Magic was outlawed in all four kingdoms and that was putting it lightly. legally magic was the worst criminal act a person could commit, and socially, there was nothing considered more despicable. Witch or warlock was an offense punishable by death. In the northern kingdom, perpetrators and their families were put on trail promptly burned at the stake. In the eastern kingdom, very little evidence was needed to sentence the accused and their loved ones to hang at the gallows. And in the western kingdom, suspected witches and warlocks were drowned without any trail whatsoever. The executions were rarely committed by law enforcement or kingdom officials. Most commonly, the punishments were carried out by mobs of angry citizens who took the law into their own hands. Although frowned upon the brutal sport was completely tolerated by the king doms sovereigns. In truth the leaders were delighted their people had something besides government to direct their anger toward. So the monarchs welcomed the distraction and even encouraged it during times of political unrest." he or she who chooses a path of magic has chosen a path of condemnation," king nobleton of the north pro claimed. Meanwhile his negligent choises were causing the worst fainine in his kingdom history. We must never show sympathy to people with such abominable priorities queen endustria of the east declared and then immediately raised taxes to finance a summer place. Magic in an insult to god and nature and a danger to morality as well know it king warworth of the west remarked. Luckily for him the statement distracted his people from rumors about the eight illegitimate children he had fatherd with eight different mistress.