So you want to be a murder. Here's how it works:

You have long term murder counts and short term murder counts. Every time you kill an innocent and they report you for it, you get a long term and a short term murder count. Long terms last 40 hours, and short terms last 8. Long term murder counts determine if you are red or blue; 5 or more long terms and you're red. Short term murder counts determine if you will take stat loss upon ressurection in the free land of britannia; 5 or more short terms and you're in stat. The exception to this rule is <a href = "http://www.game-master.net/ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=69;t=000013" target = "new">Angel Island Prison</a>.

To see if you are eligible for stat loss say "I must consider my sins". There are a number of messages.

No stat loss:
Fear not, thou hast not slain the innocent.

Fear not, thou hast not slain the innocent in some time.

Although thou hast slain the innocent, thy deeds shall not bring retribution upon thy return to the living.

Stat loss:
If thou should return to the land of the living, the innocent shall wreak havoc upon thy soul.