Copper coins are the lifeblood of peasants, sailors, and villagers. They pay for the simplest needs—bread, fruit, or a mug of weak ale. In small villages, copper flows easily, with goods often worth just a handful. In larger ports, where storms, pirates, and distance inflate the cost, a single fruit might cost as much as twenty coppers. For the poor, copper is survival, nothing more.
Silver marks the step above subsistence. It buys comfort, indulgence, and the luxuries of daily life. A hearty tavern meal costs silver, as does a simple cut of meat or a drink to quench thirst.
A glass of juice or non-alcoholic brew costs about five silvers.
A cut of chicken leg might be ten silvers.
A hearty burger of fine meat is around thirty silvers.
A glass of fine rum is extravagant, costing fifty silvers.
Silver is the metal of taverns, inns, and markets. It is where sailors spend their coin and where merchants build their fortunes.
Gold is where true power begins. It buys weapons, potions, and artifacts of serious value.
A flintlock pistol costs one hundred gold pieces.
A flintlock rifle is rarer and worth one hundred fifty.
Simple potions of healing or stamina begin around twenty gold, but stronger brews climb toward one hundred.
Gold belongs to adventurers, mercenaries, and captains. It fuels war, piracy, and exploration across the seas.
Above the mortal realm of trade sits the impossible—treasures of myth and magic. Weapons infused with enchantments, artifacts of gods and dragons, and relics of forgotten empires can demand sums that shake kingdoms.
A unique weapon of exceptional power may cost over 1,500 gold.
True legendary relics can rise beyond 5,000 gold, sums greater than most will ever see in a lifetime.
For such items, gold itself often becomes symbolic; their value lies in power, prestige, and destiny.
Most of Thalassara’s people live in the world of copper and silver, where every coin decides survival. Farmers, dockhands, and innkeepers count their lives in small sums, while pirates, nobles, and adventurers gamble everything for the promise of gold. The economy is harsh but consistent, shaped by danger, distance, and the eternal lure of treasure.