In Attarnon, there is a set of laws that are to be followed by all citizens. In order to ensure that these laws are followed – and to employ the soldiers since they don’t have a war to fight – a system of Law Enforcement Officers was formed by the King of Attarnon shortly after Lianti split away and formed their own country.
In recent years – since the War of Magic, if that can be considered recent – the LEOs have been a sort of counter to the Quis, who are often viewed as holding too much power over the country. Any non-magical disturbance is investigated by the LEOs, and often magic-related crimes as well, provided they bring a Qui with them.
Officially, the LEOs have more power than the Quis, though either one can arrest the other if they have cause. If necessary, a LEO can act as executioner, though this is frowned upon. There is no official court system. In theory, criminals are supposed to be brought before the King, but in reality this is far too impractical for all but the most serious of crimes. Most villages handle their own criminals.
Each village has at least one LEO, with most having three or four. The LEO in charge will be the one who usually passes judgment. A summary of these judgments will be passed up to the King to be read and approved. If the judgments are not satisfactory, disciplinary action will be taken. In theory, at least.
LEOs are sometimes called Lions. This is not usually taken as an offensive remark, and is used as slang between officers, or in many other non-official situations. The term ‘cat’, however, is meant to be offensive, and is not suggested to be used within hearing range of a LEO.
Edits update: About two lines since last week. There are a couple things I need to fit into this scene, and I’m figuring out how to do so.