The Question of Money
Every author, particularly those writing fantasy and science fiction, has to deal with questions of money.
Most fantasy novels involve a quest of some kind. And some band of people and creatures trying to fulfill it.
And doing so involves travel - horses, inns, etc. So the question is - how do the questors pay for their travels? And other incidental costs that might arise.
Authors have taken different approaches to this. One series I've read has the main sorcerer find a gold mine early in his life. He's been using that money for a long time. Another series involves dragons' gold - gold the dragons make when they are born by burning their shells. Then there's Star Trek, where the Federation has eliminated the need for money. Except other cultures still use it.
In my world, in this trilogy, the nagas have been saving for the chosen ones, knowing they would need to move around in the world. How the nagas get the money in the first place? I leave that unexplained.
Most fantasy novels involve a quest of some kind. And some band of people and creatures trying to fulfill it.
And doing so involves travel - horses, inns, etc. So the question is - how do the questors pay for their travels? And other incidental costs that might arise.
Authors have taken different approaches to this. One series I've read has the main sorcerer find a gold mine early in his life. He's been using that money for a long time. Another series involves dragons' gold - gold the dragons make when they are born by burning their shells. Then there's Star Trek, where the Federation has eliminated the need for money. Except other cultures still use it.
In my world, in this trilogy, the nagas have been saving for the chosen ones, knowing they would need to move around in the world. How the nagas get the money in the first place? I leave that unexplained.
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