Editing Fallen Empire (section)

==Society==
The realm of the Fallen Empire is not medieval. The society is nearly as sophisticated as today's modern society. They just don't have the hard technology. For example people are well aware that washing your hands keeps you from getting sick. They have advanced medicine. Herbalists don't sell snake oil, they make aspirin tablets from the bark of willow trees. Medics and priests often carry bandages made of a special kind of moss. The Empire’s banking system was as sophisticated as anything in the early twentieth century. There are no peasants (indentured servants of the lord) as such, every man is born free. Many farmers own the land they work, or are saving up to buy it from the landowner. Women, while protected in this society, are not property. They can't be married without their consent, and once they are adults they do not need anyone's permission to do anything. That being said, it is still a Tech Level 3 society that is in danger. Women are actively discouraged from joining the army or pursuing dangerous occupations, and the idea of suing anyone because you were sexually harassed would simply lead to blank stares and a lack of comprehension. The population isn't enormous and many women still die in childbirth, so tradition still leads many to accept that women are to be protected, not out leading cavalry charges. Slavery does exist but is uncommon. Occasionally orcs are captured. They are usually forced to build roads and walls, generally aren't treated well, and don't often survive long in captivity. If someone is found guilty of a criminal offense against a person (maiming someone, trying to kill them, stealing a horse) the offender (and sometimes his family) is often sold into slavery to repay the victim. Usually the buyer is the Barony, who then puts the new slave to work building roads and walls. Occasionally a family will sell a child into slavery because they need the money, and because it gives them one less mouth to feed.