Orcs, trolls, elves, merfolk—here, as in most fantasy settings, they are flat and underdeveloped.,In this backward world, children start working after the age of three until they reach puberty and are driven out when their sexual impulses begin to affect the family women and patriarchal authority.,The slave market was quiet, and there were more than a few in the city. It was like a high-end appliance store, a normal enough establishment.。