- Republic -
Gem (he/him; a shadow knight who should not be a Jedi. Vaguely inaccurate version of Lyir's dad! Hanging out w/ Lyir's mom, Vu'lan), Ryme (she/her; scoundrel version of Riia, named more like the original OC), Zahied (he/him; a Jedi sage?? and a mirialan??? Familiar, somehow...)
- Imperial -
[Lord] Vardin (she/her; lightning sorc and Liio's mom), Meringue (she/her; soft, fluffy vang-agent who has certainly never done violence), Hax ([dial-up modem noises]; bounty-hunting operative, aka. boperative)
[An issue for citizens of the fascist space dictatorship...]
Via this post --
1. With slavery being legal and widely practiced in the Empire, what do your imperial characters think about it?
Do they consider it a terrible practice they would ban if they only had enough power? Are they neutral about it, think it's useful for the economy/just a normal part of life? / Specially for the SI (who used to be a slave before they were sent to Korriban): how did their past experiences shape their view on this topic?
Tarskal -
He never had a single qualm about the situation.* His entire way of dealing with people is how he can manipulate them, and there are VERY few who he considers his equal to begin with (none, technically--but a few are close enough). Nonetheless, since he got involved with Cianna, he has respected her disgust and behaved in line with her principles. He doesn’t /need/ slaves, he has droids.**
*(On principle. The specifics are another matter, since he has a code of hierarchy that isn’t necessarily reflected in the Imperial status quo.)
**(Neither he nor Cianna have been convinced of droid sentience.)
Kallir -
Disapproving but resigned. Given that he grew up "property of Imperial Intelligence", he sees himself in a closely related category to slaves, and is focused mostly on his own problems (to which he is also resigned, more-or-less).
Liio -
Took him a while to really think about it as a pampered little noble boy. He came around to recognizing it's Not Good. But he tried a different sort of revolution once, and that didn't work for him, so he's discouraged from seeking change.
Xerzen -
Definitely not a fan. Wasn't exactly a slave, but worked in places where they worked before he was a Sith & never liked what he saw. Prioritizing self-preservation has generally gotten in the way of him trying to do anything about it. I think as he becomes more secure in the knowledge that he DOES have clout (after becoming a Sith--one with likeminded allies), he’ll become outspoken, at least.
Huraj -
She has that "it is what it is" attitude--acknowledging the reality is bad for some (the slaves, primarily) and good for others (the parasite classes, primarily). If she was given sweeping power to reform the system, she might institute the 'moral judgement' kind of enslavement where people don't start their lives in slavery, but if they cause problems then they're prison labor. She's not especially compassionate.
Cezek -
She is utterly uncompassionate and does not apologize for it, so it's easy to imagine how that translates. She’s never grasped for power, but if she DID have it, she would probably pose the question "Why am I paying any of you? / Why aren't MORE of you slaves for me?" -- That being said, she tends to punch laterally, not down. It unsettles her to spend time around slaves. She sees that there was misery there before she could show up to cause it, and she doesn't like that--she’s more interested in something to BREAK.
Vensys -
Considers himself the pragmatist. He’s not even a native citizen, who is he to interfere with the system that “works” for the Empire?
--From a meta/lore perspective I do not know if the Chiss also generally have slaves. If it’s not common, he would have gone through some culture shock. But. When in Rome... He already does everything he can to blend in & pretend he can be just as Loyal and Normal of an Imperial as anybody else, so. Their normal is his normal.
He might still get queasy with some people’s specific situations. But. He’s always been fine with believing that other people’s problems are not his problems.
2. Do they own slaves and how do they treat them? Why?
Tarskal -
Again, if it weren’t for Cianna he probably would. He wouldn’t treat them very differently than non-slaves--but that’s because he’s awful to nearly everyone (unless for some seemingly arbitrary reason he has decided they deserve better).
Kallir -
Has never owned slaves, but it’s not a decision he ever had to make. If, say, he were in a position to buy slaves away from bad situations and “keep them somewhere less awful”-? He might take on the part of slave owner. Like, if it seemed unrealistic for them to live elsewhere safe & free, or if he couldn’t find a non-suspicious way of un-enslaving them.*
Would still think it was wrong, but he’d do it anyway (the way he lives his entire life).
*(Basically I am picturing if he somehow became a little trophy husband of someone equally wealthy as Keran, but who cared a lot more about their money/estate/reputation.)
Liio -
If he ever did own slaves semi-directly (through his family), he was then disinherited and ended up owning nothing. Probably hasn’t thought about what he’d do if he was expected to own someone. He has people he EMPLOYS, so he might think it was fine to just upgrade their position to a paid one (might forget to ask if they wanted the job, though).
As for how he treats the ones he meets: formal distance. Not rude, but he doesn’t try to be friendly. He assumes they don’t want that awkwardness.
Xerzen -
Never owned a slave, never would choose to. Tries to behave civilly toward people who are enslaved (and continue to see them as people). If he encountered what he thought was a meaningful way of helping them--he might take action. Those circumstances used to be rare for him.
Huraj -
Never had the resources to own a slave. If she did, she probably would’ve if it was expected of her, and wouldn’t consider it that big of a deal. She would think of them as tools first--maybe also (unfortunate) people. Distantly.
(Wouldn’t want to let that interfere with the order of things, though. She thinks societal stability matters more than anyone’s feelings.)
Cezek -
Also never had the opportunity to be a slave-owner; would’ve considered it. She would fully view them as property--financial assets that make more money for you--and she’d deal wth them as infrequently as possible. Have someone else to manage the whole situation.
Vensys -
He’d rather have a hold over people with something other than their bare survival... But he might give it a chance, if he came into an appropriate social standing. He’d be a supporter of the “work-to-free-yourself” debtor approach to ownership, since that would seem fair enough to him. He might also think they would earn how they should be treated: nice things for the well-behaved. Offload anyone who caused him trouble. Enacting that average, morally twisted, mundane kind of evil.
Putting the most ancient, low-res chest pieces in outfits with the accessories of my new Platinum-shiny prestige Callous Conqueror set I spent all my credits on recently. . .
