The Tribunal

An other-worldly court also known as the Cahair Binse ('chair of judgment'), that one can go to get protection from the dark powers. The Tribunal doesn't offer protection pro bono. Their job is to serve as a forum for resolving disputes. If the individuals protector wins their trial by combat, they will protect the person until a certian age. If the representative of the Dark Ones wins, they will allow him to kill the person to collect the Dark One's bounty. In order to appear before the Tribunal, a person needs to present a "coat of arms", a round bronze talisman, to them.