@Crya Okay... that's an interesting idea. It's a bit of a stretch considering the Maroons were a highly isolated people with no formal education. I have a hard time believing they knew Richmond existed. Still, I might allow it, if the write up is convincing. Remember, though, there really aren't any freedmen outside of scattered runaways and those in hiding. Perhaps your character heard stories of hundreds of thousands of brothers and sisters in chains (the Florida stocks?) and has some dreamy notion of freeing them to aid her own people against the Spanish (remember in our alternate timeline the Spanish Empire is in resurgence while the British are in decline)? We'll find some way to make it work. If you want easy mode just have her get recaptured and shipped to America in chains. I'd actually prefer if at least one PC began the game in bondage. Makes things a bit more personal.