Root-Debt

Root-Debt
State	Nokhul Vale
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Feature type	Hospitality law
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Root-Debt is a binding hospitality law of the Nokhul Vale. Every visitor must plant a seed in the Guest Grove as a sign of intent to give back to the land.

Uprooting or neglecting one's seed brands the offender with bark-scar runes that tighten each dawn, manifesting as creeping patterns of living bark across the skin. The scars inflict growing stress and discomfort until the traveler atones through service, restitution, or ritual pruning by a Root-Oracle.