General Economy

## Introduction

The fae world uses several forms of exchange for goods and services.

## Barter

* Eran Iliakambar traded the use of Mosk Manytrees' body for their room and board in Summervale.
* Eran traded everfire for Mosk's opal.
* An innkeeper offered to take Eran's jewelry in exchange for lodgings.
* **Life debt:** can be offered in exchange for goods and services, but can also be earned (e.g., Gwyn ap Nudd earned many life debts from fae he saved while serving as a Seelie soldier and general). Life debts are lethal if not obeyed when the collector comes calling, unless the person who owes the life debt is being asked to die.
	+ Ash Glashtyn offered a life debt to Olphix in exchange for the Soulbond with Augus Each Uisge.
	+ Ash negated a life debt by agreeing to a second life debt in exchange for the Raven Prince saving his life.
	+ Gwyn agreed to two life debts with Kabiri in exchange for fire and for saving Gwyn's life.
		- Kabiri called in the first by demanding Gwyn free Ifir and promote him to his former status. Kabiri called in the second by binding Gwyn's life with Eran's until the ice plague is gone, so that Gwyn will keep Eran with him and keep him safe. Gwyn won't die if Eran dies, but he won't be happy, either.
	+ Augus owes Julvia Dubna Vajat a life debt for being responsible for her nearly dying, which she calls in by having Augus serve as her bodyguard, essentially, so that she can travel with the group on the quest to stop the ice plague.
* The Aur dryads agreed to give Olphix their seventh son of a seventh son in exchange for healing the Aur forest.
* Gwyn agreed to remain with Tigbalan to be tortured in order to gain the ability to become invisible for Augus.
* Ash exchanged a meal for a temporary safe haven with a verkhwin.
* Fae can pay trows for services by hiding silver in places the trows can find it.
* Some sea fae trade in shells and small sheafs of rare fish leathers.
* **Status increase**
	+ Gwyn agreed to promote the Nain Rouge to Capital status in exchange for her help in gathering the Unseelie classless fae for a Coalition of the Classless.
	+ Fenwrel offered her services and a charm of increase to Gwyn to promote her status and that of her family.
* **Precious stones**
	+ Gwyn offered diamonds to humans in exchange for taking some of their goods while he was on the run from the Seelie Court.
		- Ondine offered a magicked necklace instead, and took the diamonds for herself.
	+ Gwyn offered Aleutia the Rat-Maiden gems and a seed from the *Immortalis* in exchange for coming to check him over for injuries and her advice. She accepted the *Immortalis* as payment, saying it was worth far more than what she gave.
	+ Gwyn offered Ondine precious stones to help build the Reader refuge.
* If a fae acknowledges a debt, even if it is not owed, then the debt materializes, and must be paid somehow. You cannot demand something impossible to fulfill the debt.
	+ When Julvia said that Augus owes her a life debt for nearly killing her and killing her family and lover, as well as destroying her home, Augus agreed out of guilt, which Julvia then called on when she wanted to join his party to investigate the ice plague.
	+ Munaciello requested that Ash repay Augus' nonexistent debt to the linchetti, which Ash turned into pseudo-reality by agreeing to.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 *The Ice Plague: Book 1 - The Forest of Fire*, Chapter 3: The Not-Quite Incubus. Accessed 28 April 2021.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 *The Ice Plague: Book 1 - The Forest of Fire*, Chapter 10: Veils. Accessed 14 March 2021.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 *The Ash and Gwyn Interludes*, Chapter 2: Debt. Accessed 02 May 2021.
4. ↑ *The Ice Plague: Book 2 - The Seething Seas*, Chapter 25: Reversals. Accessed 02 April 2021.
5. ↑ *Game Theory*, Chapter 40: Accidents. Accessed 24 March 2021.
6. ↑ *The Ice Plague: Book 1 - The Forest of Fire*, Chapter 8: Hand of God. Accessed 14 March 2021.
7. ↑ *The Ice Plague: Book 1 - The Forest of Fire*, Chapter 23: The Arrow's Path. Accessed 14 March 2021.
8. ↑ *Game Theory*, Chapter 30: Trade. Accessed 28 April 2021.
9. ↑ *The Ice Plague: Book 1 - The Forest of Fire*, Chapter 29: Don't Look. Accessed 15 May 2021.
10. ↑ *Game Theory*, Chapter 27: Compulsion. Accessed 21 May 2021.
11. ↑ *The Court of Five Thrones*, Chapter 29: Classless. Accessed 28 March 2021.
12. ↑ *The Court of Five Thrones*, Chapter 4: Suspicions. Accessed 06 April 2021.
13. ↑ The Court of Five Thrones, Chapter 14: Pearl. Accessed 20 March 2021.
14. ↑ Game Theory, Chapter 44: Consultation. Accessed 19 March 2021.
15. ↑ *The Court of Five Thrones*, Chapter 55: Refuge. Accessed 23 April 2021.
16. ↑ *The Court of Five Thrones*, Chapter 58: Hope. Accessed 21 April 2021.
17. ↑ *The Ice Plague: Book 1 - The Forest of Fire*, Chapter 22: Twisting and Turning. Accessed 21 April 2021.