The Rites of the Free people are a set of laws and dooms that date back to before the founding of Dale. They are commonly referred to as "the old ways," though since the destruction of Dale in T.A. 2770 most of the people of Wilderland no longer recognize them as the common law, instead taking note of the more codified laws of Laketown.
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Please see The Old and the New for how a character might integrate these into their roleplay.
The Dooms of Rank
Let it be known that above all is the Lord of the hold.
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