Economics and Business
Through AROTD3 Chapter 58 (Story Day 299); Book 01 through Ch 94 / Day 123.
Currency
| Unit |
Equivalence |
| 1 gold |
20 silver |
| 1 silver |
100 copper |
Typical incomes & wages
| Role / benchmark |
Rate |
Source |
| Farm annual profit (typical) |
5 silver |
User canon |
| Minor officials (clerks, assessors, etc.) |
1 silver per moon |
User canon |
| Mana crystals (set of ten) |
~100 silver |
Supernatural_Skills.md |
| Razor Claw reward (device mission) |
1000 silver |
Ch 14 |
| Kranos hoard (death tax: 20% to Crown) |
Thousands of gold + gems |
Ch 19 |
Newtown / Hamilton County enterprises
Count Matthias' Estate (Newtown)
| Enterprise |
Details |
| Langford Manor / Compound |
Seat of County Hamilton; extended walls (Day 57+); watchtower approved (Day 64). New Manor House and Keep under construction — foundation complete, ground-floor walls laid (Day 122); excavation staked Day 117. Current Manor to become administrative building and Lisette's apothecary. |
| Windmills |
→ Cumberland_Mill_and_Mining_Company.md (Book 01: Newtown Mill Company) |
| Forge / smithy |
Lewis Smith (smith); windmill and plumbing hardware. |
| Plumbing / sanitation |
Filip (architect), John Tinker, Lewis Smith design running water, showers, flush privies, septic tank and leach field (Days 64, 81). Patents sought for shower and self-cleaning privy. |
| Apple orchard |
Staked in new walled enclosure (Day 63). |
| Barracks & stables |
Barracks ~complete (Day 63–64); stables completed (Day 81). |
| Sheriff's office & jail |
Operational outside walls (Day 122+); Manor Court convenes by barracks (Day 123). |
| Household guard |
Captain Michael (Captain of the Newtown Guard); married Sierra Day 123. Gregor (Deputy Sheriff); Karl (former Marine, Day 81). Dalton (smith apprentice to Lewis, Day 122); Oscar (tinker with John Tinker, Day 122). |
| Steward's office |
Jorah; clerk Rose hired (Day 79). |
| Apothecary (planned) |
Lisette; apprentice Teresa from Wickham (Day 75+). |
| Farms pledged / protected |
≥35 farms, four hamlets (Day 57); Sierra's farm; Colin and Jerome (Day 45). |
Revenue & spending (Days 63–81)
- Heavy construction outflow exceeded inflow (Jorah, Day 64); expected to reverse once building completes and Haven mill earns.
- Wickham mission fee: 100 gold + expenses + bonus for Black Crow threat ended; half advance from King; half to Company, half to County Treasury (Day 63); remainder and bonus collected Day 79.
Markets, ports & trade routes
| Location |
Role |
| Fulham |
Port; college; Soaring Falcon, Grinning Griffin; Army/Navy garrison (Day 57+). |
| Haven |
Capital; Royal Keep; Frosty Flagon (Knights' tavern); Silver Serpent Inn; Crooked Crown Inn. |
| Wickham |
Port city; smelters; Full Moon Inn, Overflowing Tankard, Grey Goose Tavern, Ugly Duckling Tavern. Danian trading ships daily (iron/copper ore in; grain out). |
| Telford |
On Royal Road / Telford Road; Drunken Huntsman Inn; Katrina's bakery. |
| Royal Way / Royal Road |
Fulham ↔ Haven ↔ Wickham corridor. |
| Southham |
Three Diamond Inn (Dustin, operator/owner Day 107+); Four Leaf Clover, Diving Dolphin inns. Army camp outside walls (Day 110+). |
| Dal Valley |
Royal fief (Book 01); Cumberland from Book 02 (grain/livestock; Duke Matthias). |
Wickham trade (Day 67)
- Imports from Dania: Iron and copper ore for Nystrian smelters.
- Exports to Dania: Grain (Dania lacks arable land/climate).
- Strategic context: Prior war over ore-for-grain dependence; Dania ceded Isle of Heltland in peace treaty.
Wickham open-air market (Day 68)
- Stalls: Cloth, cookery, pepper, cured meat; outbound carts bear wool bales bound for the docks (export), not inland.
- Local luxury: Blue porcelain from Wickham kilns (see also Lilia's vase request, Day 64).
- Imports in trade dress: Cloth, spices, and similar goods typical of port traffic; Danian spiced mead appears in spy social operations.
Merchant & courier notes
- Randolph (Wickham): Multilingual merchant (Danian, Pârsân); tapestry cover for spy contact.
- Royal Messenger Service — Danian target for infiltration and forged seals (Day 67).
- Nystrian Courier and Security Service — → Nystrian_Courier_and_Security_Service.md
Imports, exports & goods
Population and grain logistics (planning): Locations/Nystria/Nystria_Population_and_Agriculture.md.
| Good |
Notes |
| Grain |
Cumberland — primary duchy export to Dania (~5,500 t/year planning mid); ~400–500 t toward Haven import shortfall. Haven (55,000) — ~90% of cereal need from Royal fief + Midlands + Westmarch; Wickham supplies itself (fish + farms) and sends surplus → Haven; ~10% (~715 t) imported realm-wide. Wickham docks move export grain (Dania trade). Cumberland five counties (Hamilton + four TBD). |
| Iron / copper ore |
Imported at Wickham; smelted locally. |
| Pârsân tapestries |
Randolph's cover goods; purchased as mission gifts (Day 67). |
| Wickham blue porcelain |
Luxury; Lilia requests vase (Day 64). |
| Antiquities & books |
Kurtis's Danian cover shops (Day 68). |
| Spiced mead |
Danian drink; used in spy social operations. |
| Potatoes, corn, tomatoes |
Imported via OP (Days 86–87); experimental plots at Milos's farm under Harold (overseer, Day 100) and Lisette; crop rotation (grain/legumes/fallow). |
| Roses, tulips |
OP bulbs/seeds for Lilia (Day 87). |
| Aspirin, thermometers, stethoscope, microscope |
OP medical imports for Lisette (Day 94). |
| Metric rulers, micrometers |
OP precision tools for John Tinker and Lewis Smith (Day 95). |
| Silphium |
Contraceptive/abortion herb; standard court and healer use. |
OP technology imports (Days 86–95)
Matthias completed two major OP transits (Days 86, 94) plus brief confirmation transit (Day 87). Imports include:
- Organic gardening, farming, animal husbandry, herbal medicine, chemistry, First Aid
- Medieval technology, printing/book-binding, castle construction, engineering
- History of electricity, metalworking, steam engines (Whitbread Engine), basic refrigeration
- Potatoes, corn and tomato seeds; strike-anywhere matches
- Printing-press type specifications; metric measuring tools
- Medical: stethoscope, microscope, aspirin, oral thermometers, First Aid kits
- Gifts: roses/tulips, Snickers bars, Z-charm necklace for Zoë
Cost: ~100 silver per crystal set; ~80 crystals burned through by Matthias and Kranos (Day 121). Matthias plans one final transit after harvest (~3 nights, Day 123); will surrender planar remote to Crown afterward.
Millers Guild conflict (Days 106–123)
- Philip and James (Millers Guild) demand Matthias charge Guild rates and limit third-party grinding.
- Matthias refuses cartel pricing; offers priority windmill construction instead.
- King Robert to issue Royal Decree: Royal Office for flour quality/weight complaints (proposed Day 112).
- Matthias's windmill prices undercut Guild rates around Fulham; six new mill contracts (Day 101).
- Day 114: Guild demands exclusive two-year flour contracts or double price; smear handbills in Fulham. Lilia orders emergency windmills on Sierra's land.
- Day 122: Guild threatens boycott of Newtown/County Hamilton goods and tradesmen; Matthias expects failure; Count Morgan prepaid lump-sum mill licenses (~10% below five-year value).
- Count Morgan of Peterborough (Day 120–121): Lump-sum license for two mills plus training; fixed fees for distant counties instead of flour shares.
Paper & printing (Days 119–123)
- Lewis Smith produces printing type samples (Day 123); revision deferred half-moon.
- No paper mills in Nystria; paper imported from Pârsâ (war would cut supply).
- Tranos charters exclusive paper mill (Day 123); sustainable forestry and hemp for pulp; Matthias to bring OP papermaking tome on final transit.
Southham enterprises (Days 114+)
- Laurel runs Bertram's cloth shop under profit-share loan; oversees Alton's seized house (Day 114).
- Smuggling crackdown on decoded payroll names; Southham revenue expected up ≥10% (Day 119).
- Greenfield mill for nine farmers: Newtown builds mill/granary; farmers keep 100% profit (Day 119).
County law & labor (Day 123)
- Matthias to proclaim against selling people to brothels in County Hamilton (Day 121 plan).
- Theodore of Elmsborough (cooper): ten-day custody, labor restitution to Edwin, paid work with Thomas Miller; family in abandoned Oakton house.
Three Diamond Inn (Southham)
- Seized from Alton (Day 104); Dustin operates pending conviction; sale completed Day 107.
- Alton's house also seized; staff Penelope and Martha retained.
Businesses & employers (named)
| Name |
Business / role |
Location |
| John Tinker |
Windmill construction; mill-company lead |
Newtown / Haven |
| Lewis Smith |
Smith; plumbing hardware |
Newtown |
| Filip |
Architect (Manor/Keep expansion) |
Newtown |
| Lisette |
Healer, alchemist; apothecary (planned) |
Newtown |
| Randolph |
General merchant |
Wickham |
| Karl |
Building supplies; prospective Langford port operator |
Wickham → Newtown |
| Kurtis |
Antiquities shop (Danian cover) |
Wickham |
| William |
Tax Assessor's clerk (Danian spy) |
Wickham Keep |
| Priscilla |
Bailiff's clerk (compromised) |
Wickham Keep |
| Teresa |
Inn serving girl → Lisette's apprentice |
Wickham → Newtown |
| Rose |
Clerk (Steward/Sheriff/Guard) |
Newtown |
| Captain Michael |
→ Michael.md |
Newtown |
| Laurel |
Cloth-shop manager; house overseer (Alton's seized house) |
Southham |
| Bertram |
Cloth merchant; arrested for smuggling antiquities/spices (Day 114) |
Southham |
| Camilla of Riverwood |
Freed Day 121; proposed courier booking agent (Day 122) |
Newtown (Helen's boarding house) |
| Tranos |
Paper-mill charter (exclusive license, Day 123) |
Fulham |
| Count Morgan |
Mill licensee (Peterborough/Douglas) |
Peterborough |
| Jorah |
Steward |
Newtown |
| Morris |
City Treasurer (Jorah's father) |
Fulham |
| Harold |
Farm overseer, Milos's Dal Valley farm |
Dal Valley |
| Dustin |
Inn operator / purchaser, Three Diamond Inn |
Southham |
| Peter |
Courier/guard hire (Courier and Security Service) |
Newtown (from Day 108+) |
| Philip / James |
Millers Guild representatives |
Realm-wide Guild |
Tax & land law (economic impact)
- Peace of King Henry: Unified farm strips; tax payment establishes farming rights (Lilia's judgments, Days 67, 81).
- Surety for land claims: Challenger must post 100 years' taxes on disputed strip (Day 67).
- Non-payment: Any party may pay back taxes + interest and hold land until debt repaid (Day 67).
- Count Matthias: Has not collected copper of tax from pledged lands (Lilia, Day 67).
- Death taxes: 20% of Kranos hoard to Crown (Day 19).
See also