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| − | A ''' | + | A '''Bondsman''' is a [[Clan]] prisoner taken during combat, of any caste or rank. A Bondsman is considered a member of the Laborer caste until freed or promoted back to active service. |
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| + | A Bondsman wears a woven cord on the wrist to indicate the wearer's status (known as a bondcord). The color and highlighting indicate the Clan to which the wearer is bound and the capturing unit. | ||
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| + | ==Bondholder== | ||
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| + | A "bondholder" is the person that takes a bondsman and is the primary determiner of when a bondsman has fulfilled his bond obligation. Custom indicates that any prisoner remain a bondsman for at least a token amount of time, even high-ranking and [[Bloodname]]d warriors. Some Clans do not free Bondsmen to certain castes, especially the Warrior caste. | ||
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| + | ==Bondsref== | ||
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| + | Bondsref is ritual suicide to prevent becoming a Bondsman. The person performing Bondsref must have the permission of their Bondholder and perform said act before taking a bondcord, otherwise the performer is considered ''[[dezgra]]'' and their genes won't be used in the Clan breeding program. | ||
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Revision as of 15:24, 18 August 2008
A Bondsman is a Clan prisoner taken during combat, of any caste or rank. A Bondsman is considered a member of the Laborer caste until freed or promoted back to active service.
A Bondsman wears a woven cord on the wrist to indicate the wearer's status (known as a bondcord). The color and highlighting indicate the Clan to which the wearer is bound and the capturing unit.
Bondholder
A "bondholder" is the person that takes a bondsman and is the primary determiner of when a bondsman has fulfilled his bond obligation. Custom indicates that any prisoner remain a bondsman for at least a token amount of time, even high-ranking and Bloodnamed warriors. Some Clans do not free Bondsmen to certain castes, especially the Warrior caste.
Bondsref
Bondsref is ritual suicide to prevent becoming a Bondsman. The person performing Bondsref must have the permission of their Bondholder and perform said act before taking a bondcord, otherwise the performer is considered dezgra and their genes won't be used in the Clan breeding program.
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