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== Belgritian Marks and Araxian Marxi ==

== Belgritian Marks and Araxian Marxi ==

[[File:Belgritian 10 gold mark note.jpg|thumb|314x314px|Belgritian 10₈ gold mark note, featuring a portrait of [[Father Belger I]].]]

[[File:Belgritian 10 gold mark note.jpg|thumb|314x314px|Belgritian 10₈ gold mark note, featuring a portrait of [[Father Belger I]].]]

[[File:Araxian 100 gold mark banknote.jpg|thumb|313x313px|Araxian 100₈ gold mark banknote featuring a portrait of [[Araxius II]]]]

[[File:Araxian 100 gold mark banknote.jpg|thumb|313x313px|Araxian 100₈ gold mark banknote featuring a portrait of [[Araxius II]]. Araxian banknotes possess an anti-counterfeiting enchantment that gives them an iridescent appearance. Because of this enchantment, it is illegal to carry such currency into [[Dhol]].]]

Belgritian and Araxian currencies differ in appearance, but they are commonly traded one-to-one. Araxian currency is preferred throughout the [[Araxian Empire]], while Belgritian currency is preferred almost everywhere else. Both currencies come in six common denominations:

Belgritian and Araxian currencies differ in appearance, but they are commonly traded one-to-one. Araxian currency is preferred throughout the [[Araxian Empire]], while Belgritian currency is preferred almost everywhere else. Both currencies come in six common denominations:

It is worth mentioning here, though it doesn't relate to Blessing directly, that followers of Treth are not opposed to taxation. Taxation is simply money exchanged in return for public services. Treth's tenets do not require that an exchange be voluntary in order to be equal, only that that lack of volition be considered in the exchange - since nobody is free to dodge taxes, that loss of freedom must be repaid with freedom of a different kind, such as the freedom of safe passage within the realm, or the freedom to access healing magic at any temple of Hadros.

It is worth mentioning here, though it doesn't relate to Blessing directly, that followers of Treth are not opposed to taxation. Taxation is simply money exchanged in return for public services. Treth's tenets do not require that an exchange be voluntary in order to be equal, only that that lack of volition be considered in the exchange - since nobody is free to dodge taxes, that loss of freedom must be repaid with freedom of a different kind, such as the freedom of safe passage within the realm, or the freedom to access healing magic at any temple of Hadros.

== Wryth ==

== Wrythian Soul-Debt ==

Being cut off from the rest of the world, Wryth has developed a form of isolationist self-sufficiency and does not participate in global trade. In addition, through the mastery of many forms of magic, they have moved beyond almost all forms of scarcity. As such, Wrythians have little use for traditional currency. In the city of Narthrall, debts are tracked and accounted using a form of telepathy that all Dark Elves have access to. This is called "the weight of one's soul." Incurring debt makes one's soul "heavier." Paying off those debts makes their soul "lighter." By weighing another's soul, any Dark Elf can be assured (or not) that another will honor their promises.

Being cut off from the rest of the world, Wryth has developed a form of isolationist self-sufficiency and does not participate in global trade. In addition, through the mastery of many forms of magic, they have moved beyond almost all forms of scarcity. As such, Wrythians have little use for traditional currency. In the city of Narthrall, debts are tracked and accounted using a form of telepathy that all Dark Elves have access to. This is called "the weight of one's soul." Incurring debt makes one's soul "heavier." Paying off those debts makes their soul "lighter." By weighing another's soul, any Dark Elf can be assured (or not) that another will honor their promises.