Hospitality and passage

A visitor presents someone able to explain their arrival, convey local rules and answer the first incident. The respondent does not assume all their crimes; they ensure the matter will not disappear with them.

A venue placed under Truce protects a defined meeting. When the Court leaves the stop, that protection ends unless a separate local ruling applies. The address never becomes sacred by nature.

A city may refuse a visitor if it cannot host them without endangering the Masquerade or its residents. The refusal must be owned and may be brought before the Court when it affects several domains.

Common law brings together texts, agreements, precedents and recognised customs. Domain law remains the first source for local matters. Common practices, particular agreements and Court precedents apply when responsibilities cross borders. A decision under the Two Seals may establish precedent without automatically becoming general law: domains must also recognise and apply a common rule.

The Carcassonne Articles of 1555 limit sovereignty, armed border crossings and responsibility arising from the Embrace. They recognise requests for asylum and arbitration before open war. The Toulouse Assembly of 1777 does not abolish these principles: it affirms that southern affairs should first be arbitrated in the south. It does not yet proclaim contemporary independence.

A recognised Kindred may normally pass through Occitan domains. Passage grants neither hunting nor a permanent haven, neither recruiting ghouls nor pursuing a vendetta. Local customs remain local: Carcassonne’s Bridge, Montpellier’s Chair and Toulouse’s practices are not interchangeable. The Court connects those differences; it does not erase them.