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>The civilisation gets -10 Cohesion.
>The civilisation gets a major demographic shift.
It is agreed that if Sitrun wishes to remain a virgin, she should be allowed to do so. She shall not be forced to lay with any man at all, no matter what the sisterhood has to say on the matter.
Glotradan was ready for this. In retaliation, she states that Sitrun is refusing to follow the path of a woman who dedicates her life to the way of An – for this reason, the young woman shall never become a drobran. Her training has come to an end. To make matters worse, she declares that Sitrun is not blessed by An at all. Her gift is nothing more than a confounding mystery, rather than a sign that the girl is favoured by the divine.
It is a risky move, especially as the cult of Sitrun has been garnering more and more support in recent months. Even a few of her own priestesses defect, as they refuse to renounce the divinity of An's favourite daughter. This decision has led to the tribe splitting into two opposed religious sects – those who follow Glotradan and those who follow Sitrun. Many of the Anamilivic refuse to participate in this squabble but those who do follow the high priestess, while almost the entirety of the Protavic population revere Sitrun as their 'virgin queen.'
When the next feast comes about, tensions are high and there are even a few fights between cultists and adherents who have had too much sacred mead to drink. However, that is not what the village heads would like to discuss.
Instead, the reformists bring a suggestion to the table. They believe that those who own slaves should have the responsibility of educating – or in some cases, re-educating – the slaves that they own about our tribe's way of life. Once a thrall has successfully been rehabilitated and served for long enough to atone for their crimes, they should be accepted by the tribe as free folk.
Glotradan sees the value in educating slaves, but she believes that this should be done to destroy their prior beliefs and convince them to accept their places as the tribe's thralls. Meanwhile, Sitrun murmurs something about how a worker must not stray from its purpose. Her cultists interpret this as a desire to reverse previous reforms.
Our tribe could <span class="mu-s">introduce a system of rehabilitation</span>. Once they have learned how to live as free folk, slaves should be released.
Our tribe could <span class="mu-s">teach slaves to accept their fate</span>. Thralls should know their place and serve their masters dutifully.
Our tribe could <span class="mu-s">compel thralls to work harder</span>. A slave's work should only end once his back has broken.
Our tribe could <span class="mu-s">keep the current system in place</span>. There is no need for education systems, or to reverse prior rulings.
>Introduce a system of rehabilitation.
>Teach slaves to accept their fate.
>Compel thralls to work harder.
>Keep the current system in place.
