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===== Thick as Thieves - Setting : The City's Trade and Commerce ===== | ===== Thick as Thieves - Setting : The City's Trade and Commerce ===== | ||
+ | Melza (and the Barony by extension) draw the majority of their wealth from trade, manufacturing and services. Both legal and //illegal// trade has been the undisputed lifeblood of The City for many centuries, virtually since time immemorial. Businesses are plentiful in virtually every part of the city, and the other nine outlying municipalities as well. They pop up, some die off early, some grow and blossom, some even expand considerably, | ||
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+ | ==== Monetary units ==== | ||
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+ | Along with other symbols of nationhood, the people of Melza (or the ruling classes, at the very least) pride themselves in their long-lived and ever evolving currency. At the moment, the Melzan states issues and uses golden, silver and copper coins for everyday transactions and trade. There are some early bird examples of banknotes, but there are used almost exclusively in banking and financial institutions. Melza' | ||
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+ | Melzan coins are universally called **griffins**, | ||
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+ | Griffins are subdivided into **golden baronats**, (colloquially " | ||
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==== Commercial Establishments ==== | ==== Commercial Establishments ==== | ||
- | a.) Shops, enterpreneurs | + | An overview of at least some of the private businesses |
- | TBA. | + | **a.) Shops, enterpreneurs and vendors** |
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- | b.) Inns, accomodation, | + | **b.) Inns, accomodation, |
//Heart of the Jewel// - One of the fancier and better maintained inns in Old Town, near the centre of the city. Owned and operated by Kero Gürtli and his business affiliates. Aside from innkeeper Gürtli, the staff includes several long-term employees. Barmaid Varda Konolo is willing to provide intel, Gürtli might be persuaded to do so under rare circumstances. The signboard features a stylised gem floating above the waves of a river, and a slightly shining red heart at the gem's centre, with an implied silhouette of a city skyline. | //Heart of the Jewel// - One of the fancier and better maintained inns in Old Town, near the centre of the city. Owned and operated by Kero Gürtli and his business affiliates. Aside from innkeeper Gürtli, the staff includes several long-term employees. Barmaid Varda Konolo is willing to provide intel, Gürtli might be persuaded to do so under rare circumstances. The signboard features a stylised gem floating above the waves of a river, and a slightly shining red heart at the gem's centre, with an implied silhouette of a city skyline. | ||
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//The Cracked Coffer Tavern// - The main pub on Venture Street, one and a third jaunt away from Old Ditch Street. Limited accomodation offers, but the food and drink is good and some intel can be gleaned with a bit of effort. Or so they say... The signboard features an old wooden coffer with a visible crack in its side and coins pouring outward. | //The Cracked Coffer Tavern// - The main pub on Venture Street, one and a third jaunt away from Old Ditch Street. Limited accomodation offers, but the food and drink is good and some intel can be gleaned with a bit of effort. Or so they say... The signboard features an old wooden coffer with a visible crack in its side and coins pouring outward. | ||
- | //The Sevar' | + | //The Sevar' |
//Hulk and Keg Shanty// - A no-frills and slightly run-down little pub, located in a quaint corner of the Trade Harbour. Usually frequented by dock workers and other local personnel, as well as local and foreign sailors. A rather calm and bored place, but brawls do occassionally erupt. The signboard features a semi-sunken old hulk and a floating beer keg. | //Hulk and Keg Shanty// - A no-frills and slightly run-down little pub, located in a quaint corner of the Trade Harbour. Usually frequented by dock workers and other local personnel, as well as local and foreign sailors. A rather calm and bored place, but brawls do occassionally erupt. The signboard features a semi-sunken old hulk and a floating beer keg. | ||
- | //The Drunken Crusty// - A drunk Lobsterman is an amusing mental image. At least that's how the thought went into naming this newer and slightly more fancier pub in the passenger section of the city docks. | + | //The Drunken Crusty// - A drunk Lobsterman is an amusing mental image. At least that's how the thought went into naming this newer and slightly more fancier pub in the passenger section of the city docks... Owned and operated by publican Žarf Ehera. The signboard of the inn features the titular drunk lobsterman, tankard held in one pincer, his numerous legs all comically intertwining as they attempt to keep balance. |
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//Inn at the Lame Goliath// - Cozy and fairly spacious, this is something of a countryside inn. Not located in Melza itself, but still within the Barony. You can find it on Maple Lane, in the Barony' | //Inn at the Lame Goliath// - Cozy and fairly spacious, this is something of a countryside inn. Not located in Melza itself, but still within the Barony. You can find it on Maple Lane, in the Barony' | ||
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+ | //The Clumsy Dart// | ||
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+ | //The Shipwright Arms// | ||
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+ | //The Merry Forester' | ||
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+ | //The Jongleur & The Grocer Tavern// | ||
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+ | //The Owl// | ||
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+ | //The Jauncing Hucul// - maybe in Atrav or in Jáh | ||
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+ | //Shaking Axe Pub// | ||
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