Head shot

The act of hitting someone in the head with a foam weapon.

Shield contact to the head or body is often refered to as Smiting.

Legal

Rocks(type 5 weapons), Javelins(type 4 weapons), and Arrows(type 4 weapons) are all Head legal (when throne) weapons and cause a death when they make contact with a persons's head in combat. These weapon types are designed to be safe for head contact and are often held to stricter testing by Weapons checkers to ensure no black eyes or broken noses will result from the proper use of these weapons.

Illegal

Swung and stabbing weapons are not allowed to strike the head. So head shots with any swung or stabbing motion is illiegal and also presents a certain level of danger to the person recieving the blow to the head. Because of this some realms observe a punishment for striking someone in the head illegaly. The punishment ranges from combat death to expulsion from the field. It is recomended that seriouse infractions such as, extreme carelessness, purposeful intent, and lack of controle recieve immidieate intervention from a field marshal.