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thousand years in construction. His private chambers are given over
to study and to obscure experimentation.
Anheg's closest friend and advisor is his cousin Barak, a giant
Alorn warrior with the temper of a Berserker and the subtlety of a
Tolnedran ambassador. Barak has, it is reliably reported, been
entrusted with a number of highly delicate missions for his cousin.
Our informants in Val Alorn, however, report that he is generally
believed by Cherek nobility to suffer from some obscure stigmata or
'Doom' . as our northern friends call it, and is periodically morose
and even melancholic. What the nature of this 'Doom' might be is a
matter which causes tight lips and white knuckles on the
swordhands of our Cherek friends and an absolute refusal to discuss
Barak's affliction - even under the most skillful prodding.
* This description of Barak derives from an earlier character sketch.
Cherek
COINAGE
1. A I!' oz. gold coin called a 'shield' equals about $200
2. A Y4oz. gold coin called a 'half shield' equals about $100
Cherek gold coins are octagonal and the weights are not very exact.
They are usually hoarded and are seldom seen in trade.
SILVER
The standard of trade in Cherek
1. A one pound silver bar milled on the edges and stamped with the
King's rune. Called a 'Silver King' equals $100.
2. A X lb. silver bar called a 'Silver Queen' equals $50.
3. A 4 oz. silver coin (very big) called a 'Silver Prince' equals $25.
4. A one oz. silver coin called a 'Silver Princess' equals $6.50
(Tolnedran silver Noble)
COPPER
1. A copper penny 1 oz. octagonal equals 6.50
2. A copper half-penny round equals 3.250
Note: Copper is slightly more valuable in Cherek because of its
scarcity in that country. (No brass coins in Cherek.)
COSTUME
MEN
Basically Viking - lots of furs. Linen tunics. Leggings. Shoes are very
crude. Cherek men are armed almost all of the time. Swords, axes,
spears, like a boar-spear, javelins, daggers. Helmet - various shapes
decorated usually with the clan totem on top - no horn on helmets.
Chain-mail shirts or heavy bull-hide with steel plates sewn on.
Beards common.
WOMEN
Linen gowns. Belted. Cross-tied bodice to accentuate the bosom.
(Cherek women are busty and quite proud of that fact.) Hair is
braided and frequently bound up into elaborate headdresses.
COMMERCE