Black Trade

The Black Trade is a slang term for the slave trade.

• It is a socioeconomic practice and cultural custom.
• Please also see the AAB Library Data article: Slave

Description (Specifications)

Since chattel slavery is illegal in the Imperium, very few people have heard the term. Outside the Imperium, slaves are more common, as is the term.

Article VI of the Warrant of Restoration

Emperor Cleon Zhunastu formed the Third Imperium in the Year 0 and declared in the Warrant of Restoration:

Article VI - Slavery Prohibited: Chattel slavery shall not exist within the Imperium, nor in any territory directly under its control, nor on any member world, nor within any territory with which a member world shall have dealings.

Slavery Within the Third Imperium

Q1. Does slavery exist within the Third Imperium?

A1. Yes and no. Officially no, unofficially yes. Under the system of Feudal Confederation, the government and suprapolity of the Third Imperium overwhelmingly emphasizes two points:

1. Free Trade: The Imperial government puts the highest priority on
2. Safety of the Starways: The Imperial government puts the highest priority on its own sovereignty and the security of Imperial Space. It effectively funds and supports the Imperial Military, polices the starways, and enforces those laws and legislation that the Emperor discerns.

History & Background (Dossier)

Aslan Space, Vargr Space, and K'kree Space are notorious for widespread practices of chattel slavery.

References & Contributors (Sources)

This list of sources was used by the Traveller Wiki Editorial Team and individual contributors to compose this article. Copyrighted material is used under license from Far Future Enterprises or by permission of the author. The page history lists all of the contributions.

• Lester Smith. Milieu 0 (Imperium Games, 1996), TBD.
• Traveller Wiki Editorial Team
• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science