Currency
System
| All currency
used is minted for the realm by the KSH Interdimensional Bank (KIB). All
business and services in the realm use the Shiran as their principal monetary
unit. Non-conjured and properly documented coinage can be taken to the
KIB to be exchanged for Shira. The Shiran to GP conversion is as follows
(see table). The proper plural of Shiran is either Shira, or Shirans, indiscriminately. |
Coinage
Conversion Table
|
Shirans
|
GP(Gold System)
|
| $ One Shiran |
One gold piece |
| $.01 Shiran |
1 copper piece |
| $.05 Shiran |
1/2 silver piece |
| $.10 Shiran |
1 silver piece |
| $.50 Shiran |
1/2 gold piece |
| $1.00 Shiran |
1 gold piece |
| $2.50 Shiran |
1/2 platinum piece |
| $5.00 Shiran |
platinum piece |
| $10.00 Shiran |
10 gold piece |
| $50.00 Shiran |
10 platinum piece |
| $100.00 Shiaran |
100 gold piece |
| $500.00 Shiran |
100 platinum piece |
Larger
Coinage
| Larger amounts
are in the form of special spatially compressed and lightened metals. Anyone
casting a dispel magic on these coins splits the coin into however many
gold or platinum coins the object is worth; these coins always read as
faintly magical. Granted, non-KSH merchants may be inclined to disbelieve
that a single coin can carry 100, but a Dispel can split the coin down.
Whether the merchant believes the coin is still valuable is up to them. |
Cred
Card System
| In addition,
the KIB offers a credcard banking system in which the person merely carries
a credcard with him, deposits his money with the KSH, and they keep track
of his current account. Of course, not every merchant accepts a KIB credcard
(those who accept credit cards and try using the KIB card will find that
it is actually a valid card.) |
Opening
an Account
Opening an account
in the KIB banking service requires money - those who
were at the ARC
Spring Fair recieved $1,000 as an inspiration to further the system. If
you missed it, though, you're going to have to adventure for it!
Non-conjured
gold (that already has been earned or is found in ARC adventures) in the
characters' possession will be cheerfully transferred to the new system
by the courteous banking staff.
To open a bank
account, go to your local KIB kender, or request one by mail. |
Counterfeiting
Wards
| KIB merchants
only accept Shirans - these coins are uniquely and minutely designed to
the point that it is a pain in the arse to copy them perfectly. And copying
higher coins is basically impossible, as the enchantment holding them together
has to be duplicated as well. |
Exchanging
for Shirans
| They also will
translate normal coinage into Shirans... after checking it carefully to
see if it's real or not; they rather have grown tired of mages who can
create bagfuls of gold, which is why the gold coin has become so devalued.
As for bartering, well, that's between the merchant and the customer. |
A
Sample Price List
Coming soon.
Sorry, it's not here yet!
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your stay!
Realm
of Alshira Founded
in
the year of our mun
1999
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