First Post! Also, The Economy of a Fictional World!

I’d just like to say hello and welcome to my Tumblr blog. I’ll probably be posting writing things here, most of that worldbuilding, but if there’s something which catches my fancy, I’ll post that, too! Today’s topic: the economy of a fictional world I’ve created!

In my world there are 3 races: Humans, Draconians (like Argonians from Skyrim), and the Elder (Elves all but in name, which is supposedly a bad idea).

All three races have need of emeralds (which have magical properties, namely, that they store copious amounts of energy). The Draconians have the smallest natural supply of these emeralds, and the Elder, the largest. However, the Draconians and Elder both have their own important uses for them, and as such, they must trade. The Elder are a bigoted lot, and refuse to do any business with the Draconians, so the Humans step in to facilitate transportation and to gain middleman profits.

The trade between the three races is far from fair. Prices are exorbitant, and often buyers will find themselves having bought a piece of glass rather than a real emerald. Some thieves make it rich dealing in fake crystals, but there are honest men among the criminals.

Transactions generally take place in copper, brass, and gold coins, although the Elder try to use their all-silver currency whenever they can. The Draconains and Humans use the same currency, as they are the closest allies.

The Draco-Human system’s Gold Coin matches with the Elder “Délar”, the Brass Coin with the “Aurd”, and the Copper Coin with the “Gér”.

Silver is more valuable to the Humans and Draconians because they don’t won much land where it lies. Additionally, the architecture of Draco-Human townships generally incorporates brass or gold into its decorations. This uncommon use, combined with its physical rarity makes silver a symbol of wealth to the Draco-Human society.

Additional note: The Draconians are machinists, and although they value silver in terms of decoration, they are less willing to buy it than the Humans, due to their judging of it as “mechanically sub-par”.