Slaves in the 'verse
POSTED BY: Morwen112
UPDATED: Monday, May 1, 2006 19:31
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Call out to anyone who can help!
I'm a pretty green newbie, haven't even seen all of the show yet. But I've started a fanfic and I've hit a snag.
I saw Shindig and I noticed there was a mention of slavery. At the big party, one of the older gentlemen steps in on Kaylee's behalf and says something about a dozen slaves taking a week to get one of the rich girls into her dress, but only a second for a boy to get her out of it. Something close to that anyway.
I was wondering if there was any more about slavery in the 'verse. My main character is a slave/former slave and I wanted to know if slavery is something only practiced on the outer planets or if they have it right into the core? Is it regulated by the Alliance or more or less ignored? Are the slaves captured by slavers or are there "slave colonies" ?
Any help is greatly appreciated!
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It is illegal in the verse to keep slaves and indentured servants, but that doesnt stop people outside the core to do it. Slaves are used heavily by some mining corperations and on rimworlds were inexpensive manpower is needed. If you get your hands on the Serenity RPG book there is some info there. Also see the Train Job, Shindig and Jaynestown for references on slavery and peoples attitudes on it.
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Thanks very much, Vinterdraken (cool name, btw)! I'll look into it, my copy of the series should be coming soon. (*jumps up and down in excitement*)
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I've got the RPG Book and I'll look for more info for you tomorrow - but from what I remember off the top of my head the Alliance is not involved with the trade and technically it's illegal. That said, there's terraforming crews and what not that need warm bodies and they tend to turn a blind eye because they don't always have the manpower to enforce their edicts out on the Rim.
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Originally posted by Morwen112:
I saw Shindig and I noticed there was a mention of slavery. At the big party, one of the older gentlemen steps in on Kaylee's behalf and says something about a dozen slaves taking a week to get one of the rich girls into her dress, but only a second for a boy to get her out of it. Something close to that anyway.
The bar brawl scene in the beginning of Shindig is caused by Mal stealing money from a slave trader. Slaves for terra-forming crews. No extra rations necessary.
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A minor item... I noticed in the Serenity pilot that as Mal & crew walk into Badger's office, he's checking the teeth of a white girl -- like she's a horse. Thought it was intriguing.
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In Jayntown when Inara first meets the father of the young man she is there to companion she adresses him a "Magistrate Higgins" in which he replies " Mr Higgins please. I only make people I own use my title."
a pretty good sign of slavery and that the abuse of ppl is alive and well in the future verse.
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And don't forget the distinction between slaves and indentured servants - the Mudders on Higgins' Moon were the latter. People who voluntarily sell themselves to an employer (owner!) for a fixed length of time in return for board/upkeen. This is what Inara pretended Mal was when she rescued him in "The Train Job", threatening him with an additional six months of ownership for attempting to escape.
Still not a good thing, but distinct from slavery.
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Originally posted by Morwen112:
I was wondering if there was any more about slavery in the 'verse. My main character is a slave/former slave and I wanted to know if slavery is something only practiced on the outer planets or if they have it right into the core? Is it regulated by the Alliance or more or less ignored? Are the slaves captured by slavers or are there "slave colonies" ?
A face in the crowd from the pilot, on Persephone:
I always wondered if that was meant to be a slaver's tatoo/mark.
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