Intergalactic Summit

They exist... but not many. I don't think it's as much Imperial feelings towards them (they haven't precisely come out to lead the good fight against us and my dealings with them have been fairly positive), but the other reasons you mentioned. Slaves are much more rare these days to have been taken during a conquest as most should have been freed upon the emancipation order. Most are there as a result of crime or falling out of society (i.e. they went into debt and couldn't pay the loan back), but that doesn't normally include pureblooded Starkminar.

Given that, there are a rare few in bondage legally through a process called voluntary indenture. Essentially, a lot of Matari decided they didn't want to leave their bondage for one reason or another, so they signed a legal document of their own volition voluntary giving up their freedom. It is extremely rare to find both a Starkminar that underwent this process as well as a Starkminar that has an established pedigree and will admit his heritage. Even though the usual Imperial reaction is a shrug at the mention of the Starkminar, there are elements within the Empire that do take that aforementioned dim view of their tribe's survival.

Since the Privy Council does keep a lazy eye on this place, I'd assume the points you just raised in relation to the legality of the servant's bondage will likely be checked out within the month. The Council checks the DNA of the slave in question and compares it to the records they keep themselves on parentage and genealogy. Then they check that data against the legal documentation on that particular slave. I'd like to think Lady Erin wouldn't be foolish enough to advertise that she owned a servant with doctored papers. The Privy Council takes the emancipation orders very seriously. I'll assume she has proper paperwork unless proven otherwise.

Remember that, though the twenties is a good time to start breeding in the Republic, even among slaves that age is sufficiently later in the Empire. My grandmother was born a slave and is 178 years old. I'm 35. You can do the math on that and wonder how old she was when my father was born, then how old he was when I was born. A few of my colleagues from the Republic call our specialization "Methuselah medicine" as we're past masters at keeping people alive and their parts functional for a very long time. Slaves don't live nearly so long, usually, but can expect a very long lifespan compared to their contemporaries elsewhere (the exceptions being the more dangerous and menial jobs like mines, sewer cleanup, and the like). It's just not very expensive to live to two-hundred here, so most slaves who are more than just a set of arms and/or legs are at least treated in that regard.

Which brings me to Lyn's question...



That's not silly, but slavery always has its difficulties. On the one hand, if you're a rare, high-pedigree slave, you can expect your work to not be so hard. You'll probably be educated as a personal assistant or trained as a light entertainer like a musician. You'll probably be well taken care of, pampered even. At the very worst, you'll live exceptionally well compared to your "common" cousins.

Then again, given that pedigree, you're also much less likely to be set free. After someone has spent such a long time with a servant of that caliber, you'd probably find it difficult to convince the owner to set you free until they die. Sometimes, Holders can live four- or five-hundred years. You'd probably wish you were in on the tail end. You're probably also more likely to encounter the degrading behavior you mentioned in that capacity. Treated like a pet more than a student...

Regardless, the point is that you'd probably rather that position than an unruly slave that gets sent to an asteroid mine or works a sorting deck. As far as being a slave goes, it's not terrible to be desired as a servant.

Based on an exchange that I had tonight with an interested party, I don't think that I've made myself completely clear.
I will in no way condone or make use of extralegal means to obtain the aforementioned male Starkmanir. If the details of the exchange would not pass muster at Stermwinner's, then I am not interested. (Stermwinners's is one of the more exclusive action houses in Dam-Torsad that specializes in rare slaves.) Furthermore, the topic constitutes my advertisement. If someone is able fulfill my order, then I can be reached by any of the usual means. I am not going to try and navigate a labyrinth of smoke filled, back room meetings with cutouts and third parties. Quite simply, if one is not willing to post here, openly and notoriously, the generalities of the exchange (obviously, certain details will remain a business secret) then I am not interested.
When I said that Heilge had the same set of anti aging treatments and implants that I did, I meant it. Her ova was harvested when she was twelve and put in cryostasis. I am in no rush. If it takes a decade or so to find what I am looking for, then that is what it takes.
Lastly, for anyone considering a voluntary indenture, like the good bishop spoke of, I would be willing to time limit the enslavement to a century.

To be fair, it isn't illegal or (at least in Lady Erin's circle) a bad thing to manage slave bloodlines. However, backroom dealings in the Empire are dangerous these days. It used to be that falsifying records and exaggerating claims of lineage was a relatively harmless affair. These days, defying the more strict modern regulations on slavery can get you executed and your house harshly punished. You're better off doing things above board anymore, if you're going to. The authorities are rewarded based on how many questionable slave records they find and are further rewarded for each one that is objectively found to have been intentionally hidden from the emancipation order.

It's made slave traders more paranoid, as they should be. That emancipation order was put in place for a good reason.

I see that my intent was missed in text, pity. I am not mandating that details be posted here. Simply that they be of such a nature that being posted here would not cause embarrassment to either party. Another way of putting it would be the rule of thumb with my behavior as a little girl: 'if you would not do it in front of your mother, then don't do it.'
If you look at the original post, I singled out two groups, 24th Imperial Crusade capsuleers and Starkmanir living in the Republic. I did that for a reason: they are the two groups that I do not already have connections with. The former because it's such a large group; the second should be self obvious. It was not an advertisement to every rustler, cut throat, murderer, bounty hunter, desperado, mug, pug, thug, nitwit, halfwit, dimwit, viper, sniper, con man, Guristas agent, Serpentis bandit, mugger, buggerer, bushwhacker, hornswoggler, ship thief, bull dyke, transport robber, bank robber, or Salvationist!

Also, Mr. Makari, you used the term breeder slave. I do not think it means what you think it means.