Slave rules:
⦁ do not act without order, if order act upon immediately unless told otherwise
⦁ never look into masters eyes(keep head bowed)
⦁ never stand taller than the master-kneel before them
⦁ speak when spoken to, if not then silent
⦁ only communicate with other slaves when not in masters presence
⦁ all slaves must-do chores, extra tasks depend on training
⦁ once reached the age of 12 can begin training until bought
⦁ if any rules are broke masters can punish what they see fit
Types of slaves:
⦁ household slaves-do chores, babysit, cook etc.
⦁ entertainment slaves-dance,sing,play etc.
⦁ worker slave-jobs for businesses
⦁ labour slaves-hard & dirty work
⦁ pleasure slaves-pleasure their masters.
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People think slaves are no more. They were freed by Lincoln, remember. But the people have their ways. Ways to return things to what they perceived as normal. They were rare, to begin with. Only belonged to the wealthiest of the wealthy, those whose never known life without luxury. Now they were common, everyone had one; or two. But there were somethings that people didn't mention, it was an unspoken rule to not talk about it. A subject people forgot about or at least forced themselves to forget. But, if someone thought about it too long...
But they're not slaves, or so they say, slaves are no more. They're known as sorquams. Sorquams aren't people, therefore, they aren't slaves because slaves were people underneath all the sweat and filth. And the shame someone feels for giving birth to a sorquam is pitiful. To go through all that- just to have such a broken thing in your arms. They aren't loved by their families not even their mothers, they're just shame and disappointment in physical form.
Their name is derived from the two Latin words nequam and sordes that translate to worthless and filth.
How would one tell they have had a sorquam? If what they had was broken by the eyes of society, then it was one. Broken means it doesn't perform to the norm of society; if they're different. In any way. If you look too odd, if you think too fast or slow, if you chose to love the same gender, if you say you aren't what you are and anything else that would make someone not 'perfect'. but of course, these guidelines have been built by a society that feeds of status and money. So, of course, the rules don't apply to a daughter or a son if you can afford for them not to.
Out in the world, there are good people still, a few, but they're there amongst the others. People who can see that it doesn't matter if you look different, think different, love different, are different, you are who you are, and that's perfect, even if they tell you otherwise. Everyone deserves love, but not everyone sees it that way. These people, these kind people, know that the sorquam are human just like everyone else.