Many countries of Aerth require people to have a license for the right to bear weapons in public places. This is just another form of tax in most cases, but it allows the country to regulate and monitor licensed adventurers and weed out the criminals and vigilantes.
Prospective adventurers can generally purchase an individual license to bear weapons in any large town. Alternatively, a group can purchase a company charter for a group of adventurers. A charter must include the names and signatures of all members at the time of signing. At the time of purchasing a group or individual license, each member will receive a badge or token of some kind that they subsequently must carry with them at all times. Anyone carrying weapons in one of these countries without such a license may be subject to fines or imprisonment, but certainly the confiscation of all weapons.
Most countries will honor the charters of other countries, depending how good their relations are with each other.
The costs, durations, and restrictions of these charters vary by country.
Prospective adventurers can generally purchase an individual license to bear weapons in any large town. Alternatively, a group can purchase a company charter for a group of adventurers. A charter must include the names and signatures of all members at the time of signing. At the time of purchasing a group or individual license, each member will receive a badge or token of some kind that they subsequently must carry with them at all times. Anyone carrying weapons in one of these countries without such a license may be subject to fines or imprisonment, but certainly the confiscation of all weapons.
Most countries will honor the charters of other countries, depending how good their relations are with each other.
The costs, durations, and restrictions of these charters vary by country.