My life is so perfect, except for that you're 3,000 miles away. I mean that. You let me move on.

Education
Education in Armour for the peasantry is basically nonexistent. A peasant would be lucky to be able to read, and very few can write. The only people who can read or write are the people who receive top notch educations. These people go to academies outside Armour. Mostly, people learn their craft from their parents, and it is thus passed down.

People who do go to academies must meet rigorous testing. Children start academies from the age of 12-13 and learn all areas of schooling. Mostly these people take respected positions. Learning at the academy isn't free, although the price is not high. The professors who live at academies are not payed, and simply live their lives there, studying & conducting research.

Slavery
Tribal people love slavery, and Armour supplies them with a good population of slaves through the criminal justice system. Slaves are revered and respected, and given good homes and jobs. Manual labor is respected by most tribes. Slaves are given decent housing conditions and good food. However, they are owned property, and may be bartered. Slaves may be whipped or beaten, but it is unholy to kill a slave; it is punishable as theft