As the fortress realized, it would be more efficient to take hostages instead of killing villagers, so instead they took both male and female hostages for both labor and reproduction. A female variant that had traces of a rabbit to help with their original purpose, the Maidens were meant to reproduce with either Workers or fortress dwellers. They have slightly better conditions yet are still treated poorly. They were often seen by their captors as slabs of meat Some have managed to escape their horrid conditions, but they know they can't help their imprisoned friends, as they would most definitely be fed to the gluttons if they tried to do so.