[quote=@Dead Cruiser]
Hello, I'm quite interested.

Curious about the presence of slavery in the setting; I feel like it's a given what with the material we're working with, but what states would be most likely to engage in it.

Currently formulating a former slave-soldier turned famous mercenary. Epithet I'm considering at the moment is "the War Hound."
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Kothar comes to mind foremost - though slavery would be more like Grecco-Roman style than anything in the Americas or in popular depiction. That's a viable route for a character!