post-mortem manumission?

From: Ian Gorlick <igorlick_at_nortelnetworks.com>
Date: Mon, 8 Mar 1999 16:57:11 -0500


A discussion has arisen in our game about certain laws and customs relating to slavery in the Lunar Empire. One issue of curiosity at the moment is whether or not it is possible for a slave to be freed after death.

Given the highly stratified Dara Happan traditions that underlie the Lunar Empire, it seems inevitable that one's status is still important after death. So, is it likely that free descendants of a slave might seek to posthumously free their ancestor? What rules might exist about this?

Or, consider the case of a slave who has been accumulating the capital to purchase his freedom, but dies before he has quite enough. Can a portion of his "freedom fund" be used to secure the slave a higher status in the after-life? (and provide some compensation to the slave-owner for the loss of his property.)


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