Guide on Novels and Games - FANTASY - S&R - SLAVERY

Slaves are another common trait in various fantasy stories.

About slaves we need to differ them by their origin:


 * War	slaves, people captured and enslaved during wars, they can be	nobles, commoners and soldiers. This type can obtain back its	freedom if released by their "owner" or the ruler of the	country.
 * Debt	slaves, people that sold themself for pay a debt. In theory	once payed back the money to the master, the slave can become free	again.  In	the case the debt is illegal is possible that the laws of the	country provide a reimbursement to the slave.
 * Birth	slaves, they are slaves from birth, they can be member of a race	that is created as slaves or the child of a slave. Since	they are slaves from the beginning they don't know what mean be free	and for this reason they have some difficulty on not being a slave.
 * Criminal	slave, they are criminals that are captured and enslaved. This	type can obtain back its freedom back only if the ruler free it.

The work of a slave change based on their owner so the possible role that a slave can have are:


 * Soldiers,	the slave/s fight for their owner
 * House	works, the slave/s do works like clean, do chores and cook.
 * Miner,	the slave work in a mine, in most stories unsold slaves and most of	the criminal slaves are sent in a mine and work there until their	death or something happen like someone take them or they found a way	for escape.

The enslaving method change based on the choice of the author, till now I saw this methods:


 * Collar,	the slave have a special collar that tightens or enlarge when the	owner want, this way the slave is scared of die and obey.
 * Seal,	the slave have a special mark or seal somewhere on the body,	depending on the author's choice is possible that the mark force the	slave to obey or simple connect the slave to the owner.
 * Contract	/ Pact, in this case there is a magical contract or pact	that connect the slave to the owner.

Slavery in novels and fantasy is not the always the same since there are variations based on the author's choices and for this reason is possible that in a novel slaves don't have any human right while in another they have some rights or rules that regolate how they must be treated, plus in the same world is possible found nations where slaves don't have any rights while in others they are "protected".