Slavery

Since the end of the war and the tens of thousands who were taken into slavery by the Foalish Horde there is now a clearly established 'slave caste' within the Kingdom; a sub-caste who have no rights and are often treated little better than beasts of burden. In the south this is perfectly acceptable and where the majority of people go to ply their slave trade, to the north in cities such as Highcliff and New Faeven slaves are not as common a sight as many still look at it as being a despicable act. However, free labor and the unchallenged power over another is often too much for many to pass up, and so the act of taking a slave or two into a household is growing ever popular, particularly in the more outer towns and cities of the duchies.

Many are taken into slavery when they cannot pay their bills, where the victim has no need or desire too let the person pay off their debts as a servant. Those who cannot pay their debts are sold into slavery and a portion given to the victim to recoup some of the accrued debt and so the growing number of slavers entering the trade is ever growing. Previously the Kings Law against criminals would often result in the criminal being put to death, but now a life in enslavement to whichever master decides to buy you is considered a much more fitting punishment.

Slaves are often branded by their masters insignia, typically at the top of nape of their neck where if asked they can show who their master is. As some masters allow their slaves to run chores for them it is now Kings Law that all slaves be instantly identifiable as both a slave and why they have become one.

Slave Braids
All slaves are now required to have hair braid that is left unbound (to hang free from the rest of their hair) and half its length sealed in coloured wax. The braid itself (as well as the branding) marks the person as a slave, but the colour of the wax explains as to why they are a slave:
 * Black Wax - A criminal, they have become a slave due to having committed some crime.
 * Red Wax - A debtor, they have become a slave because they could not pay their debts.
 * Yellow/White Wax - Slaveborn, they are the child of a slave and so born into slavery.