Captial Punishment

In the Enlightenment Era, capital punishment is outlawed everywhere on the bridge. In earlier times, especially before the emergence of the Exalted Order of Solus in the Tribal Era, mob justice was commonplace. Due to sheer convenience, return was the most common form of capital punishment.

Return

‘Return’ is the practice of throwing people off the bridge as a form of capital punishment. Although this was practised widely and haphazardly during the Tribal Era, it was not known as ‘return’ until after its reinstatement as a method of punishment authorised by the Exalted Order of Solus, who — having previously banned the practice — reintroduced it in an attempt to regain control over an increasingly dissatisfied populace. The Order would “return citizens to Nebura”, a reference to the goddess of the clouds below the bridge in the mythology of the Order.