Slavery

Slavery is a system in which the principles of property law are applied to people, who can be sold and purchased to other individuals as forms of property. In almost all cases, slaves are held against their will and are unable to withdraw from such arrangements. How people become slaves is entirely dependent on where they become enslaved due to the different laws and accepted norms in the many societies of the Known World.

The Eight Kingdoms
Slavery was introduced to the Eight Kingdoms under the reign of King Tobias Lannister III as a form of punishment for criminals who earned sentences that required jail time. Rather than be apprehended and locked in a cell on the taxpayer’s coin, criminals, after receiving their sentences, could form a contract with nobles to live out their sentences within their household and serve them as indentured servants until their sentencing expired. Nobles are required to house, feed, and clothe slaves.

This practice also comes into work during times of war. Prisoners of war are purchased to serve nobles until the war they're homeland is involve in is over. After which, they are released and returned to their homeland if their ruler calls for the return of all war prisoners. If not, they are forced to serve as slaves for life. In the Eight Kingdoms, there is a tax on the purchase of slaves. 10% of funds collected for the purchase of a slave is to be sent to the crown.

Slavery is widely practiced in the Forbidden Forest. Tribes that are victorious in war often take warriors from losing parties and force them into slavery, if they are not killed.

Arestoneiam
Slavery in the continent of Arestoneiam is widespread, having existence since the dawn of recorded history. It would be easier to speak of the few places in the continent where slavery isn’t accepted, such as the city states of Ruined Illyria. However, slavery runs rampant in the land just outside the city walls.

Slave Port is the central hub of the continental slave trade. The large rauber city breeds their local slave population and also run raids and guerrilla attacks on traveling parties. They mainly target non-human species, particularly shapeshifters because they are collectively hated throughout the continent and because they sell for more in fighting pits. Human slaves are also known to take part in fighting pits; the best are used to breed better generations of fighters. Slaves in the fighting pits have a chance at winning their freedom if they are victorious 21 times.

Human trafficking is a vital part of society in the vampire kingdom of Reikhafen. A population of over 200,000 humans are used to feed, and provide labor to a vampire population of 11,000. Unlike slavery in other parts of the world, these slaves serve for life and their children often inherit their slavery.