The Divine Jury

Sold to Fantasist Enterprises - their Fantastical Visions V anthology! It's a contest and they haven't chosen their placements, but I just received an email informing me that they definitely want this story. This is actually the second work I've written set on Lleden Gair, but this is the first one that has sold. The idea behind The Divine Jury is one I came up with while ... uh ... serving jury duty ...

The divine jury is a celestial body that exists in the city of Kintarra, the sister-city of the gods. They serve a term rather than for a single case and are chosen at random from the population to judge on cases of divine/celestial importance, matters of hubris, divine intervention, etc (as well as offenses committed inside Kintarra). To keep the jury honest and to prevent them from taking bribes, the following system is applied: 1) eleven of the jury members are executed at the end of their term (why accept a kickback if you're not around to enjoy it?); 2) The twelfth, most honorable member of the jury is elevated to godhood.

To say much more would give away the plot, but my main character, Kiacina, is a Helen of Troy homage who encounters this system as the defendant ...