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for a skilled slave and the cost for a slave with character
levels. Only then would the cost modifier for training be
applied.
Slaves and Character Levels: The prices given above
as base cost for slaves do not reflect the additional cost
of purchasing a slave with multiple character levels. The
value of a slave with character levels is immediately
obvious if the slave is to be used as a gladiator or as a
soldier, but they are equally valuable in other uses as well.
For example, a concubine or domestic servant with a few
levels in the fighter class can also function as a bodyguard.
Consequently, a slave is more expensive if he has multiple
character levels at the time of purchase. For every character
level a slave possesses beyond the first, the cost of the slave
increases by 25 percent. This is calculated over again at
each level, meaning that the increase of 25 percent will be
higher at each successive level.
Galtharis na’Dwurn had come to the bustling slave
market to purchase three slaves for three entirely
different purposes. He planned an expansion on his
home, for which he required a slave with knowledge of
engineering. He also lost several of his most valuable
gladiators in recent tournaments and needed to see
about some replacements. Lastly, he desired a slave
for his own pleasure and enjoyment in the bedchamber.
Fortunately, the market had a wide selection of slaves
for sale this day. He purchased a trained deep gnome
with ranks in Knowledge (engineering and architecture)
for 300 gp (50 gp base cost + 100% base (50 gp) for
a skilled gnome + 200% base cost as modified by the
slave’s skills (200 gp) for a trained slave). He then
purchased an untrained and unskilled ogre with three
levels in the barbarian class for 546 gp (350 gp base cost
+ 25 percent (87 gp) for the second character level + 25
percent (109 gp) for the third character level). Finally,
he purchased a female drow up for auction who had
ranks in Profession (courtesan), four levels of rogue,
and had been trained for a hefty price of 3,291 gp (500
gp base cost + 50% base (250 gp) for a skilled drow +
cost for a skilled drow slave with four character levels
(713 gp) + 125% (1828 gp) for training). Pleased with
his purchases, Gatharis left the bazaar.