Austin Worley
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Author of Fantasy, Science Fiction, & Romance | Published Poet | Amateur Astronomer | Avid Reader
Conditions vary widely. Slaves in the fields and mines are often worked to death. Sacrifices are murdered, obviously. Domestic slaves in wealthy households may lead lives of relative ease and comfort, but even they are subject to the whims of their owners
December 20, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Conditions vary widely. Slaves in the fields and mines are often worked to death. Sacrifices are murdered, obviously. Domestic slaves in wealthy households may lead lives of relative ease and comfort, but even they are subject to the whims of their owners
Tyrian slavery isn’t exclusive; anyone can become a slave. For freeborn Tyrians, this most often happens to debtors or convicted criminals. Most other slaves are either born slaves, taken in war or corsair raids, or trafficked by southron criminal networks.
December 20, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Tyrian slavery isn’t exclusive; anyone can become a slave. For freeborn Tyrians, this most often happens to debtors or convicted criminals. Most other slaves are either born slaves, taken in war or corsair raids, or trafficked by southron criminal networks.
Given the religious significance to this claim of literal divine right, a number of noble families instead rallied around Rania’s cousin Arnen Rauch, Teign of Wollemarch.
Rauch denounced Markus before the entire court, plunging the Marches into a bloody civil war.
(5/5)
Rauch denounced Markus before the entire court, plunging the Marches into a bloody civil war.
(5/5)
December 13, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Given the religious significance to this claim of literal divine right, a number of noble families instead rallied around Rania’s cousin Arnen Rauch, Teign of Wollemarch.
Rauch denounced Markus before the entire court, plunging the Marches into a bloody civil war.
(5/5)
Rauch denounced Markus before the entire court, plunging the Marches into a bloody civil war.
(5/5)
Queen Rania died without blood children. By law and custom, her heir was Prince Markus, son of her husband and their hearthmate.
However, the legitimacy of the Sunflower Throne rests on a claim to direct descent from the Prophet Torsten and the Mother Incarnate
(4/5)
However, the legitimacy of the Sunflower Throne rests on a claim to direct descent from the Prophet Torsten and the Mother Incarnate
(4/5)
December 13, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Queen Rania died without blood children. By law and custom, her heir was Prince Markus, son of her husband and their hearthmate.
However, the legitimacy of the Sunflower Throne rests on a claim to direct descent from the Prophet Torsten and the Mother Incarnate
(4/5)
However, the legitimacy of the Sunflower Throne rests on a claim to direct descent from the Prophet Torsten and the Mother Incarnate
(4/5)
So the child of a hearthmate may inherit a title over trueborn children of the nobles if the former is older.
With or without trueborn heirs, children of hearthmates inheriting is normal and uncontroversial…most of the time
(3/5)
With or without trueborn heirs, children of hearthmates inheriting is normal and uncontroversial…most of the time
(3/5)
December 13, 2025 at 3:00 AM
So the child of a hearthmate may inherit a title over trueborn children of the nobles if the former is older.
With or without trueborn heirs, children of hearthmates inheriting is normal and uncontroversial…most of the time
(3/5)
With or without trueborn heirs, children of hearthmates inheriting is normal and uncontroversial…most of the time
(3/5)
…the Marches are an interesting case.
Marcher culture considers the children of “hearthmates” (concubines of sorts from the freeholder or merchant classes who nobles marry to ensure heirs) to be the full children of the noble members of the union, not the hearthmate.
(2/5)
Marcher culture considers the children of “hearthmates” (concubines of sorts from the freeholder or merchant classes who nobles marry to ensure heirs) to be the full children of the noble members of the union, not the hearthmate.
(2/5)
December 13, 2025 at 3:00 AM
…the Marches are an interesting case.
Marcher culture considers the children of “hearthmates” (concubines of sorts from the freeholder or merchant classes who nobles marry to ensure heirs) to be the full children of the noble members of the union, not the hearthmate.
(2/5)
Marcher culture considers the children of “hearthmates” (concubines of sorts from the freeholder or merchant classes who nobles marry to ensure heirs) to be the full children of the noble members of the union, not the hearthmate.
(2/5)