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"'''Pit Slaves'''" is a term used to describe the vast numbers of [[Imperial citizen]]s of [[Hive World]]s who find themselves indentured to the [[Guild]]s who control all of the raw materials and manufacturing industries of the [[hive]]s. This can be because they are unable to pay off debts which they owe a certain Guild, because they have committed some crime against them, or most commonly because they have been sold to the [[Guilder]]s by one of the hive's [[gang]]s or the Guild's '''Watchmen''' themselves.{{Cite thisMarker End}}

The Guilders will almost invariably "modify" their newly acquired slaves to make them better suited for whatever task they will be put to. Limbs are removed without a second thought to be replaced by [[rock drill]]s and [[Pit Slave Buzz Saw|buzz saws]] for those headed down the mines. Hands and feet will be replaced by [[claw]]s and hooks for those who will be Pack Slaves. Most unfortunate of all are the Pit Fighters, destined to fight to the death in the Guilds' coliseums, they can end up looking more metal than flesh.{{Cite thisMarker End}}

Universally, the technology which the Guilders chose to use on their Pit Slaves is not of very high quality. It has little in common with the high-end [[Bionics]] available to servants of the [[Imperium]] and the wealthy nobles living in the [[Hive Spire|Spire]]. Pit Slaves therefore resemble nightmarish agglomerations, with wires, pistons, and even exhaust vents sticking out in all directions.{{Cite thisMarker End}}

Quite often, the strongest, most determined (and usually the genuine criminals who deserved to be condemned in the first place) will find a way to escape their fate, by stealth, in the chaos of an industrial accident, or by killing their keepers with their new "enhancements". Escaped Pit Slaves are outlaws and officially wanted by the Guilds' Enforcers, but few will work very hard to recover them.{{Cite thisMarker End}}

Those that escape inevitably end up making their way to the Outlaw Trading Posts in the [[Badzone]]s. There they can make money by pit fighting with other escaped slaves for a handful of credits, or if they are extremely lucky, attract the attention of one of the gangs, who may decide to hire them for protection or some specific job.{{Cite thisMarker End}}

*[[Aaa]] — A feral pit fighter from the beast world of [[Borea]] who tempted and corrupted [[Pontius Glaw]] with [[Chaos]].{{Cite thisMarker End}}

*[[Bull Gorg]] — A Pit Fighter who led a slave rebellion.{{Cite thisMarker End}}