She supposed if there wasn't a law, there wasn't any really horrible consequences. That didn't work in Tethe'alla with the caste system they had. Sheena kind of wished she understood the specifics of it better other than where she fit in the whole thing (which was barely tolerable).
"Tethe'alla has a very strict caste system, established by the Church of Martel and approved, or whatever it's called, by the king," Sheena explained. "Basically, the richer you are, the higher up you are, so the nobles are at top with only the King, the king's family and the Pope above them. Then it goes to, like, the researchers, then merchants, then the poor people, and then Mizuho - that's what I am."
She scowled a little and shook her head. Mizuho were only as low as they were because they were so much different than the rest of Tethe'alla. "And then, at the very bottom, are the half-elves. They're not slaves, per se, but that's not really saying much. Almost all Tethe'allans are raised to believe that half-elves are inferior to humans, bastard offspring of a human and an elf. It's against the law for half-elves to do a lot of common stuff, and most of them are kept 'in service' to the Crown, the Church or the Research Academy."
She sighed. "Anyone that gets arrested is given a genetic test on the spot to determine if they are half-elf or not. Some half-elves can really blend in with humans and hide their heritage. Half-elves don't get trials; they get executed. It's... disgusting how they're treated."
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"Tethe'alla has a very strict caste system, established by the Church of Martel and approved, or whatever it's called, by the king," Sheena explained. "Basically, the richer you are, the higher up you are, so the nobles are at top with only the King, the king's family and the Pope above them. Then it goes to, like, the researchers, then merchants, then the poor people, and then Mizuho - that's what I am."
She scowled a little and shook her head. Mizuho were only as low as they were because they were so much different than the rest of Tethe'alla. "And then, at the very bottom, are the half-elves. They're not slaves, per se, but that's not really saying much. Almost all Tethe'allans are raised to believe that half-elves are inferior to humans, bastard offspring of a human and an elf. It's against the law for half-elves to do a lot of common stuff, and most of them are kept 'in service' to the Crown, the Church or the Research Academy."
She sighed. "Anyone that gets arrested is given a genetic test on the spot to determine if they are half-elf or not. Some half-elves can really blend in with humans and hide their heritage. Half-elves don't get trials; they get executed. It's... disgusting how they're treated."