Tænār Oðàri

Coins of Oð; Wir (0.01d), New Kūdom (0.05d), Old Kūdom (0.1d), Aurad (1.0d), Talas (360d), Orm (7,200d)

Post-Dekàlas

  • Wir. (0.01d) The only coin worth less than a Kūdom is the seldom used Wir which is minted with tin. Ten Wirrin equal one New Kūdom. The Wir was introduced by the Merchants’ Guild in 622 with little fanfare. The success minting (or more to the point, lack of resistance to minting) these coins encouraged the Guild to mint New Aurad and Kūdom. In 637 DR, the Merchant Guild began flooding the market with their own lesser valued coins. This precipitated a conflict known as the Kūdom War.
    • 5 Wirrin = 1 New Kūdom
    • 10 Wirrin = 1 Old Kūdom
    • 100 Wirrin = 1 Aurad
    • 36,000 Wirrin = 1 Talas
    • 720,000 Wirrin = 1 Orm
  • Kūdom. (New 0.05d, Old 0.1d) There are five types of Oðàri coins. The most numerous monetary unit in the City of Oð is the Kūdom. The Kūdom is a copper coin of little value, ten equaling one Aurad. Older Kūdom are minted in memoriam of the Iron Crown’s spouse. A rare subset of Kūdom (637 DR) were minted by the Oðàri Merchants’ Guild carrying the depiction of Guild council members, rather than the High Lord’s wife, Lady Dāyla. These coins were in short circulation due to the Kūdom War of 637 DR where Lord Rott ended their production. Following the Kūdom War the Merchants’ Guild were permitted to continue minting Old Kūdom. New Kūdom (no longer minted) are half the weight of older coins. Most merchants and moneychangers regard the Old Kūdom as worth double that of the new. The reverse of the Old Kūdom bears an engraving of Kyrm Oryroð.
    • 1 New Kūdom = 5 Wirrin
    • 2 New Kūdom = 1 Old Kūdom
    • 20 New Kūdom = 1 Aurad
    • 7,200 New Kūdom = 1 Talas
    • 144,000 New Kūdom = 1 Orm
    • 1 Old Kūdom = 10 Wirrin
    • 1 Old Kūdom = 2 New Kūdom
    • 10 Old Kūdom = 1 Aurad
    • 3,600 Old Kūdom = 1 Talas
    • 72,000 Old Kūdom = 1 Orm
  • Aurad. (1.0d) The standard monetary unit in Oð is the Aurad. The Aurad is a silver coin equivalent to ten Kūdom or one-tenth of a Talas. All aurad are minted by order of the Lord of the City, High Lord Rott. Aurad bear the portrait of Lord Rott (as a younger man) on their face, and a stylized image of his Iron Crown on the reverse.
    • 1 Aurad = 100 Wirrin
    • 1 Aurad = 20 New Kūdom
    • 1 Aurad = 10 Old Kūdom
    • 360 Aurad = 1 Talas
    • 7200 Aurad = 1 Orm
  • Talas. (360d) The Talas are the coins of the noble and wealthy. Commoners seen purchasing with these gold coins may be judged thieves by unscrupulous merchants, and punished as such. The gold of Oð is of high quality, having been brought from Dwürden mines. Each Talas is marked with a portrait of Lady Dāyla, Lord Rott’s long dead wife. It has been customary in Oð for almost 300 years to portray the woman ruler on the gold, and the man on silver. The reverse of the Talas is a shield with a rampant stag on one side and three stars on the other.
    • 1 Talas = 36,000 Wirrin
    • 1 Talas = 7,200 New Kudom
    • 1 Talas = 3,600 Old Kudom
    • 1 Talas = 360 Aurad
    • 20 Talas = 1 Orm
  • Orm. (7,200d) An old law in the City of Oð allows the Temple of Roth to mint a coin of its own. This coin is meant to allow the Temple to purchase necessities, and maintain the Temple itself. It was thought when the law was passed that the Temple would create a coin that would represent wealth held by the priesthood, be worthless by itself. The Temple created the Orm, now the most valuable coin in all the lands of the ancient Empire. Orm are formed by unknown means from a metal found deep beneath the world. Attempts to forge other items from the coins has left a trail of frustrated blacksmiths, weaponsmiths, and alchemists. The metal seems indestructible. This startling quality, and the fact that no one has been able to find where the metal comes from, has made the Orm the most valued metal coin in the Empire.
    • 1 Orm = 720,000 Wirrin
    • 1 Orm = 144,000 New Kudom
    • 1 Orm = 72,000 Old Kudom
    • 1 Orm = 7,200 Aurad
    • 1 Orm = 20 Talas