In Bannor society men condemned to death for breaking oaths can be given temporary reprieve from execution if they serve in the military. They sacrifice their title, property, relationships and even their name. To everyone else it is as if they died on the gallows.[PARAGRAPH:1]These men are known as Forsworn Brothers, and no matter their valor or accomplishment their execution awaits them at the end of the war. Their only reward is the opportunity to die in battle instead of in a criminals noose, and they pursue this goal with relentless devotion.