Slavery in Joraje

Stribrna Joraje has a long history of slavery, which has existed in the region long before Jarotajep the Ploughman first ascended to the throne of the First Kingdom. It has become increasingly uncommon in the Duchy, reaching its peak during the First Anarchy, and slowly declining throughout the Second and Third Dynasties, due primarily to the rise of Manorialism and the influence of the Farars. It is present in Joraje today, though it has largely replaced with serfdom. Only between 1 and 2 percent of the population of Joraje are enslaved. 
 
== Slavery and Associated Laws ==
There are a few ways that one may be enslaved in Joraje. A person may become slave under the following circumstances:
* Being captured in war
* Being sentenced to slavery as a punishment for a crime
* Being born to a slave mother
Despite these circumstances, there are other laws regarding who may be held as a slave in Joraje. For example, Werrans of any denomination are not to be held as slaves by any Werran. Slaves may also buy their freedom after having been enslaved to a specific master for a decade. 
== Slave Trade ==
Throughout much of the Second and Third dynasties, demand from Khu and Aranyshami dominated the Joran slave trade. However, as the Farars and the Bishops have prohibited any Werran slaves be exported to non-Werrans lands. As such, most of the trade throughout Joraje focuses on the movement of slaves from non-Werran regions to the Kythanni and Tohkeljosi lands in Juhnvechteya. Non-Werran traders, while not binded to the Farar's rules, tended to focus on those regions as well. 
=== Joran Merchants ===
Joran merchants have made up a large portion of the Joran slave trade since its establishment. The trade has been dominated by their efforts and travels. Joran slavers can be found across the region, from Cinelli to Khu. By the reign of Duke Geralt of Loren, the city of Harda, a port town in Karred, had established a thriving slave trade, where slaves would be brought from the inland regions to be transported south along the coast, or north and then west. Pirates wouold also use the city as a base, from where they would attack and enslave the crews of foreign ships. The records show that female slaves were more highly sought after, as evidenced by the amounts oayed, with a male being worth an average of 30 groschen, while a female could sell for as high as 200. 
Harpa was far from the only slaving hub in Joraje, with other towns, such as Buorna also selling slaves from as far afield as Khu and Astherya, and selling them to lands just as distant. 
=== Vechtese Merchants ===
Vechtese merchants are a major force in the Joran slave trade, with traders from Brankonya and Tanderland traveling to Joraje to buy or sell slaves in Joraje. ]
=== Cinelli Merchants ===
Cinelli merchants are a small force in the Joran slave trade, though they are present. In the city of Harda, a hub of the trade, there are two Cinelli traders, out of a total of eleven slavers. Traders from Cinelli tend to focus on selling slaves north, toward their homeland, and thence onward to Fingerland and other regions
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