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RE: Slavery in Eorzea - Jariana - 07-16-2015
One example I don't think has been mentioned yet, is I believe that in Satasha normal all of the non-combatants there are possibly slaves, or at least captive to the pirates there. I seem to remember a back room (that isn't hit often in a normal run) with a bunch of people in cages and such. Though I could be getting things mixed up, it's been ages since I've run that place.
RE: Slavery in Eorzea - Manari - 07-16-2015
I was going to mention that place as well. Most of the female NPCs in that dungeon make all sorts of insinuations as to the reason and the terms of them being there. Some phrases they utter are more colorful than others but all of them imply they are indeed slaves been kept by the pirates. It's probably one of the more powerful examples, in fact.
RE: Slavery in Eorzea - Mercurias - 07-17-2015
I think it can safely be said that, while slavery DOES exist in Eorzea, it isn't legal in any of the City-States for a person to OWN another person. There might be indentured servitude, military conscription, and prisoners forced to perform labor, but there are no legal slave auctions or the like, and if someone is found out as a slave, they'll likely be freed and the person keeping them like that at least prosecuted if captured.
RE: Slavery in Eorzea - myahele - 07-18-2015
With Limsa's connection to foreign nations outside of Eorzea. I wonder if the pirates/slavers ship them off there?
In either case, it seems like there's alot of illegal sex slavery.
RE: Slavery in Eorzea - Mercurias - 07-19-2015
(07-18-2015, 01:18 AM)myahele Wrote: With Limsa's connection to foreign nations outside of Eorzea. I wonder if the pirates/slavers ship them off there?
In either case, it seems like there's alot of illegal sex slavery.
Limsa actually patrols very heavily in order to prevent pirates from doing exactly that. Arcanist Storyline shows so.
RE: Slavery in Eorzea - Paradox - 07-20-2015
From what I've seen, in Ul'dah at least, slavery is something that works in line with the prison system. You either stay in the system, or become a slave-gladiator, which is basically the same thing because you're a prisoner anyway. As for normal slavery, I haven't seen a lot of references to it in a legal fashion. It's very likely slavery is a crime and punishment deal in most places, and that's legal because it's actually part of the legal system, but it's combat slavery from what I've seen. 'Fight for our country as a slave, earn a pardon' sort of thing. Ul'dah's is confirmed on that, and I imagine Limsa might have something similar, being as they're all old pirates, or a good chunk of them are. It wouldn't be outlandish for a criminal to have to do his time scrubbin' the decks for X years. Gridania..I haven't seen anything in Gridania about it. Their legal system is not touched on that I've seen. I also have no idea about slavery in Ishgard/Coerthas, either, though some of the commoners in Ishgard are treated almost as slaves by more corrupt nobles form what I've gathered in the MSQ, but that's more of a feudalism thing. I think from what we've seen, the actual wholesale selling of people is for the most part, illegal as Mercurias stated.
Also, rogue quest touches on slavery as well and how it's illegal by the Code, not just the law. So you have two forces in Limsa who are actively against it.
RE: Slavery in Eorzea - Virella - 07-20-2015
Ishgard has workcamps for family members of unbelievers. Take that as you will.
http://xivdb.com/?leve/426/The-Wages-of-Sin
^ Source
RE: Slavery in Eorzea - LiadansWhisper - 07-20-2015
(07-20-2015, 06:05 AM)Virella Douront Wrote: Ishgard has workcamps for family members of unbelievers. Take that as you will.
http://xivdb.com/?leve/426/The-Wages-of-Sin
^ Source
It says workhouse, not work camp.  That implies more something along the lines of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Workhouse than a gulag (which is what a work camp implies).
Still pretty awful.
RE: Slavery in Eorzea - Virella - 07-20-2015
(07-20-2015, 03:35 PM)LiadansWhisper Wrote:Sorry my non-native tongue may have gotten to me there(07-20-2015, 06:05 AM)Virella Douront Wrote: Ishgard has workcamps for family members of unbelievers. Take that as you will.
http://xivdb.com/?leve/426/The-Wages-of-Sin
^ Source
It says workhouse, not work camp.  That implies more something along the lines of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Workhouse than a gulag (which is what a work camp implies).
Still pretty awful.
