Currency
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Sharum Mal'Kari uses the "silver standard", meaning silver pieces are the standard form of currency used. The most common forms of coinage in Sharum Mal’Kari are:
- Copper pence— the base level of currency, most commonly used amongst peasants or for low-stakes gambling.
- Silver sterling — the standard form of currency used in Sharum Mal’Kari. Nearly all normal business transactions are quoted in sterling (SP)
- Gold crowns — the currency of the upper class; common enough to make its way into regular circulation in most cities, but outposts and small-time traders will likely have a hard time making change
- Mithril markkas — relics from the Age of Dragons, these colorful coins are mostly the stuff of treasure hoards and noblemen’s purses
- Platinum lira— platinum is reserved for jewelry or used for government level transfers of wealth; a literal king’s ransom. Lira are never available to the average citizen