Prostitution

The perceived jeopardy to marriage and risk of siring outside of marriage has led the Holy Order to proclaim prostitution a minor form of heresy, making it punishable even in communities where it is not illegal by secular standards.

The church itself only metes out punishments for such conduct in such communities, leaving it to the Reeves where laws exist. Though purveyors are often punished, they are let off more lightly compared to their panderers, who are more harshly chastised for the temptation they present.

Penance is usually levied, and sometimes branding for egregious or repeated flesh-merchants, to serve as a warning to possible clients should they backslide that they are being watched.