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stuffed With the dried doWn and trimmed leaves beCame a
Common fireside ritual for many nomadiC gobber tribes.
in the past thirty years, hooaga has spread like Wildfire
through the markets of the human nations—the inhaled
smoke’s Warming and slightly relaxing effeCts proving quite
popular. unCommon just a generation ago, it has beCome all
the rage throughout Western immoren, and thousands of
gobbers and humans have settled in northern Cygnar from
bainsmarket to tarna to farm the leaf.
traders sell dried hooaga doWn in small quantities often
kept in leather pouChes, and enough for one hour’s Worth of
pipe leaf Costs anyWhere from 4 sp to 1 gp. pipe users invest
in a variety of pipes, from simple Clay models Costing around
2 Cp to beautifully Carved Wooden pipes Costing upWards of
1 gp. hooaga Cigars, Considered stronger than standard
hooaga doWn, last 10 minutes and Cost anyWhere from 2 sp
to 1 gp eaCh.
Khador
Khador may be less civilized than Cygnar, but it
possesses vast natural resources which means that it
imports little and imposes heavy taxes on anything it
does. Iron and silver are plentiful and smaller quantities
of gold and gems have also been unearthed in this
mountainous landscape. In the south, huge tracts of
land produce nothing but grain. Coal is also common
and dug from open-pit mines covering vast swathes
of land. In the past, trade with Rhul has consisted
primarily of ores and some refined metals shipped to
locales lacking these resources. However since Khador’s
invasion of Llael, Rhul has suspended trade with
Khador.
Khador is also rich in forests, but timber and coal
are rarely exported. In this cold climate, fuel is always
at a premium and a good price can usually be found
close to home. Modern industrialization has seen
the conversion of lumber mills into paper mills in
much of the west, and both Korsk and Khardov are
known for their textile mills and vyatka distilleries, the
Motherland’s potent trademark liquor.
Llael (Khadoran Occupied)
Land barriers such as the Thundercliff Peaks,
rivalries between Khador and Rhul, and Khadoranimposed
trade embargoes have recently forced
Llael into little more than a distributorship. Rhulic
commodities used to rank among the primary Llaelese
exports, but Khadoran troops have seized all of
Rhul’s outbound goods, logjamming trade since the
occupation.
Coal and sulfur were also significant exports as well
as blasting powder, but all now goes to the Motherland.
The blasting powder exchange and alchemical
professions, along with the imposed duties and tariffs,
sustained Llael’s imports of furs, precious metals,
and jewels brought in to satisfy their vigorous luxury
market. Since the invasion much of this has changed,
and Llaelese merchants who do not cooperate with
Khadoran troops are quickly and forcibly put out of
business, and their assets seized. In extreme cases, they
vanish altogether with a Khadoran merchant taking
their place.
Ord
Where most of southern Khador’s fertile fields
end, Ord’s bogs and moors begin. Some peat is traded
as fuel, and other lesser exports include amber and
limestone. Howevere, with silver and gold—and
even iron—the gods have refused the Ordic people.
Ord’s largest sources of legitimate trade goods come
from fishing and whaling along the coastlands and
sheep and cattle ranching in north and central Ord.
Those who live far from Ord may only know of the
country through its dyed and handspun wools and
fine leathers.
Berck is the most affluent port in Ord and the
primary point for exports. Indeed, there is little point
in traders bringing high-priced goods into anywhere
other than Berck; unless one considers other more
sinister earnings, arising from exotic or illegal imports
such as the plunder of pirates, strange spices brought
back by explorers, or the sinful liquors and opiates
imported from the dark islands of Cryx. These more
lucrative and prevalent—albeit shrouded—tradestuffs
flow through the less reputable ports of Carre Dova
and Five Fingers.
The Protectorate of Menoth
This barren land lacks most resources, but it hides
two great treasures—diamonds and oil both exist
beneath its sands. Previously, diamonds were exported
abroad, and the resulting revenue secretly funded
the Protectorate’s burgeoning military. Nowadays the
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