Re:Bribes
Posted: 19 Dec 2008, 22:28
If their job is to guard say like a wellway or something, then they have some leeway to who they let in or not. It makes sense that if people give them something they will look favourably on them and let them through. Done on a regular or semi regular basis this could be a nice side-income for a greedy or poorly paid henchman type.
I guess they could attempt to kill everyone they come across and just take their stuff, dumping their lifeless carcass down a chasm. But a) this involves crossing a line as murdering and looting is a serious business, b) this involves way more effort and there's always the risk someone will turn the tables and the guard will come of worse; and c) if you have a reputation as bribe-able will people will offer you bribes, but if you known as a killer people who encounter you will be more likely to attack you, leading for a much more complicated life.
And in the so called real world, bribery does happen. Joseph Pistone's book on the mafia describes how everyone in that organisation steals money that is earmarked for their bosses even though they will be murdered to death if rumbled.
I guess they could attempt to kill everyone they come across and just take their stuff, dumping their lifeless carcass down a chasm. But a) this involves crossing a line as murdering and looting is a serious business, b) this involves way more effort and there's always the risk someone will turn the tables and the guard will come of worse; and c) if you have a reputation as bribe-able will people will offer you bribes, but if you known as a killer people who encounter you will be more likely to attack you, leading for a much more complicated life.
And in the so called real world, bribery does happen. Joseph Pistone's book on the mafia describes how everyone in that organisation steals money that is earmarked for their bosses even though they will be murdered to death if rumbled.