Tur-Edendor: bondsmen

A freeman ceases to be a freeman, and instead becomes a bondsman,

once they begin to wear the official mark of a Kadar-Lai or Khor. A 

freeman may not be forced to become a bondsman; it a decision they 

must come to on their own. A bondsman may only serve one Kadar-Lai 

or Khor at a time.



A bondsman is the property of a Kadar-Lai or Khor, and this grants

them both certain protections, and certain responsibilities. The

Master is responsible for the action of their bondsmen, and

can be held liable for any crimes they commit if the Black Watch

so desires it. On the other hand, the master is free to do

with their property as they wish.



Not all bondsmen relationships are one of slave and

master. It is up for the freeman and Kadar-Lai to discuss what the

terms of service are before the freeman surrenders themselves to

the Kadar-Lai. Some bondsmen are slaves, others are bonded warriors,

others tribal members (such as orkish grunts to the warboss), 

others cultists, or anything else that may arise.



Likewise, not everyone who serves a Kadar-Lai need be a bondsman;

they can be an independent collaborator, a mercenary, an affiliate,

or something else, but then they do not have the protection of the

Kadar-Lai should a crime be committed against them, or if they 

commit a crime themselves.



For someone to take a bondsman, they must;

1) be of the Kadar-Lai,

2) have property within the city of Tur Edendor to suitable 

to house a bondsman.

3) have some piece of clothing or equipment with some sort of 

mark, color scheme, symbol, insignia or otherwise to signify their 

bondsman (if you fulfill 1 and 2, but do not have 3, email 

staff+morgul@middle-earth.us to rectify this problem). This mark 

must also be registered at the City Property Office for it to be 

official.



There are two ways a bondsman may leave the service of a Kadar-Lai;

1) the Kadar-Lai releasing or removing the bondsman from their

service.

2) after the expiration of the length of service agreed between the

freeman and the Kadar-Lai beforehand.



For 2) to take effect, the agreement must be witness by the City

Registry office to be official. OOC: to have this recognised,

both PCs will need to go to the civics office, make an agreement

for how long the freeman will be a bondsman to the Kadar-Lai, and

send in a log of the event (making sure to include the game-date

in the log) to staff+morgul@middle-earth.us with the subject

SERVICE LENGTH: freeman TO kadar-lai FOR time.

Last Modified: Friday, 05:02:50 am, 14th December 2007, by Japheth

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