Chonokhan
Recruit
Upon defeating a bunch of Vlandians with my Khuzait+Azerai horde... I was left with over 500 prisoners in my dungeons. Usually I would sell them to the slave broker, but really... I thought wouldn't it be nice if we were able to use these slaves in better ways? I would like to see more options to do with prisoners of war or raiding and I will provide some ideas on what I would like to see.
Gladiatorial games in your cities. We already have an Arena yes... but those are for KO fights... it's entertaining to see men beat the crap out of each other... but it's far more entertaining to see men brutally tear each other to pieces in horrid blood sports, all while the cheering crowd calls on their names. Giving your prisoners to the Gladiatorial games should increase your city's happiness/public order, granting 1 prosperity and also give you (the player) the opportunity to bet on of your slaves! Imagine capturing a "noble lord" and throwing him in a fighting pit to battle 100 criminals, peasants and bandit scum in order to earn his freedom!
Farm Labour in your villages. Since villages are always being raided by bandits or enemy armies... the poor villages may often lack the manpower to till the fields, repair their tools, graze the cattle, work the mines, etc... But now you can send in disposable slave workers, to work to death (or until they are released, based on your faction laws). Increasing prosperity of the villages, increasing yields (until the slaves run out) and Maybe... there could be something similar to the old Ottoman system... of transferring subjects to random villages with your culture, until those captured people learn your culture and become part of your empire as freed slaves... that way, we could replenish our troop counts or village/city populations while maintaining cultural integrity.
Blooding your soldiers! If you have plenty of money and your lands are prospering... maybe you just want to strengthen the combat experience of your troops? why not let your soldiers butcher their captives in combat, as a form of "live target" training... maybe some target practice for your ranged troops. Perhaps you your self, just want to have a boxing match with an enemy lord in your captivity.
Controversial as this may be... but I feel like having female prisoners in your captivity should increase your party morale based... on what you allow your soldiers to do to them ^_- Of course... it doesn't have to be THAT bad... it could be as simple as forcing them to be domestic servants... maybe they lessen the burdens on your soldiers by serving as armour cleaners, bathers, cooks, butlers, etc... it's better than dying isn't it?
Lastly, I think there should be a 1 faction that promotes slavery (slavers guild) which allows you to build a slavers guild post in your city to increase trade, while giving negative public order and a possible chance of a slave uprising... and also a faction that promotes anti-slavery, liberation of slaves and the end of slavery as a practice... making you an enemy of the opposite side you pick... and granting you bonuses relevant to the side you pick... anti-slavers could bring you freedom fighters, freed slaves, sympathetic nobles and criminals who escaped the law... being a supporter of slavery could bring you greater wealth so you can purchase more mercenaries, manhunters and state troops.
Gladiatorial games in your cities. We already have an Arena yes... but those are for KO fights... it's entertaining to see men beat the crap out of each other... but it's far more entertaining to see men brutally tear each other to pieces in horrid blood sports, all while the cheering crowd calls on their names. Giving your prisoners to the Gladiatorial games should increase your city's happiness/public order, granting 1 prosperity and also give you (the player) the opportunity to bet on of your slaves! Imagine capturing a "noble lord" and throwing him in a fighting pit to battle 100 criminals, peasants and bandit scum in order to earn his freedom!
Farm Labour in your villages. Since villages are always being raided by bandits or enemy armies... the poor villages may often lack the manpower to till the fields, repair their tools, graze the cattle, work the mines, etc... But now you can send in disposable slave workers, to work to death (or until they are released, based on your faction laws). Increasing prosperity of the villages, increasing yields (until the slaves run out) and Maybe... there could be something similar to the old Ottoman system... of transferring subjects to random villages with your culture, until those captured people learn your culture and become part of your empire as freed slaves... that way, we could replenish our troop counts or village/city populations while maintaining cultural integrity.
Blooding your soldiers! If you have plenty of money and your lands are prospering... maybe you just want to strengthen the combat experience of your troops? why not let your soldiers butcher their captives in combat, as a form of "live target" training... maybe some target practice for your ranged troops. Perhaps you your self, just want to have a boxing match with an enemy lord in your captivity.
Controversial as this may be... but I feel like having female prisoners in your captivity should increase your party morale based... on what you allow your soldiers to do to them ^_- Of course... it doesn't have to be THAT bad... it could be as simple as forcing them to be domestic servants... maybe they lessen the burdens on your soldiers by serving as armour cleaners, bathers, cooks, butlers, etc... it's better than dying isn't it?
Lastly, I think there should be a 1 faction that promotes slavery (slavers guild) which allows you to build a slavers guild post in your city to increase trade, while giving negative public order and a possible chance of a slave uprising... and also a faction that promotes anti-slavery, liberation of slaves and the end of slavery as a practice... making you an enemy of the opposite side you pick... and granting you bonuses relevant to the side you pick... anti-slavers could bring you freedom fighters, freed slaves, sympathetic nobles and criminals who escaped the law... being a supporter of slavery could bring you greater wealth so you can purchase more mercenaries, manhunters and state troops.
