Do not take items laying next to, or in, a corpse, even if no one is present, without asking the owner of the corpse if the item(s) belong to them. If the corpse belongs to a mob, do not take items from it unless you made the kill yourself or you have specific permission from the character who made the kill. This includes removing gold from a corpse. This does not apply to a legel pkill. (See law pkill for more information about that.)
* Warning: It is never wise to leave items or containers unattended and expect them to be there when you return. If there is an item on the ground and there is neither a corpse nor a player in the room, the object is considered abandoned and free for the taking.