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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''' 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. | + | 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== | ==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 [[Bloodname]]d warriors. Some Clans do not free Bondsmen to certain castes, especially the Warrior caste. | |
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==Bondsref== | ==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 will not be used in the Clan breeding program. | |
| − | 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 | ||
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[[Category:Clan Terms]] | [[Category:Clan Terms]] | ||
Revision as of 02:07, 19 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 will not be used in the Clan breeding program.