Social Hierarchy

The social hierarchy of every race has their differences. But all follow a similar pattern of structure, with thralls (slaves, convicts, and indentured servants) being the lowest members of society, followed by freefolk, with the upper echelons of freefolk being heads of the clans, and the leader of a race being the highest member of society. Both freefolk and thralls belong to clans and thralls will remain part of their original clan, once becoming thralls and will not change to that of their master. Any born-thralls will follow the same guidelines of clan membership of whatever parent is appropriate for their race, but will remain second class citizens.

Freefolk and thralls may be created freely as characters, with some recommendations.

Freefolk

Freefolk can be created without specific restrictions. They are protected by city laws, can run businesses, own land, and may choose to keep thralls. The majority of characters will likely be freefolk. Freefolk can own generally as many thralls as they can afford to keep. Those at the less well-to-do end of the scale might only have one thrall, while important memebers of society could have anywhere from ten or more. 

Thralls

Thralls have several restrictions placed upon them. For instance, they must have a master upon creation, and the master must be a character owned by another player (they may not be an NPC). The only exception is if a player character was a thrall in their pre-game history, where they may have been owned by an NPC until their start in the game. If your character is still a thrall or later becomes one, they must have a master that is a player character. Thralldom must be agreed upon by both parties.

While they may serve an entire household, a thrall will only have one master whose order they obey over all other members of the household. 

A thrall can do any specific set of tasks their master requests of them; for instance, some may serve by cooking, performing errands, dressing, etc... while others might be better suited for guard duty and acting as personal protection.

Life As A Thrall

A thrall’s possessions are not their own, and their only belongings are those that their master provides. However, they are allowed to earn money in their spare time, which is kept for themselves. A thrall can be freed by their masters at any time, be freed in a will, or even buy their own freedom with money they have earned personally. Thralls remain members of their clan, even if the clan of their master is different.

Thralls are generally treated as indentured servants. They earn no money for the work alotted to be done for their master, but they do have opportunities to earn outside their time in service. They do not have the freedoms and protections afforded to freefolk and are largely considered second class citizens, however, do have rights that protect them from excessive cruelty. 

The ways in which the different races treat their thralls is all unique, depending on what they value. You can read more about the culture and social structure of your chosen race within their pages.