With the massive amount of coins being generated daily across the lands it has come to our attention that a new, secondary form of currency is needed to alleviate all the encumbrance issues that silvers cause. And as such, GOLD is going to be introduced in the coming week.

Gold will be worth exactly 734 silvers. Silvers will be able to be exchanged for gold coins at all local banking annexes. There will also be wandering "merchants" outside of towns that will help you with your gold.

It will also be possible to acquire gold coins when hunting. The more mountainous and hard the terrain of the room you are fighting in increases the chance that critters in that area will carry gold coins instead of silvers.

Gold coins will also be widely accepted across the lands by merchants offering services at various festivals and events. In fact, gold coins are even more favored. Gold coins will net you services at a 3:1 ratio. Meaning, 3 services for every gold coin spent. This will be especially true for the highly sought after auction-quality services.

GM Vanah and GM Liia have also decreed that when Ebon's Gate rolls around the only way through mister (or is that mistress?) Ebon's gate is to put a gold coin in a specially designed slot in the gate; both on the way in and on the way out.


~Aulis
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