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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Water Bob" data-source="post: 6259271" data-attributes="member: 92305">Wine - Argos produces fine wines that compete with some of the best vinyards in the world.Slaves - The average Argossean cannot afford slaves.  They can't afford to feed them.  So, Argosseans have large families to take care of all the work.  The merchant and noble Houses consider slavery a necessity, though.  The number of slaves a person has can be bragging rights among the upper class.The Law is that slaves cannot be killed unless the slave has tried to escape.  A recaptured escaped slave is usually branded as such.Gladiators - They are part of the lowest strata of society in Argos as they are slaves, but in many ways, they are treated better than other types of slaves.  Since they are investments, they are given three high protein and high fat meals per day.  Their medical care is on par with the wealthy.  Some of them are allowed to win purses in competitions.  Not all fights are fights to the death--in fact, many fights are not fatal.  They are allowed to have relationships with women (even become married), and they are allowed to have children.  Some can win their freedom by winning the Wooden Sword.Gladiators are the sports stars of Argossean culture.  It's not uncommon for young people to hang out at the gladitaor schools, taking lessons from the gladiators.  Argossean women pay to share their beds with them.Some Free Citizens become gladitors for a number of reasons:  as a means of paying debt, for example.Female gladiators are sometimes seen.  They can be pitted against dwarves and midgets in comical games, or against other females in more brutal games.  Against males, females typically fight two-on-one, or the female will fight from the back of a chariot.Police - Messantia employs a police force called, simply, The Patrol.  They move in groups of two or four, normally.  The uniform is brown boots and breeches, a pale blue sleeved coat under a leather jerkin on which is emblazoned the wave and coin emblem of Messantia, above a number of stripes which indicate the Patrolman's rank.  A leather cap completes the uniform.  Typically, Patolmen are armed well armed with poinard and broadsword.  They also carry manacles and copper whistles.Royal Guard - The Patrol loses some of its best men to the higher pay and greater priviledges of the Royal Guards.  They wear breastplates and scale hauberks with steel caps.  Most of them are quite experienced (4-6 level Soldiers).  The Elite of the Royal Guard are the King's Hand--the King's personal body guards.Military - The Argosseans depend on the feudal system to field an army.  King Milo, with as little as one day's warning, can fild an army of 5,000 to 10,000 men by gathering his bannermen.Guardians - Are the small Argossean army charged with guarding the borders of the kingdom.  Around 500 troops can be mustered at the important defensive points.  Messantia has about 700-800 Guardians in and around the city.Navy - The Argossean Navy is 500 ships strong, 200 of which are large warships.  On any given day, Messantia will boast as many as 20 warships, ready to defend the capital.</blockquote>

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