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Our Master who owns us, Whose name we dare not utter, Your kingdom is here, Your will is obeyed in the house and on the plantation. Give us this day our daily gruel And forgive us our disobedience Just as we forgive those we oversee, And lead us not into temptation Which can only lead to punishments, but keep us safe from badness. For yours is the household And the power and the glory And the authority to control us. Amen.
Worldbuilding - Artia - Slavery by barefootliam, literature
Literature
Worldbuilding - Artia - Slavery
[Contains minor spoilers for Iffric’s Tale and some upcoming pieces; some people prefer to discover the background by reading the stories.]
There is widespread slavery in Artia. There are several kinds of slavery, and not all kinds are recognized in all regions—but a slave moving from one region to another stays a slave, just of a different sort. A slave is not generally thought of as being a person. The pronoun used is it rather than him or her; they are kept in cupboards, not stables or bedrooms—even if there is a bed in the room, it’s still referred to as a cupboard, a closet, somewhere things are stored. Slaves ar