Well there presumably is, though it isn't touched on as much in the series. The hunting down of people who leave a country with its magical secrets without permission (caleld "taboo breakers") comes up plenty though.

And idk does arrogant nobleman side characters who occasionally get slaughtered in terrible ways count? Though really pretty much all the main cast has TERRIBLE lives and the nasty characters are... really nasty in ways that make you go "did they seriously just go there..." so. :D