Coins of Ildûn: Dūan (0.075d), Auran (0.75d), Talan (180d), Talán Nor (540d), Nuran (5,400d)

• Dūan. (0.075d) A small copper coin, the Dūan has very little value. Worth less than a Dekàli Pûla, the unit is used only for minor purchases. In many instances, halved and quartered Auran are used in lieu of the Dūan. Each coin portrays a portrait of the High Lord on the obverse, and the device of the monarch on the reverse.
  • 10 Dūan = 1 Auran
  • 2400 Dūan = 1 Talan
  • 7200 Dūan = 1 Talán Nor
  • 72000 Dūan = 1 Nuran
• Auran. (0.75d) The most common coin of Ildûn is the tiny Auran. Auran coins are hammered with the portraits of Vældyrim and local priests. Manufactured by a widely-dispersed order of Drāūn monks for whom minting has holy significance, the appearance of the coins vary widely from place to place. On the reverse of the coins is an image of the Crown of Skulls surrounded by markings which indicate the minting order, location, and date. In ancient times, silver coins were buried with the dead so that they could bribe spirits to lead them to the afterworld (a practice still observed in Ælyra). The arrival of Draun made this practice unnecessary, but the creation of the coins still falls to the clergy.
  • 1 Auran = 10 Dūan
  • 240 Auran = 1 Talan
  • 720 Auran = 1 Talán Nor
  • 7200 Auran = Nuran
• Talan. (180d) The smaller of the Ildûni gold coins, the Talan is more likely of the two to find its way into the hands of commoners. Valued less than a Dekàli Tal, the coin is relatively small. The obverse of the Talan typically portrays a skull surrounded by a passage of scripture in Ildûnic. A minter’s mark can often be found within the eye or mouth the skull. The reverse of the coin portrays the provincial Lord of the region in which the coin was minted. This portrait is often accompanied by the name of the Lord and the date of minting.
  • 1 Talan = 2400 Dūan
  • 1 Talan = 240 Auran
  • 3 Talan = 1 Talán Nor
  • 30 Talan = 1 Nuran
• Talán Nor. (540d) A large gold coin that dwarfs the Dekàli Tal, the Talán Nor is the standard unit for business dealings throughout Ildûn. The Talán Nor has been made in many shapes and sizes over the years, but its weight and composition have not changed. Each coin has a square hole in the center so that they can be stored on small posts in stacks. The obverse of the coin typically portrays the High Lord and Lady, while the reverse is inscribed with a wavy water pattern surrounded by a standard legend (i.e., minter’s name, date minted, location of minting).
  • 1 Talán Nor = 7200 Dūan
  • 1 Talán Nor = 720 Auran
  • 1 Talán Nor = 3 Talan
  • 10 Talán Nor = 1 Nuran
• Nuran. (5400d) One of the strangest coins of the Old Empire is the Nuran. A cross-sectional cut of long-bone, the Nuran are artistically engraved around their edge with scenes from the scriptures of Drāūn. No two Nuran are the same, each having been independently worked by a studio of scrimshaw artists. Understandably, there are a limited number of Nuran available in the market. For this reason, the Talán Nor often serves the role as the ‘realm coin’ of Ildûn. Nuran imitations are not uncommon in some sectors, but these usually lack the holy aura that surrounds each of the true coins.
  • 1 Nuran = 72000 Dūan
  • 1 Nuran = 7200 Auran
  • 1 Nuran = 30 Talan
  • 1 Nuran = 10 Talán Nor