Sheriff

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Sheriff

Room requirements
Office	Modest Office
Quarters	Modest Quarters
Dining room	Modest Dining Room
Tomb	None
Furniture requirements
Chests	1
Cabinets	1
Weapon racks	1
Armor stands	1
Other
Mandates	None
Demands	None
Arrival conditions
None
Function
Law enforcement

The sheriff is the noble responsible for crude law enforcement until your fortress grows large enough to require a captain of the guard, designated through the nobles screen. They will punish lawbreaking dwarves through beatings or imprisonment. Without a jail, jail sentences will be "commuted" to beatings as well.

(When appointing a sheriff, note that having a weak dwarf take the position is sometimes a good thing. A sheriff with good strength or training could heavily injure or kill a criminal who might have done nothing worse than push over a handmill in anger.)

When your fortress first elects a mayor (after reaching 50 dwarves), the sheriff's position will disappear and the sheriff will revert to their normal profession title. A captain of the guard must be nominated to enforce the law in larger settlements.

"This fortress ain't big fer th' two of us..."
Art by Star Guardian

Raws

[POSITION:SHERIFF] [NAME:sheriff:sheriffs] [SITE] [NUMBER:1] [RESPONSIBILITY:LAW_ENFORCEMENT] [APPOINTED_BY:EXPEDITION_LEADER] [APPOINTED_BY:MAYOR] [REPLACED_BY:CAPTAIN_OF_THE_GUARD] [PRECEDENCE:130] [DO_NOT_CULL] [COLOR:1:0:1] [ACCOUNT_EXEMPT] [DUTY_BOUND] [REQUIRED_BOXES:1] [REQUIRED_CABINETS:1] [REQUIRED_RACKS:1] [REQUIRED_STANDS:1] [REQUIRED_OFFICE:100] [REQUIRED_BEDROOM:100] [REQUIRED_DINING:100]

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Appointed	Bookkeeper • Broker • Champion • Chief medical dwarf • Dungeon master • Hammerer • Manager • Messenger
Military Ranks	Militia captain • Militia commander • Sheriff • Captain of the guard
Elected	Expedition leader • Mayor
Aristocrats	Baron • Count • Duke • Monarch
Other	Consort • General • Outpost liaison
Unused	Captain • Diplomat • Lieutenant
Elven	Druid • Acolyte • Ranger captain