Though conservative and far wealthier than the East it is possible for anyone in Pelishtia To fall on hard times. As with anywhere else in the world and Young women, are no exception to this. However, even those brought low by circumstance carry themselves differently than their Low-born sisters, so-often left to whoring themselves at the bottom-layers of society.
These working Women of the region don’t refer to themselves as prostitutes instead preferring to be known as live-in maids and offering “wifely services”. This often be the destiny of high-born women who are found to be barren at a young age, Should their family be too callous to wish to care for them, Seeing them as A Failed investment, And should her father Choose not to simply sell her into slavery for-profit, this unfortunately happens more than people would care to imagine.
That said, Such disownment does not mean a miserable life of begging in squalor for the woman in question should she Prove to be resourceful and have a personality or carnal assets men should desire. While a maids service certainly include cleaning, cooking, And other domestic work there is no misunderstanding that the primary service men are paying for is her ability to provide him with Sexual satisfaction, With a certain air of domestic respectability.
The appeal of such an arrangement for the man being that, these women are often of a much higher class And carry themselves with a much more sophisticated demeanor than a common street Walker or a tavern whore. They tend to be more beautiful and reflect a certain status Amongst the merchant classes.
The women take comfort in the fact that these men make up the majority of their clientele, and as landowners will have Properties that they own and this comes with the added safety and security of sleeping with a man amidst fences, walls and armed guards. She is however expected to stay within the bounds of the property that she is servant too, Until her visit comes to an end or otherwise allowed. Contracts are usually only for a few days of service as these women tend to Care for several clientele, Though in some cases with clients who have a certain favorable Relationship longer term seasonal contracts are known to exist. A customary component of this position is that the woman rarely, if ever exposes her hair.
The woman will use this courtesy to her advantage and keep her more valuable Earnings such as rings or chains woven into her hair in ornate patterns. A woman will only wear the earnings that she has made within a household while working in that household.
Certain stipulations within each contract might have Particular clauses, such that, when enough wealth or gold is accumulated by the woman by way of her repeated services, that this may act as an investment dowry, meaning the man would have the right to propose to her should He desire to keep her as a concubine.
Should the weight of this wealth cause the woman’s hair wrap to become undone naturally and her hair therefore be revealed to him during the act of coupling by divine will, it is considered proper for the man to propose A more formal long-term relationship to the woman. Overall, These practices are most common in Western Shem, having spread to Southern Argos, Koth and Southern Ophir.
Each individual province has its own laws and regulations regarding These practices. It should also be noted that these practices do not continue past Stygia or into the black kingdoms, as there are few, if any laws in the region regarding limitations put on a man, should he desire to rape his maidservant From time to time.
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