"Oh, that's easy," she says, smiling. "The bronze collars are for the house staff. They do the cooking, cleaning, washing, things like that. Generally, it means that they can be interrupted, unless they're on orders from someone to do a task. The silver collars, like mine, means we do jobs that bring in money for the manor. I'm a seamstress, for instance. We can refuse orders if they'd interrupt our work, unless Mistress gives the orders. Gold collars like yours are for Mistress' harem; they don't have to do any work, just focus on giving and receiving pleasure, or caring for the children."<br/><br/>"The tags denote how much authority a person has; no tag, a circle tag, or a star tag. Anyone with a higher tag can give orders to a lower one; the people with stars only obey Mistress. Most of the bronze collars don't have a tag, and a few have the circle, silver collars mostly have the circle, and gold collars vary, but more have the star, I think. Mistress can change these, as rewards or punishment, of course."