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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Insight" data-source="post: 2251272" data-attributes="member: 11437">There is definitely piracy going on in and around Shiven.  This activity is mostly south of Shiven in the Mercantile Sea, although it is not entirely unheard of for pirates to go north looking for island tribesmen to bolster their crews.  This is considered the normal course of things in terms of piracy, and is not thought of as slavery in that sense.Speaking of slavery, that is a sore subject.  Both Mitea and Lurien were forced into using slaves during their last war, because both kingdoms were running so low on resources, it was inevitable.  Again, slaves did not come from within the Luri or Mitean cultures, but from island tribesmen in colonial areas.  Mitean and Luri leaders downplay the role of slavery in the war, and have officially outlawed slavery in their lands (this is not to say slavery does not happen, but it is illegal).  Kurst, Shiven, and Refel do not use slaves, and frown on those that do.The merchant guilds also frown on the use of slaves, though they do not have official prohibitions against slavery.  There have been rumors of slave ships hitting the islands around where Shuelsai lives, so his initial thoughts that this ship could be a slaver is not that unthinkable.  Perhaps some additional investigation is in order...</blockquote>