One of the less frequented rules of the hunt applies during the oft encountered scenario where two or more teams of hunter encounter one another during a mutual public bounty. Previously, hunters would end up impeding each other in various ways, leading to incidents of unneeded violence, and at times, fatal harm in their goal of obtaining a quarry. Ever since the Twindust incident, the Auditors decided to implement a set of regulations on the matter, dubbed the “Conflict Manuals,” which lays a step-by-step guideline for dealing with such matters.

  Firsty, if a hunter is known to have killed another individual or hunter during a public quarry, the perpetrator of said homicide shall be punished accordingly.

  Secondly, the bounty belongs to the hunter or hunter team who is confirmed to have landed the final fatal blow on the quarry. The Auditors shall resolve the matter in favor of the hunter or hunter team who demonstrates, more likely than not, that the final blow was dealt by them.

  Thirdly, unless otherwise stated in the bounty, capturing the quarry is acceptable, and whosoever shall bring the captured quarry to their local Auditor station first, will be deemed to have successfully completed the bounty.

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  Fourthly, although discouraged, should a mutual hunt result in inevitable conflict, non-fatal means of impeding the other side is acceptable. Referring to the first rule, any discovered violations of this policy will lead to the proper measures of punishment.

  Fifthly, sharing information and forming alliances between hunters or hunter teams are acceptable, and such agreement or mutuality shall be binding upon the parties and the bounties split between them accordingly. Acceptance of said terms shall be assumed once a party declares an alliance was formed with proof or upon mutual agreement, and it is the burden of the party declaring non-alliance after this point to prove, more likely than not, that such an alliance did not exist. In such a case, the Auditors shall set the measures and terms upon which the appropriate payouts shall be distributed to the relevant parties based on the information provided or, if such payouts cannot be determined with reasonable certainty, determine the methods upon which the parties will settle the matter amongst themselves.

  Lastly, these rules do not apply to private hunts. Please see the rules regarding private hunts in the section of the hunter boards labeled as “private hunts”.