Upcoming Reformations of Thralldom
Posted by Victus on 09/09/17
In the interest of the well-being of Thralls and their eventual integration back into society when their service ends, the following document will be made official legislature for all lands under direct Thraxian control. The goal of the Reformation efforts put forward is to ensure Thralls can safely return to a life underneath the Thrax banner once their service is done and ensure further abuse of their time cannot be throttled by their overlords.
Thrax also strives to keep their Vassals autonomy and sovereignty as unimpeded as possible, therefore all following changes will not be forced upon the Duchies in Thrax's service nor their vassalage. However, Lords under Thrax's banner directly will be made to obey the new laws set forth within the next year of these systems being established.
The following drafted by Lady Octavia Kennex is the publically acknowledged goal for changes to Thralldom. All details described below shall be committed to Law within the Mourning Isles within a year of this proclamation.
The institution of Thralldom will not be abolished at this time, but will be reformed in the following manner:
1. Only a Ruling Peer or Voice ("Lords") of a house of the Thrax may create new thralls.
2. Thralldom may only be imposed as punishment for a criminal act ("criminal thrall") or for waging war against the Thrax or their vassals ("war thrall").
3. Any thrall entering service shall have their fine set by the judgement of a Magistrate appointed by the Lord imposing thralldom. This debt must, unless otherwise authorized by paragraph 4 or 7, be achievable within the natural lifetime of a human.
4. The imposition of criminal thralldom with a debt that cannot be repaid within their lifetime ("thralldom until death") requires the decision of a panel of judges and the approval of the liege of the Lord imposing thralldom.
5. A criminal thrall's debt may not be increased or extended in any way unless the thrall commits further crimes that would result in punishment by thralldom on their own. This increase requires the same process of trial and judgement by a Magistrate that their initial thralldom required.
6. A criminal thrall's debt may be reduced or forgiven as a reward for excellent behavior.
7. In addition to repayment of debt, a shav-born war thrall may be held until they show enough understanding of the culture and religion of the Compact to be sworn as a Prodigal.
8. Thralls must be put to use in a specific field of duty, with an eye to building useful skills for their eventual return to free society.
9. Thralls used as warriors or crew on ships must spend their last year of service ashore apprenticed to a free person who practices a trade or craft.
10. A thrall whose service ends either by order or by repayment of debt is a free person of common status, and must be treated as such.
11. A thrall's whose service ends in their death shall have their debt recorded as having been paid in full. The debt of a thrall is not transferable.
12. A criminal thrall's allegiance as a free person reverts to what it was before their period of thralldom, unless the thrall chooses to swear allegiance to another house.
13. A war thrall must actively swear allegiance to a House of the Compact, the Crown, or the Faith to finalize the end of their thralldom.
--- Kennex Stance ---
The laws of Stormward March are already more restrictive than Maelstrom requires.
Thrax also strives to keep their Vassals autonomy and sovereignty as unimpeded as possible, therefore all following changes will not be forced upon the Duchies in Thrax's service nor their vassalage. However, Lords under Thrax's banner directly will be made to obey the new laws set forth within the next year of these systems being established.
The following drafted by Lady Octavia Kennex is the publically acknowledged goal for changes to Thralldom. All details described below shall be committed to Law within the Mourning Isles within a year of this proclamation.
The institution of Thralldom will not be abolished at this time, but will be reformed in the following manner:
1. Only a Ruling Peer or Voice ("Lords") of a house of the Thrax may create new thralls.
2. Thralldom may only be imposed as punishment for a criminal act ("criminal thrall") or for waging war against the Thrax or their vassals ("war thrall").
3. Any thrall entering service shall have their fine set by the judgement of a Magistrate appointed by the Lord imposing thralldom. This debt must, unless otherwise authorized by paragraph 4 or 7, be achievable within the natural lifetime of a human.
4. The imposition of criminal thralldom with a debt that cannot be repaid within their lifetime ("thralldom until death") requires the decision of a panel of judges and the approval of the liege of the Lord imposing thralldom.
5. A criminal thrall's debt may not be increased or extended in any way unless the thrall commits further crimes that would result in punishment by thralldom on their own. This increase requires the same process of trial and judgement by a Magistrate that their initial thralldom required.
6. A criminal thrall's debt may be reduced or forgiven as a reward for excellent behavior.
7. In addition to repayment of debt, a shav-born war thrall may be held until they show enough understanding of the culture and religion of the Compact to be sworn as a Prodigal.
8. Thralls must be put to use in a specific field of duty, with an eye to building useful skills for their eventual return to free society.
9. Thralls used as warriors or crew on ships must spend their last year of service ashore apprenticed to a free person who practices a trade or craft.
10. A thrall whose service ends either by order or by repayment of debt is a free person of common status, and must be treated as such.
11. A thrall's whose service ends in their death shall have their debt recorded as having been paid in full. The debt of a thrall is not transferable.
12. A criminal thrall's allegiance as a free person reverts to what it was before their period of thralldom, unless the thrall chooses to swear allegiance to another house.
13. A war thrall must actively swear allegiance to a House of the Compact, the Crown, or the Faith to finalize the end of their thralldom.
--- Kennex Stance ---
The laws of Stormward March are already more restrictive than Maelstrom requires.