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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dannyalcatraz" data-source="post: 5499969" data-attributes="member: 19675">I don't feel the need, but apparently, you do.The more wars, the more weapons & armor to be scavenged- only exceptional if there hasn't been a war in a few generations.  At best, unusual.Theft is utterly commonplace. This would be unusual.  But, OTOH, if a small town could find someone both willing and able to fight in their service- as a lawman/mayor, leader of the militia, etc.- gearing him up would be a forseeable job perk.The only thing unusual here is how he spent the money.  Buying out a spare heir wasn't all that unusual.Admittedly an unusual variant on scavenging after a conflict, but not so much so that it is without precedent.  Tomb-raiding- by accident or by profession- was pretty commonplace in parts of Africa before the advent of archaeology. If you don't have money, you're going to barter, and you'll do so with whatever resources you have on hand.  If the debt is big enough, or the other party is in dire enough straits, the deal may be heavily one-sided.see above.Again, nothing special here- it was actually pretty common for warriors of various types in many cultures to be indentured.For example:</blockquote>