the Zone. The idea has spread on Erathia, leading to the end of most of the monarchies in the world.

Every sophont within the Zone shall carry official identification, the ident-a-hedron, at all times. They shall present it to the Zone Authority upon request.

The newest mandate was enacted after the creation of this almost fool-proof soul-based identification system.

Within their borders, the governing bodies may enforce any laws that do not interfere with the Mandates.

The fractious alliance of former enemies could never hold together without their right to operate independently within their borders. Only the Mandates are universal over the entire Zone and the Concordance only claims authority for overall security and intra-Zone activities.