Re: Middle Men and Power Vacuums
Posted: Sat Sep 17, 2016 3:05 pm
She didn't say, no no no I want it all under my control. Pull on the reigns and be a lil more gentle there!
What I see is her pointing out the system and what was tried in the past.
And I hope people think more of the ISA other then pay your money and walk away.. Several points of interest here are;
Enforcement
Stealing and Damaging Slaves
(OOC Note: The full OOC permission of all concerned must exist for most of the following, else the role play is nullified and never happened.)
If a registered slave is reported stolen, then the Slave Authority will investigate. Should they find the allegations to be true, the slave will be found and returned, with the abductor punished as appropriate. The Authority will call on such assistance as it needs for this and will pay the necessary fees.
If a registered slave is reported raped or damaged without the owners consent, then the Authority may investigate. Should they find the allegations to be true, they will take appropriate action against the assailant using Imperial enforcers.
When ISA employees note a slave being publicly harmed in a way that goes beyond reasonable punishment, training or use of such property, they may require the owner to stop. In extreme cases, they may remove that slave and place her with a slaver for sale to a new owner.
Note that the Lonely Inn has a standing arrangement with the empire. Stealing, abducting or permanently damaging an Inn slave results in an automatic bounty placed on the perpetrator; that bounty is payable only on permanent death without resurrection.
Misbehaving Slaves
Owners of slaves who persistently behave in public in a manner unbecoming of their status will find themselves warned. If the owner does not take action to train their slave in proper public demeanor, the Authority may require that owner to place his slave with a slaver for training. The cost of this is met by the slave owner, who may also be required to take lessons in slave control.
Benefits of Registration
The slave must wear a character collar in TLI in the form of <name{Owner Abbreviation}> signifying their status.
The owner's name will be shown in a slave description via Desdaemona.
A slave owner gets the security of having the empire protect his property from harm where needed, especially when he is absent.
Should a slave be abducted, the Authority will pay all fees for a bounty hunter to effect their recovery and for any punishment of the abductor.
Slaves have the knowledge that they can approach officials for help if their owner mistreats them beyond reasonable limits.
Slaves do not pay the standard 10Mh/month for room and/or board as they are considered fed and housed by their owner.
Registration
Registration as a slaver costs 100 Mh and includes a starter kit comprising:
One slave merchandise collar
Restraints
Whip and paddle
Continued registration costs 20 Mh monthly which is automatically deducted from the slaver's bank account.
A second merchandise collar may be purchased for a further 100 Mh. No more than two merchandise slaves can be held at any one time.
Benefits of Becoming a Licensed Slaver
The slaver may use merchandise collars instead of standard slave collars. These take a single equipment slot and show the slave is for sale.
Slavers do not pay the 10 Mh / month ownership fee on merchandise slaves.
Slaves sold by Slavers are waived the normal waiting week.
Licensed slavers may sell slaves via the auctions at a reduced fee.
Licensed slavers may charge slave owners for enhanced training of their slaves.
Licensed slavers are likely to gain higher prices for their products as these slaves are assumed to be well trained prior to sale.
The ISA assumes a licensed slaver is experienced enough to be able to retain his property by force but may step in for serious assaults or thefts. (OOC Note: Slavers are expected to be level 5 or above and able to handle minor combat for themselves)
The ISA will assist in the recapture of slaves who escape or who are stolen.
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Found all on the Site for Bel..
It doesn't seem like an outlandish fee, but she's already said she's willing to cut that down and I can agree with that.
My next point may shock folks... but, Tawny doesn't make up the rules of her shop. We of the Admin, do. So being frustrated with her is likely a mote point. She simply manages and runs it and has always done an exceptional job in this. This is why I asked folks discuss it so we could see what we did or did not wish to do while being provided thoughts by those that are slavers and those buying from slavers.
I'm sure SB will weigh in as I've asked HC to have a peek at this topic as I felt it more then relevant. Thank you