Editing Slavery (section)

==Of slavery in Erenland==

===How one becomes a slave===
In the Last Age, in theory, every one is free. But the Shadow constantly needs obedient (and unpaid) servants. It is then not uncommon to see people “taken” by the Shadow hordes in order to “bring their contribution to the war effort against the fey”.

The way it is presented, those who are thus taken are granted the PRIVILEGE to work for the greater glory of Izrador, dedicating their lives to the service of the Shadow. In reality it is forced labour of the worst kind.

As stated in M2E, whole bands of slavers, both human in the south or goblinoids in the North of Erenland. Those are trained to look for promising slaves, and also to spread terror even unto backwater villages.


'''Their targets can be'''
*  captured criminals (it’s a good example of the fate of a defeated band of PCs)
*  people who were “sold” to the Shadow for a crime they did not commit (usually this type of denouciation is encouraged by the Shadow, in order to further sow mistrust and paranoia among the occupied population of Erenland)
*  people who imprudently showed a feat of rare skills (knowledge, crafts…) that are seen as valuable by the Shadow (some legates need slave scribes or their own artisans)
*  indebted people who cannot pay their debt, or people who cannot pay the tithe, and agree to pay it by becoming willing slaves (they pay with their body, sacrificing themselves to save their family and loved ones).