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<span class="mu-s"><span class="mu-b">==== CAPITÁN ENRIQUE =====</span></span>
Before you stands the unwanted of the earth; men sentenced to penal labour for the crimes, dragged out of their workhouses and prison cells to stand before you. In a large trade city like Portblanc, they were by no means an uncommon sight. Under the reforms of <span class="mu-i">Emperor Teodor</span>, the Mirevalian Empire and it's colonies had begun to prefer forced labor as an alternative to corporal punishment for petty lawbreakers; though of course, one could pay their way out of such sentences with relative ease.
These men clearly could not.
<span class="mu-s">"LISTEN UP, REPROBATES!"</span> you shout, getting their attention. The mass of prisoners in the yard you stand are surrounded by guards, maces gleaming in the sun ready to bludgeon any attempts at rowdiness.
"You stand here today because you have violated the laws of this crown! Only by his majesty's mercy do you live to pay off your debt. Luck has yet again graced you, however; for the Lord viscount Don Alessandro has deigned to give you an opportunity to leave your sordid position!"
Most of the prisoners most likely already know what you mean; although much more common in the navy, where losses are significantly higher, the recruitment of prisoners in the army is not a novel concept. Such is your duty this day, and with the disappointing numbers of the recruitment drive, you knew it was an inevitability. <span class="mu-i">You still wished you had been assigned to deal with the recruitment of the poor instead.</span> The poor and desperate were always easy to deal with, eager as they were to get a job.
"To those amongst you with a shred of valor, we extend the opportunity to join his lordship's army in a military campaign! Those who enlist will be not only freed of their sentences; they shall be paid like soldiers, fed like soldiers, and treated like soldiers! And should you serve out your contract to it's end; you shall be free men once more!"
Already, some chatter can be heard. It's a risky offer; but nonetheless not a bad one for those in their position.
"Do not take this offer lightly, however. Know that, as you are treated like soldiers, you will, too, be <span class="mu-s">punished</span> like soldiers should you betray the trust placed upon you by his lordship. Now...step forward, those willing!"
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