From the best of my understanding, it completely depends on how often the characters play and where they go.
For example:
Theif person (does not have to be guilded) steals from my Paladin, I have consent. We both live in Riverhaven and play almost constantly. I walk by the theif several times a day, consent is given up in a few days.
Second example:
Thief person (does not have to be guilded) steals from my Paladin, I have consent. Theif runs off and loggs out. I put said theif on my highlight list and never see them log on for a month. After they do log on, I ask someone to locate them and find they are on a different continent. Not having any other business over there, and with them almost never being on, I don't bother to track them down. 8 months later, I see them walk by me in Riverhaven and kill them, they report, I tell the GM's what happened, no intervention.
Consent is based on a "reasonable time". Since that person was never on, the "reasonable time" has not worn out yet.
Rogtos - The fast and (not so) cheep empath
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