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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Steampunkette" data-source="post: 9741315" data-attributes="member: 6796468">Slavery on AthasWhen the Sorcerer Kings conquered Athas with their terrible magics they eagerly took slaves of every people they could. Now, centuries later, the legacy of this vile system continues, as Sorcerer Kings, their currently favored merchants, and the Templars trade in flesh for coin. For who else could afford such? Many of the more dangerous or filthy tasks across the city-states of Athas are performed by slaves. Those who own and operate mines to supply materials to the city-states are often granted shipments of slaves procured by the Templars from those who fail to pay homage or taxes to the Sorcerer Kings as an example.The common folk of Athas hate and fear the practice, as any of them might be bound, branded, and dragged to the mines at a moment's notice. But fear of the Templars and the mystical might of the Sorcerer Kings cows all but the most defiant. Now and again some would-be hero tries to rally a revolt among the slaves, and in the weeks that follow those cullings the Templars patrol the streets in greater numbers, looking for any infraction that might give pretense to brand a new worker for their Sorcerer Kings' glory.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Tadaaaaah! Presented as evil. Presented as cruel. Presented as hated by the people of Athas. Delivered likely from the perspective of someone living on Athas itself. (A Wanderer, perhaps?)And it highlights it all without apologizing for it. Without begging forgiveness of the person reading it for it's presence. No. It tells you "This is what it is. This is why it's hated. Here is who does it. Here are the consequences for opposing it." Simple. Easy. Direct.And in two paragraphs I've given an antihero whose course touches on slavery some good quality angst and revulsion among the common folk for their deeds in easy to understand terms.</blockquote>

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