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| + | This range of undersea mountains follows half a great circle around the planet. It is currently believed that this may have been the planet's equator at the time the mountains were formed. For about 35 degrees around the planet (1900 miles), these mountains each above sea level. They are mostly isolated peaks rather than a true mountain range, with hundreds of yards or even a few miles of sea between neighbouring islands. | ||
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| + | The Spine is mostly uninhabited, however there are usually about a dozen geologists from offworld universities studying the area's unusual formation. There is also a permanent research station maintained by [[Gracini University]] on one of the larger islands, although this is currently unoccupied. | ||
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Revision as of 23:07, 11 March 2007
The Free People's Commonwealth of Whence is one of the more unusual among the 333 planets.
Contents
Economy
The local government has passed a series of bylaws which mean currency is virtually unused on the planet's surface.
Within a village, the farmers usually provide their crops to anyone who wants them. Once a villager is seen to have understood this principle, they can expect to get everything they need without paying.
A barter sytem is used between villages who have a surplus of different produce. However, neighbouring villages often adopt an informal system of supplying whatever the other is short of. Once the members of a village generally believe the other village's leaders to be good and honest it is common to not track what goods they have been given, an expansion of the local gift-trade system.
External Trade
Trade with the outside world is usually negotiated by station chiefs. These people live on the Line Stations and trade with offworld visitors in a more conventional manner. As the chiefs receive crops from the villages free (as any other villager can), and provide imported appliances on the same terms, those living on the surface don't even need to understand the concept of money.
Main Imports
- Manufactured goods
- Metals
- Meat and Game
Main Exports
- Herbal extracts
- Rare spices
- Fish and fish oil
Geography
The majority of Whence's surface is covered with freshwater oceans. The sea is only broken by 3 major island groups.
The Spine
This range of undersea mountains follows half a great circle around the planet. It is currently believed that this may have been the planet's equator at the time the mountains were formed. For about 35 degrees around the planet (1900 miles), these mountains each above sea level. They are mostly isolated peaks rather than a true mountain range, with hundreds of yards or even a few miles of sea between neighbouring islands.
The Spine is mostly uninhabited, however there are usually about a dozen geologists from offworld universities studying the area's unusual formation. There is also a permanent research station maintained by Gracini University on one of the larger islands, although this is currently unoccupied.
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