Chests

Table coin — not a public tax roll

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Tribute is 5% of Rook / vault totals sent to the King. Rook finds are not natural income. Ship crews come from Hull Ops or ship chests. Fortress from the Room. Builds from Shipyard or Governor.

Chests

ChestGPRule
Treasury Room11,150,000Ashenhold, gallery, secret berths
Governor’s Chest12,550,000Lordship; Emily open policy
Holemaker Chest3,400,000Holemaker (at war) + Shadow upkeep
Widow Chest1,700,000Widow 1–3 ops
Hog Chest1,700,000Sea Hog (Flitton)
Shipyard Chest10,800,000Keels, foundry, Wench, extra cribs (once)
Hull Ops Chest10,000,000Crew, stores, maintenance out of yard. Pays Widow 4–10 crews.
Town Chest11,450,000Emberdock
Auratic & Emily Bank1,000,000Personal shared
Auratic’s Purse400Pocket
Claw Purse48,000Garrick
True Claw / Reach ops12,000Lise
Maren’s Purse20,000Personal
Infirmary13,000Beds

Last vault: True Claw find split 10 / 10 / 10 / 1 / 3 / 10 million + 2.2 million tribute. King’s own count also +2 million from a Rook find.

Natural economy

Pop ~10,000. Monthly ops only: about 48,000 in and 46,500 out. Town pays itself on ordinary months. Crib fees rise as docks go toward 24. No new tax. No slum.

Weekly sketchInOut
Cribs / yard / stores~3,200—
Market / mill / textiles~2,800—
Alchemy extras~1,600—
Ranch / Moth / hostel~1,600—
Town + dock wages—~4,400
Food / oil / school / hostel—~2,800