Clans can keep prisoners taken during combat These are called bondsmen, and are considered members of the laborer caste unless and until the capturing Clan releases them or promotes them back to warrior status A bondsman is bound by honor, not by shackles Custom dictates that even Bloodnamed warriors captured in combat be held for a time as bondsmen All bondsmen wear a woven bracelet called a bondcord The base color of the bondcord indicates to which Clan the individual is now bound, and the striping indicates which unit captured him
Clans can keep prisoners taken during combat These are called Bondsman, and are considered members of the laborer caste unless and until the capturing Clan releases them or promotes them back to warrior status A bondsman is held by honour, not by shackles Custom dictates that even Bloodnamed warriors captured in combat be held for a time as a bondsman All bondsman wear a woven bracelet called a Bondcord The base color of the bondcord indicates to which Clan the individual is now bound, and the striping indicates which unit captured him
Clans often keep prisoners taken during combat These are called Bondsman, and are considered part of the labourer caste unless and until the capturing clan releases them or promotes them back to warrior status A bondsman is bound by honour, not by shackles Custom dictates that ecen Bloodnamed warriors captured in combat be held for a time as Bondsmen All Bondsmen wear a woven bracelet known as a Bondcord The base colour of the bondcord indictes to which Clan the individual is now bound, and the striping indicates which unit captured him