Editing Halfings (section)

===Uruk Empire===

In the modern Uruk Empire Halflings are still slaves. A Halfling slave is an expensive luxury, a statement of wealth and power, so most serve as body servants. The wealthiest have additional Halfling slaves as chefs, gardeners, and artists so that their lives are enriched by the suffering of their conquered enemies.

The breeding and training of slaves is a monopoly backed by the [[Uruk Empire|Council of Seven]]. All are raised in "classes" of about twenty, cared for by Halfling nurses too old to continue to bear children, until the age of 12. The Uruk reason this way they are old enough to have been properly trained in basic responsibilities and graces, yet young enough to easily adapt to the requirements and rules of their new masters.

Ironically, the efforts to erase Halfling culture have failed, as education in religion, language, and cultural traditions are hidden in plain sight, as each class is raised and taught by their nurses to know what it is to be Halfling, and the necessary skills for always remaining one step ahead of the hostile humans. An active campaign of resistance and escape so survives inside of the brutal world of the Empire.