> Just in general... why does breaking imperial law make one a "terrible imperial"? I assumed that you mean terrible RP-wise, which really doesn't make sense. OE alignment doesn't say that you blindly follow rules - that would be orderly stupid.
Nep isn't an empire imm, but he's said in the past that taking the bloodoath is some sort of mystical process that is more than just saying "Yeah, induct me."
Basically it turns you into a "true believer" in Imperial order, which would extend to the Imperial laws. If so, then it really is "bad role-play" for an Empire guy to blatantly attack people in town. Not because it violates Tribunal law, per se, but because it violates Imperial law.