Most campaigns will center around or be placed within the Empire of E’gath. The E’gathin currency is also welcomed in
the colonies and most other neutral kingdoms as it has the hard value of copper, silver, or gold behind it. Several of
the E’gathin coins have more valuable center portions to prevent coin shaving and counterfeiting. Other currencies are
usually not widely welcome inside the Empire of E’gath. A powerful Guild of Moneychangers exist within the Empire and
they set very strict rules with regards to giving change, currency exchanges, and other guild regulated activities.
Most peasants, serfs, and commoners do not often see hard coin. They instead trade or barter for services and goods they desire amongst themselves. While not truly a currency, some cheaper equipment is listed in Barter Units (BU). Wealthier individuals often purchase such goods in bulk for a copper or silver piece.
The least valuable coin of E’gathin currency is the Tin Common (TC). The tin common is completely made of tin and is approximately one-half inch in diameter. It is minted with the Imperial crest and the date stamped on one side and the crest of the city that minted it on the other. This is the only coin that is allowed to be minted by anyone other than the Emperor.
The most common coin of the E’gathin Empire is the Copper Bit (CB). Often used by the poorer tradesmen and some of the wealthier peasant farmers, it is mostly copper with only a few impurities and base metals to dilute its quality. The Copper bit has the stamping date along with a rough relief of the current Emperor on one side, with the Imperial crest emblazoned upon the other.
The standard unit of currency for most campaigns will be the Silver Talon (ST) of the Empire of E’gath. This coin is approximately one inch in diameter and weighs 1/20th of a pound. The coin is mostly copper, with a small sliver of silver set into the center. The silver center is roughly triangular in shape with a slight curve near the point that resembles a talon of a bird of prey. The stamping date and the Imperial Crest are set onto both sides of the coin.
The Silver Moon (SM) is another E’gathin coin that is partially silver and copper set together. Half copper and half silver, this round coin resembles the moon in its half phase. An edge of copper runs around the entire coin to aid in the prevention of coin shaving. The silver half of the coin bears the Imperial Crest, while the copper half bears the inscription “Forged in Blood, Righteous of the Ten”.
The Silver Shield (SS) is mostly pure silver and approximately half the size of the Silver Talon. It has a small edge of copper that runs around the outer circumference to limit coin shaving and counterfeiting. It is the most commonly used by gentry, nobility, and wealthy merchants. On one side of the coin bears the stamping date and the Imperial crest. The flip side of the coin bears an image of the mighty dragon that assisted Tahlin during the Great Rebellion.
The final coin in the currency of E’gath is the Gold Royal (GR). Completely made of gold, this small coin is only one-half inch in diameter. Royals weigh 1/20th of a pound and have a fine beveling around the rim to aid in preventing shaving and other currency fraud. The Royal always has the Imperial crest and the stamping date on one side, with the inscription “Honor, Strength, Will” on the other.
| Barter Unit | BU | 0.001 ST | 1 BU |
| Tin Common | TC | 0.01 ST | 10 BU |
| Copper Bit | CB | 0.1 ST | 10 TC |
| Silver Talon | ST | 1 ST | 10 CB |
| Silver Moon | SM | 5 ST | 5 ST |
| Silver Shield | SS | 10 ST | 2 SM |
| Gold Royal | GR | 100 ST | 10 SS |
Coins of the Warlon Empire are primarily triangular in nature, and fashioned from silver or gold. They are stamped
with the Warlon Imperial coat of arms on one side and the coat of arms for a particular elven noble house on the other.
Each noble house mints their own coins, and each house tries to distribute as many coins of their own house as they
can while hording the coins of the other houses. It is often treated as a game amongst the elven nobility. The
ownership of even a single such coin by a non-E’gathin citizen in the E’gathin Empire is punishable by death. An
E’gathin citizen found owning one of these coins is often stripped of all of their worldly possessions and titles. Such
coins have the monetary equivalent to similar E’gathin coins, but are nearly impossible to use for purchases.
The Matriarchy of Annatalia uses small rings made out of common and ornamental stones as currency. These ring-shaped coins are normally worn by Amazons about the waist on strings made from the hairs of males bound together like rope or on chains of brass. These small ring shaped slivers of stone weight 1/20th of a pound each, and are worth one silver talon each.
Opal Pentacles are star-shaped coins that are the main currency of Ultheria and the Shree Nation. In the two nations these coins are on par with the silver talon. While back in E’gath these strange coins can fetch as much as five silver talons for the white Opal Pentacles and two moons for the rarer black Opal Pentacles. These coins can be found in different sizes. While this doesn’t reduce their value in the Imperial view, it does have a great impact back in the two nations.