Salt bond

Prevalent in Zakharan culture, the salt bond was a formal sign of hospitality offered by a host to guest. As the name suggests, salt bonds become a formal bond when the guest consumes salt from the host's table. Salt bonds typically lasted for three days, during which the host assumed full responsibility for the guest's wellfare. Guest under protection from a salt bond also agreed that no harm should befall the host as well, either by themselves or any member of their family.