Dragomir Halil
| Dragomir Halil | |
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| Character Type | Minor Character |
| Affiliation | Harkonnen |
| Status | Alive |
| Added in Version | 1.1.0.0 |
Location
Upon entering Harko Village in the Spire Keep you will head down the stairs, then you must turn right and he will be standing in front of a broken cement block.
Dialogue
Dragomir Halil: Welcome to my pit, stranger! You'll find no better slave peddler this side of the Kizzowato Flesh Marts.
Player: Why would i need a slave?
Dragomir Halil: "Oooh, why would i need a slave?" Why do you want any tool? To make our lives easier, of course. Why clean up your own shit when you could have a slave do it? Sure you have to feed them and house them, but same can be said for any pet or livestock. But can a chicken build a fence? Huh? Can a pig wash your back? We have a slave for every task.
Player: Slavers attacked me in the Hagga Basin!
Dragomir Halil: What were you doing in the Hagga Basin? That place is a cesspool of scavengers and other misfits who do not fit into the social order. Usually, they make poor maula and are beneath our notice, But with the Neo Carthag project wasting so many slaves, we have found ourselves lowering our standards to meet the quotas.
Player: What is this place?
Dragomir Halil: Do they not have slave pits where you are from?
Player: (CALADAN) The sale, transfer, or ownership of maula is strictly prohibited on caladan. Duke Leto does not abide slavery, and neither do i.
Dragomir Halil: I Don't understand where there are systems without maula. It's so backward. What do you do with the dregs at the bottom of the social order? Not everyone can be born into nobility. Do you simply let them roam free like wild Chortillian cattle? Why not put them to work? It's Leaving Solari on the table if you ask me.
Player: What kind of slaves do you have?
Dragomir Halil: We have all types, but mostly general laborers and house slaves. We also have a selection of skilled slaves in various trades. Typically, these are ex-citizens who, either through debt or crime, have had their place in the order of the faufreluches reduced to the bottom... The Pit, if you will. The metaphor is not lost on me.
Player: I've heard people speaking of pleasure thralls.
Dragomir Halil: Did you now? They are amongst my most popular stock, although in very short supply these days. Ay top-shelf Girl-meat is especially hard to find, what with the Neo-Carthag construction project taking them all. They are very behind schedule, and Lord Rabban is buying all the pleasure thralls to incentivize the workers. A waste if you ask me, but he does not. Construction crews work better with the stick then the carrot. Trust me I'm a slave master. It's my business to know.
Player: What do you feed the maula?
Dragomir Halil:
Well, there are two schools of thought when considering the provisions for the slaves.
On the one hand, it's proven time and time again that well-fed maula, with a diet including meat work better harder, and for longer hours.
But on the other hand, meat is expensive , and they are just slaves, so why bother? A bowl of Klumpkos and a heel of stale bread will keep them alive!
Player: What is Klumpkos?
Dragomir Halil: A dish my mother used to make. it's a stew using the molted skin sack of an adolescent Slig-delicious and rich in nutrients!
Lore
A slavemaster who is one of the more prominent slavers on Arrakis. He and his organization seldom deal with Hagga Basin due to the low quality of maula produced from the region. However recently due to the Neo Carthag project wasting slaves has had to lower their standards. Mostly providing general laborers and house slaves. However they do claim to have skilled slaves trained in various trades. These are said to usually former citizens who due to various circumstances have found themselves at the bottom of the social order.
Dragomir states that there are different ideas of thought on how to feed slaves, while some believe that feeding slaves healthy meals helps them work harder, he believes that a bowl of "Klumpkos and a heel of stale bread will keep them alive." Klumpkos is a dish he was served himself by his mother when he was young. A stew made using the molted skin sack of an adolescent "slig" (A Bene Tleilaxu creation that was the cross between a pig and a slug, grown specifically to clean up garbage but found to be quite tasty. Considered one of the sweetest meats in the imperium.)He said the Klumpkos stew was delicious and rich in nutrients.
Dragomis says that pleasure thralls are one of his most popular stock, however hard to come by, as top shelf "girl-meat" are hard to find as the Neo-Carthag project is taking them all. He claims that Lord Rabban Harkonnen is buying all available pleasure thralls to incentivize the workers. Be believes this is bad practice, but Lord Rabban will not take his opinion on the topic.
While he is well versed in Harkonnen culture he has little knowledge on Atreides culture. He was not aware that use of maula is banned on Caladan. He says he doesn't understand such cultures thinks that any culture that does that is backwards and leaving "Solari on the table."
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