The economy of the universe is an economy of consecrated mineral. Every piece of the puzzle — trade, war, politics, technology, religion — orbits the crossed monopoly: the Order holds the interpretation; other nations hold part of the raw material. No faction has both ends. The result: a brutal, tense, frequently bloody mutual dependence.
Canonical principles
1. Mineral exists almost everywhere, but in unequal concentrations
The global distribution of the seams is asymmetric:
| Mineral | Primary seam | Secondary seams | Purified output/year |
|---|---|---|---|
| MineralChoir-Iron | Primary seamSeal I — Solar Range (Ferrum Alpina) | Secondary seamsSeal V — Massif of Kal'arn (Königsmark), Seal VI — Insular Archipelago (Brytonia) | Purified output/year~180,000 t |
| MineralSilver Chrism | Primary seamSeal IV — Open Sea (wreck silver + consecrated coral) | Secondary seamsThe coast of Maritima Coronata, the salt pans of Velinia, insular seams | Purified output/year~4,200 t |
| MineralHashmalite | Primary seamSeal I — Solar Range (deep veins beneath the Iron) — 55% | Secondary seamsSeal V — Kal'arn (Königsmark) — 30%. Smaller seams in Vykhradia and on Brytonia's tributary islands | Purified output/year~240 t |
| MineralArdentine | Primary seamSeal III — Southern Range (volcanic phosphate, Stromakra) | Secondary seamsSeal VII — Sathkar (petroleum — enemy territory, hence the Meridian contraband) | Purified output/year~62,000 t |
| MineralLumen | Primary seamSeal II — Twilight Range (sedimentary mica) | Secondary seamsThe karst valleys of Vykhradia, smaller alpine seams, Schola Coronata | Purified output/year~900 t |
| MineralSeal Salt | Primary seamSeal II — the mines of Pradel | Secondary seamsMaritime evaporation in Velinia, the salt pans of the insular coast | Purified output/year~90,000 t |
| MineralHoly Ash | Primary seamDiffuse manufacture (Vallia Sacra) | Secondary seamsAny territory with a consecrated altar and Ardentine | Purified output/year~30,000 t |
| MineralBlack Mineral | Primary seamThe Limbo + Seal VII (Sathkar) | Secondary seamsThe bottom of the Mar Tenebrum — the only aquatic source, by pactuary diving. Contaminated veins on the frontier | Purified output/year— |
The complete figures in The economy in figures.
Immediate implication: no faction has complete self-sufficiency. Trade is obligatory.
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