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SLAVE TRADE
Valuables vary from culture from culture, and over time. What one race or civilization values may change with fashion, the whim of a leader or obviously with changes in supply.
This is just a smattering of the items that are traded, but the single largest variable is the difficulty in transporting these goods from source to market. Many will only ever see products from within a short distance of where they live.
- Salt
- Grains
- Cloth
- Copper
- Silver
- Gold
- Coal
- Gems
- Ivory
- Lumber
- Furs
Despite these challenges, there is a vibrant and even vigorous mercantile network on Trishore. Various Guilds, nations and individuals are found virtually everywhere trying to squeeze the next gold piece out of someone who wants the vendor's goods more than the vendor does!
MONETARY UNITS
Details of specific Coins and letters of Credit may be found above, but here are some general rules to remember as you make your travels across the varied lands of Trishore. First, gold in all forms is usually welcome to pay your bills or purchase items for sale. While not easy to carry, most civilized beings know its value, even if the form which you present it in is unfamiliar to them. Gold coins, usually minted by state governments or from Dwarvish holdings are the most common form, but due to their rarity (at least amongst common folk) are given quite high value.
Other rare and precious metals are fairly well known as a form of payment. Copper coins, silver coins and even the exceedingly rare and valuable platinum coins are known to most. These being the most common forms of coinage, a short form has developed for each form, whether the coin was issued from the mines of the Hillgarth Clans or Royal Mint in Schew. The chart below shows the common short form and the relative values to these coins.
Copper Piece = CP 100 CP = 1 GP Silver Piece = SP 10 SP = 1 GP Gold Piece = GP 1 GP = 1 GP Platinum Piece = PP 1 PP = 5 GP Be aware that the form is not key, whether coin or bracelet or belt, but that the metal is the source of most of the value. Thus, a golden necklace will be welcome in barter as quite valuable, while a copper ring will be much less so. Of course, workmanship or artistry will affect greatly the estimated value.
Another key source of trade payment, being far more portable and of very high values, are gemstones. Most will never see a fine stone, faceted and cut with care, but some are valued at the same rate as many full chests of gold coins, and so provide an easy means of payment. A brief visit to the local jeweler or gemsmith in your village will provide ample education of the prices these valuables may fetch.
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