Calamity Caravan
The Calamity Caravan bears its mark proudly: a large star on the right cheek of every member, whether slave, trader, or hired muscle. The method of application tells you everything about a person's standing. Slaves are scarred or branded. Hirelings have the star painted with staining compounds. Lifers and higher-ups receive a bright yellow tattoo. Advancement within the caravan means upgrading the mark, and everyone who sees it knows exactly what they are dealing with.
The most infamous slaver outfit circuiting between Aysea and Vegasia, the Calamity Caravan brings a carnival atmosphere to every settlement they visit. They prefer to bring small numbers of high-quality slaves to market rather than running herds, supplementing their income by hiring out as mercenaries and renting slaves as temporary workers to towns needing farming or construction labor. Whether the carnival's joke is on the residents depends largely on how full the caravan's coffers are when they arrive.
The Caravan travels as a single large unit but breaks into smaller groups when multiple trading partners are nearby, meaning encountering even a small contingent guarantees others are close. They are cheerfully amoral about selling secrets, passing messages, and freeing slaves for anyone who can pay the asking price. Loyalties are a commodity like any other. But there is one account beyond question: the Pleasantville transport contract with the Board. The Calamity Caravan is the sole outfit trusted to move captives from that operation, and they keep the secret even from most of their own people. Whatever price the Board pays for that silence, it is enough to make the Caravan's legendary greed take a back seat to discretion.
The most infamous slaver outfit circuiting between Aysea and Vegasia, the Calamity Caravan brings a carnival atmosphere to every settlement they visit. They prefer to bring small numbers of high-quality slaves to market rather than running herds, supplementing their income by hiring out as mercenaries and renting slaves as temporary workers to towns needing farming or construction labor. Whether the carnival's joke is on the residents depends largely on how full the caravan's coffers are when they arrive.
The Caravan travels as a single large unit but breaks into smaller groups when multiple trading partners are nearby, meaning encountering even a small contingent guarantees others are close. They are cheerfully amoral about selling secrets, passing messages, and freeing slaves for anyone who can pay the asking price. Loyalties are a commodity like any other. But there is one account beyond question: the Pleasantville transport contract with the Board. The Calamity Caravan is the sole outfit trusted to move captives from that operation, and they keep the secret even from most of their own people. Whatever price the Board pays for that silence, it is enough to make the Caravan's legendary greed take a back seat to discretion.
