Economy

Although barter is still very common, especially in rural areas, old habits die hard. Currency is controlled by the local Sondar of each territory. Caps are the smallest denomination, a term left over from long ago. These are minted coins, roughly the shape of a bottlecap (round and flat with crimped edges), made from mined and molded plastic veins, and are the base coin. There are also metal ones of tin or aluminum, which count eight caps. Caps of iron are sixteen caps, and bronze caps are twenty-four. Anything higher than that is counted in Geodes. These geodes are mined and carefully sliced into disks, and then their value in caps is engraved in the surface. Only geodes can be traded out of the country, as it is the general currency in the outlands.