Honor Debts  The system of Honor Debt within the Vargoss Empire
is very complex and one of the main reasons the Empire functions
so smoothly. At its core, an Honor Debt is a contract that a
person is honor bound to fulfill. Failure to repay an Honor Debt
can lead to imprisonment, death at the hands of the person owed
the debt, but at the very least loss of social standing and the
ability to enter into any other Honor Debts. This is the one
thing that the state will become involved in enforcing as the
system is fundamental to the success of the Empire.  At its
highest level the Honor Debt system is used by the Barons and
the Emperor to distribute power. In return for being given the
right to rule their barony, a Baron swears an Honor Debt to the
Emperor. This Honor Debt is what requires the Barons to provide
troops and support to the Empire in time of war and to insure
that they do not become petty dictators, as the Emperor has the
power to revoke the Honor Debt and replace them. The Emperor
cannot use this to