Free Labor Corporation

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The Free Labor Corporation was a widespread organization in the Greenwater Nebula that specialized in Vaikan slavery. While smaller slaving companies did exist, the Free Labor Corporation was by far the largest and most influential of the region. They bought and sold slaves to the highest bidders in order to make a profit.

Unlike most enslaved individuals who worked for physical labor, Vaikan slaves worked mentally using bioelectricity to accomplish tasks. They were seen as a cheaper, more efficient alternative to synthetic servants by the buyers. Synthetic units required regular battery changes and maintenance when their cells got exhausted, which expended resources. Organic servants, such as Vaikan, required little beyond basic living accommodations.

Unlike Karalian Empire space, slavery was not illegal in the systems surrounding the Greenwater Nebula. The methods of gathering slaves came in a multitude of ways. The cheaper ones were the result of pirate groups raiding small Vaikan villages in backwater colonies in Dark Zones. In these areas, civilians were warned of the risks before travelling and living here. While members of the Royal Watch could be stationed in these regions, they could not arrest someone for owning slaves.

Equally controversially was the more expensive method of acquiring slaves. These Vaikan were cloned and designed with ideal genetic traits well-suited for enslavement. These included enhanced brain functions for generating electricity and higher than average motor skills. However, the Morduin's area of their brains - the sector responsible for creativity and expressing emotions - was greatly altered so that they would never experience discomfort or unhappiness. This would ensure their compliance with anything they were told. The science behind their creation stems from the People's Republic of Motina, a dictatorship that subjugated their population through careful genetic engineering.

No serious efforts had been made to bring down this organization, because through a series of obscure loopholes, they operated within the bounds of the law. The ethical tensions over the ownership of others was one of the key factors in the war between the Karalian Empire and the Confederacy of Greenwater.