I find myself thinking of "benefit of clergy", and privilege in the original sense of private law, and the semi-myths of Prohibition-era gangsters.
Of course, the last also matches pretty well the legends of English smugglers: "Brandy for the parson, 'baccy for the clerk".
And that suggests a mechanism by people can be outside the law, but still within society. It's the socially acceptable face of the Barbarian. It's a way to gain respect without the dreary day-to-day monotony of the shopkeeper.
And, of course, it's just like Lord Veterinari to trap the Thieves' Guild with thweir own desire for respectability.
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Date: 2007-05-26 02:29 pm (UTC)Of course, the last also matches pretty well the legends of English smugglers: "Brandy for the parson, 'baccy for the clerk".
And that suggests a mechanism by people can be outside the law, but still within society. It's the socially acceptable face of the Barbarian. It's a way to gain respect without the dreary day-to-day monotony of the shopkeeper.
And, of course, it's just like Lord Veterinari to trap the Thieves' Guild with thweir own desire for respectability.