One problem with the magical world is that it can have no sense of proportion. You offend a magically powerful being (or someone who at least is more powerful than you are) and what happens? You get zapped! At best you then find yourself you can croak and hop very well indeed. At worst you won't be aware of anything ever again. So typical punishments for those offending the powerful include:-
- Transformation into a frog/toad. (In my Eileen's case she drops her transformed victims into the middle of a heron colony. She has never had a problem with beings managing to get themselves restored and then coming after her. Herons are always hungry. And they love frogs!).
- Instant banishment. If you are lucky this will actually happen and you'll suddenly find yourself in the middle of nowhere, miles from where you had been. If unlucky, the governing authority will be told you were instantly banished. Naturally your body won't ever be found. This is a particular favourite thing to do by treacherous wizards and one reason why Eileen never trusted Brankaresh.
- Being sent to the wild zones. Naturally nothing much lives here. Nobody has been known to get out of these wild zones unless they are pardoned. These zones are grey, cold and lifeless. Nobody wants to go here ever. In my fictional Fairy Kingdom, these areas are known to sap the life out of those sent to them.
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