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Silver prices have jumped
lately in the Northlands. Some money watchers are trading silver as
high as 8:1 (8 sp for 1 gp). A Marset merchant clan convoy left town
yesterday loaded with silver for trade in the Northlands and two
other merchant houses look to be readying silver shipments as well.
In other metal futures; copper
remains stable at 101:1 while platinum slumped a bit, trading at
1:9.8 late in the day yesterday. For daily metal futures prices
visit the Metal Merchants at the north end of the market district.
Rare coins from the lost city
of Karuth have surfaced in Geyser over the past two weeks. These
extremely rare coins have led to the rumor that someone has found
the lost city. Antiquities dealers have lowered prices all over the
realm on Karuth finery hoping to move the pieces in case the
rumors are true and a glut of new items flood the market.
Tradesman and craftsman have
stopped work on the restoration of the old merchant guild. Many
claim the site is haunted and want magical backup before continuing
their work. Several of the workers have seen ghosts and spectres
since work began and two are now confined to the Gualish Sanitarium
after suffering extremely close calls with the ethereal beings.
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