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has acquainted the merchants of northern Cygnar
with the other denominations of Llaelese currency.
Cygnaran merchants are the most accommodating to
Llaelese coin and accept them at an exchange rate of
8 shields to the goldbust (80 percent value). In Ord
and Rhul, Llaelese coins receive only 70 percent value,
if accepted at all, and they drop to 60 percent face
value in Khador and the Protectorate even among the
most flexible of merchants. In the occupied territory
Khadoran and Llaelese coins are used interchangeably,
but the lower value of Llaelese coin in the Motherland
means that most Khadoran soldiers returning home
are eager to exchange any Llaelese coins for Khadoran
ones before leaving Llael.
Ordic Coinage
The following coins are in use in Ord:
Blackpenny 1 copper
Half-galleon 5 copper
Galleon 1 silver
Silverweight 2 silver
Royal 1 gold
Blackpennies are so named because their minting
process and mix leaves the coins considerably darker
than coppers minted elsewhere. Much of Ord’s
populace is impoverished, thus blackpennies and halfgalleons
are the most commonly used currency. The
bother and expense to coin platinum has never even
been considered, so major transactions are counted
in royals or Cygnaran crowns and towers. Indeed,
the widespread use of Cygnaran coinage among the
better-heeled has made the use of Ordic tender, other
than royals, a sign of low station to the affluent.
Conversion Rates
Ordic coin is often suspect and undervalued
as they have long been plagued by problems with
underweight coins or impure metals. These problems
worsened when one of the kings in the 500s AR
minted lighter gold coins. Since those days, royals
have remained about 3/4 the weight of gold coins
used by other kingdoms. Currently the only Ordic coin
accepted by other kingdoms is the royal, and it comes
at a much reduced value. The coin is worth 65 percent
of its value in Cygnar and Llael and only 50 percent in
Khador, the Protectorate, and Rhul. Even within Ord’s
borders, Cygnaran crowns are the preferred currency
for moderate and large-scale trade and can often be
used to negotiate a lower fee.
Protectorate of Menoth Currency
The following currency is in use in the Protectorate
of Menoth:
Trace 1 copper
Mark 1 silver
Stave 1 gold
Decastave 1 platinum
Since its inception, the Protectorate has not been
permitted to mint its own coins; they were to use
Cygnaran coinage. Shortly after the Protectorate’s
founding, however, the Scrutators developed a radical
program to prevent citizens from amassing wealth or
seeking to trade outside Protectorate borders. They
created currency from specially hardened and fired
clay, rather than precious metals, in shapes other than
coins. Traces are actually very small smooth beads with
a hole through them, often kept tied on strings for
convenience. Marks appear as small chits of special
clay inscribed with holy text. One almost never finds
decastaves, large squares with perforations dividing
them into ten smaller rectangular pieces, intact
because one makes staves by breaking decastaves into
their component pieces. Each piece must remain
undamaged to have any value. Marks and traces are the
most commonly used currency in the Protectorate.
Conversion Rates
As expected, Protectorate currency has no value
outside its borders except as a curiosity. When trading
with other nations, the Protectorate uses gold or silver
bullion or other resources. In fact, the Hierarch has
decreed that it is against Menoth’s will for citizens to
possess precious metals or gems without appropriate
religious sanctions. This can make life difficult for
foreign visitors who either have to pay ridiculous
exchange rates to purchase local currency or risk
under-the-table dealings with foreign coin.
Iosan Coinage
The following coins are in use in Ios:
Ly 1 silver
Iss 5 silver
Nyos 1 gold
Glyos 1 platinum
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