Slavery in Bahlmorea

Slavery in Bahlmorea is common, although more in some regions than not. It's especially common in Sidon and Antioch where people are wealthy enough to own slaves and among bandit parties and raiders, although in the cities it falls under a different name: indentured servitude.

In cities, slavery is perpetuated by a series of debts that are unable to be paid off. These "servants" are often kept in close quarters together where they can be closely watched or kept in shoddy apartments. These people are usually very poor and forced to act as baby sitters, maids, stable boys, cookers, and so on. Although their conditions aren't nearly as terrible as slaves kept by raiders or bandits, it's still a terrible and dehumanizing state to be in.

Outside of the cities in some regions, especially the south, there is somewhat of market for slaves or a trophy system. Bandits often raze villages to the ground or attack caravans and those they don't kill, they keep as prisoners to show off their acts. These prisoners are completely under the whim of their masters and life is usually excruciatingly difficult for these people. Slavers also go around stealing young men and women from their families and villages to sell them to companies, nobles, or pirates. It's more common in the south than it is in the north, but it still occurs none the less. Although slavery is very muched looked down upon in the Will of Amos faith, it's still practiced or largely ignored by those unaffected by it.