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northern-passage · 2 months ago

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Hello! I was curious... Do the coins in TNP have designs, or are they completely smooth? :0

they do! the gold Adranian coins (which is what Clementine has) have the symbol of the king/king's house which is the swooping hawk that we'll see Duncan wearing later. that's basically the royal sigil of Adrania, and we'll see wardens, soldiers, and other high-ranking politicians or wealthy Adranian families wearing it throughout the game.

silver coins have a merchant ship on them, and bronze coins have the moon on one side, and the sun on the other side (to represent the Wolfmother's children, but to avoid directly printing the image of a god on money). Gael is different in that their gold coin actually has a whale on it, since whaling and fishing is their main source of income (versus Adrania, which in the south has decent farming and functions as a massive trade hub between/with Gael and Yulan). their silver coins have a wolf on one side, sun and moon on the other (same reason as Adranian's have it on their bronze) and then Gaelish bronze coins just have a silhouette of the southern mountain range and sea stacks.

Gael also has whale bone coins and Yulan has shell coins, but those don't get traded with Adrania. only the metal coins, and that's just because gold is gold; it doesn't change much of the value, it's only aesthetics, and the flow of coins between Gael, Adrania, and Yulan (Adrania's main international trade partner) is vital for all three countries.

#so long as its gold silver and bronze they'll accept it #regardless of what country it's from #though i do imagine Adrania specifically trying to raise the value of their coins #requiring higher taxes on imports from Gael #less so with Yulan though since they have a healthy economic relationship and Yulan poses no real threat to Adrania #interesting stuff to think about!#i did actually try to design the gold coin once a very long time ago #around the time i wrote Lea's route in the original ch1 #because i also tried to design the bread stamps that are mentioned there that signify the bread's source & legitimacy #(it did not work out because i cannot draw that kind of thing lmao)#also. i do very light worldbuilding when it comes to the economy and how that all functions so<3 i like the world to feel real #but i also can admit i do Nawt have extensive knowledge on economics. or coin minting. or anything really #it's just not the focus of the game beyond what i need to know to make the politics and hierarchy believable #ask #anonymous #lore

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