Thrall

Thrall in the loose sense can refer to anyone under the effects of a Love Spell or something similar which causes the target to become uncontrollably in love with someone. More specifically, it refers to those people who have been strongly affected by members of the Order of Courtesans.
== Facts: ==
-Thralls are love slaves, created and utilized by the Courtesans as protectors and servants. Depending on the Courtesan in question and the strength of the bond between them, the Thrall may only feel a strong inclination to help them, or the Thrall may be helplessly in love with the Courtesan, unable to stop themselves from not doing anything and everything to aid the source of their overriding affection. 
-Thralls are created specifically when a Courtesan channels some of their Ching energy into a partner during intercourse. The amount of Ching is huge and overwhelms their willpower, chaining them emotionally to the Courtesan. 
-Thralls may or may not realize they are enslaved. Thralls who truly loved or felt attracted to their Courtesan partner may mistake what they are feeling for genuine love. A wise Courtesan who decides to make Thralls will make sure they believe the emotion appears genuine! 
-The existence of Thralls is one of the biggest sources of conflict between the Courtesans and their fellow Adepts. The idea of binding a person's emotions to your own like that smacks of slavery (and technically, it is) so Courtesans either learn to use it lightly, use it only on the willing, or to do so secretly. 
-Chantries to the Romantic Order and other areas where Courtesans congregate will naturally be protected by teams of Thralls, often members of other Orders who are gifted to fight and defend. 
-Thralls are also a potential source of danger for Courtesans. Should someone be made a Thrall against their will, if they ever break free they will seek out revenge on the Order. And most Thralls usually know many secrets about the Courtesans from years of service! 
-Because the knowledge of the existence of Thralls is known to Adept society, many Adepts actively fear the Order of Courtesans for it. Some Adepts want nothing whatsoever to do with the Romantics for fear of being bespelled into being one of their slaves!
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