Currency

People in Sahul use a diverse collection of coins to pay for their goods a services. Some realms such as the Imperium have a national mint, but even in those realms is it perfectly acceptable to pay with coins made out of any type of noble metal.

## Types of currencies

### **Lagod**

The orcs of Hilal have created a type of coin known as the **Lagod**. The Lagod is a small copper coin with a crescent-shaped hole in the centre. The name of the original creator of the coin is carved into the field of the coin.

Lagods started as a type of physical IOU used by some orcs who realised that they had nothing to physically trade for the food that they wanted. These orcs gave them wooden planks with their names carved on it instead of trading for something that the producer would want only to then trade with them for their produce. These wooden planks could then later be given back to them in exchange for their talents, be they assistance with the farm, guarding of the silos, or intimidating of the competition. After a while wealthy landowners would own so many of these IOU's that they began to trade them in bulk with each other for more valuable goods, and eventually they would even begin to give them to their chieftains as tribute which then began to give them to the great warlord of Hilal. Slowly over time these wooden planks evolved into smaller copper objects with little holes in the middle which made it so they could be woven together on a strings when trading bulks. These smaller coins still have the names of the orc who gave the original IOU carved into them, although they are often faded and their creators long dead.

### **Luti**

The **Luti** is the youngest of all currencies and has only recently been introduced by the Laiscuit League. Luti are bronze coins which depict the logo and motto of a merchants guild, usually the one that ordered its minting.

Because of its age the Luti is not universally accepted as legal tender across Sahul. This has resulted in many cases of angry gnomes being forced to clean inns because their coins aren't accepted.

### **Naur & Senex Naur**

The Dwarven Imperium has minted a series of coins collectively known as **Naur** (from the dwarven *nanousius aureus*). These coins are traditionally made from gold with a bronze rim. The observe depicts a portrait of the kaiser who ordered the minting of the coin and the reverse depicts a relief of an royal Aquila. It is tradition that every time a new kaiser has been elected a thousand coins are minted depicting his face. These coins commemorate the event and to introduce his profile to the general public of the Imperium and to those outside of its borders.

As the economy of the Imperium grew and became more complex a need arose for a larger type of coin. Kaiser Ofico introduces just such a coin in the form of the **Senex Naur** or elder naur. These coins are silver with a gold rim and depict portraits of famous ancestors and dwarven folk heroes. They are minted whenever the Imperium feels that it is needed.

### **Alkan**

The **Alkan** are the oldest and rarest type of currency in Sahul. They were minted in the lost city of Al-Kanish thousands of year ago. Despite their age they still depict high quality reliefs, depicting various animals, peoples, and scenes of ancient life. They are made from an unknown material and exceptionally rich kings sometimes smelt of bunch of Alkans to create jewellery.

## Table

 1 sp
 1 ep
 1 gp
 1 pp