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faction:hidden_sun_clan:slaves [2024/04/11 10:18] – Clarifying the Baqnor failure rule for Bound People (Clan form of slavery) (Nashoba project) hollanderfaction:hidden_sun_clan:slaves [2024/04/11 10:52] (current) – Further explained how bound people become free, explained paths to freedom, rules of the Baqnor. (Nashoba project) hollander
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 ===== Becoming Bound ===== ===== Becoming Bound =====
-Most Bound People in the clan were once prisoners captured in battle under the [[faction:hidden_sun_clan:prisoners]]. Poku'vonai often ask prisoners if they would elect to become Bound People, rather than the alternatives. It is notable that the alternatives for prisoners often includes execution, abandonment on an uncivilized world, or a ransoming back to a faction that may not care to pay for their release.+Most Bound People in the clan were once prisoners who were captured in battle under the [[faction:hidden_sun_clan:prisoners]]. Warriors of the Clan often ask prisoners if they would elect to become Bound People, rather than the alternatives. It is notable that these alternatives often include execution, abandonment on an uncivilized world, or a ransoming back to a faction that may not care to pay for their release. 
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 +Individuals wishing to become members of the Clan sometimes begin the process by becoming Bound. This was the case for the [[species:nekovalkyrja]] [[characters:hidden_sun_clan:kohaku]], who was found adrift in a lifepod by the Clan and who requested that she become a Bound Person as a path to joining the Clan society. Many of the [[faction:mishhuvurthyar:nmx:nekovalkyrja]] recovered from [[planet:clandream]] began their life in the Clan as Bound People, and later became the [[species:nekovalkyrja#niko_yarme|Niko Yârme]] minority.
  
 Those becoming bound swear an oath of service to the person who is to hold their bindings. The binder, similarly, swears an oath to treat the bound person with care and respect. Those becoming bound swear an oath of service to the person who is to hold their bindings. The binder, similarly, swears an oath to treat the bound person with care and respect.
  
 ===== Status of Bound People ===== ===== Status of Bound People =====
-Slaves are not treated as property under the Bound People system, and they cannot be bought, sold, or traded for other slaves. It is notable that prisoners captured in a battle can be ransomed; this practice is allowed under the prisoner rules, but once a prisoner is made into one of the bound people, selling them is forbidden. The slaves actions reflect upon the holder, and the holder is accountable for the slave.+Slaves are not treated as property under the Bound People system, and they cannot be bought, sold, or traded for other slaves. It is notable that prisoners captured in a battle can be ransomed; this practice is allowed under the prisoner rules, but once a prisoner is made into one of the bound people, selling them is forbidden. The Bound Person's actions reflect upon the Binder, and the Binder is accountable for the slave.
  
 ==== Transferring Control ==== ==== Transferring Control ====
-The control over a Bound Person can be transferred in specific circumstances. If the holder of the bindings becomes ill or dies, the control over the bound person is given to an appropriate member of their [[faction:hidden_sun_clan:family]]. +The control over a Bound Person //can// be transferred, but only in specific circumstances. If the holder of the bindings (the Binder) becomes ill or dies, the control over the bound person is given to an appropriate member of their [[faction:hidden_sun_clan:family]].
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-===== Cultural Beliefs About This Practice ===== +
-The making of a Bound Person is considered to be a way of honoring a defeated opponent who fought well. Normally, the person taking the slave would see some sort of potential in the person being bound, or they may feel compassion for their situation, and believe that ransoming a prisoner would lead to their being harmed. +
  
 ===== Freedom ===== ===== Freedom =====
-A binder may release a bound person at any time, but they remain responsible in case the bound person immediately causes harm to the Clan upon release. Release almost always means the bound person becomes a Poku'vonai, and a retainer of a family and a House. In most cases, they become a retainer of the family of the binder, but some bound people form connections with other families, and their wish to become a retainer for that other family is granted upon their release. It behooves freed Bound People to attempt and pass the //[[faction:hidden_sun_clan:rituals:baqnor]]//, if they have not done so already prior to becoming Bound. +A Binder may voluntarily release a bound person from bondage at any time, but the Binder remains criminally responsible for illegal acts taken by the freed person for a period of six months after the release is announced. Most Bound People who are released in this manner become [[faction:hidden_sun_clan:family#retainers|Retainers]]. In most cases, they become a retainer of the family of the binder, but some bound people form connections with other families, and their wish to become a retainer for that other family is granted upon their release. This formerly Bound Person may attempt and hopefully pass the //[[faction:hidden_sun_clan:rituals:baqnor]]//, if they have not done so already prior to becoming Bound.  
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 +Alternately, a Bound Person may, while still bound, attempt the Baqnor. Binders may not prevent their Bound Persons from the attempt, though they are obligated to explain the ritual in full, and are honor-bound to assist the Bound Person in studying. A Bound Person who passes the Baqnor is immediately freed, and further meets the Clan's definition of a Citizen as per their [[faction:hidden_sun_clan:laws:codex_clan#cp-01_the_definition_of_a_citizen|Codex of Clan Law]].
  
 ==== Failing the Baqnor ==== ==== Failing the Baqnor ====
 [[faction:hidden_sun_clan:slaves]] who are freed, even if they are Qaktoro who have not passed the Baqnor already, have a unique rule applied to them when they attempt the Baqnor. Former bound people who fail the tests are //not// required to commit //[[faction:hidden_sun_clan:rituals:sou_fofi]]//. Only formerly bound Qaktoro who had not already passed the Baqnor would then be obligated to be sterilized. After this failure of the Baqnor, former bound people are permitted to live as a retainer, but they would not have clan status. [[faction:hidden_sun_clan:slaves]] who are freed, even if they are Qaktoro who have not passed the Baqnor already, have a unique rule applied to them when they attempt the Baqnor. Former bound people who fail the tests are //not// required to commit //[[faction:hidden_sun_clan:rituals:sou_fofi]]//. Only formerly bound Qaktoro who had not already passed the Baqnor would then be obligated to be sterilized. After this failure of the Baqnor, former bound people are permitted to live as a retainer, but they would not have clan status.
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 +===== Cultural Beliefs About This Practice =====
 +The making of a Bound Person is considered to be a way of honoring a defeated opponent who fought well. Normally, the person taking the slave would see some sort of potential in the person being bound, or they may feel compassion for their situation, and believe that ransoming a prisoner would lead to their being harmed. 
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 ===== Unique Instances of Bound People ===== ===== Unique Instances of Bound People =====
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 ==== Bound Clones of the Weakening ==== ==== Bound Clones of the Weakening ====
-During the events of the [[faction:hidden_sun_clan:weakening]] in 537 CY ([[timeline:pre_ye_01|YE -182]]), the Clan created [[species:qaktoro]] clones in order to keep their society functioning, and to help the Qaktoro repopulate. These clones were made Bound People upon their creation. When the crisis passed, the clones were permitted to undergo the [[faction:hidden_sun_clan:rituals:baqnor]] and become citizens. Others chose to remain Bound and live out their lives. The descendants of those clones are not looked upon any differently than the descendants of any other Qaktoro.+During the events of the [[faction:hidden_sun_clan:weakening]] in 537 CY ([[timeline:pre_ye_01|YE -182]]), the Clan created [[species:qaktoro]] clones in order to keep their society functioning, and to help the Qaktoro repopulate. These clones were made Bound People upon their creation. When the crisis passed, the clones were permitted to undergo the [[faction:hidden_sun_clan:rituals:baqnor]] and become citizens. Others chose to remain Bound and live out their lives.  
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 +=== The Clone Descendants === 
 +Many now-living members of the Clan are descendants of these clones, and are sometimes viewed as bearing unique souls because of this ancestry. Religious philosophers debate whether the clones all had the same soul of the being from which they were copied. Some wonder whether the descendants of clones are spiritually diluted, and view Clone Descendants with suspicion. Others see the role of the Qaktoro clones during the weakening as a heroic one, and celebrate Clone Descendants as carrying on a tradition of service to the Clan. The perspective a Clan individual has on the Clone Descendants varies, and not every individual Descendants knows, or is willing to reveal, their unique ancestry.
  
 ===== Violating Bound People Rules ===== ===== Violating Bound People Rules =====

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