DerGrifli Traveling traders (Der-Gri-flai)
In ancient times, before the cataclysm. There used to be roads and paths for people to transfer cargo from one city to another.
The lucrative trade deals one could secure by merely getting something somewhere else work even today.
It just takes one to learn how to fly very long distances along with the cargo to make this work.
It just came naturally to those who utilize Gravity Flow for their abilities.-Planner Kliago explaining the approaching swarm of black dots.
Description and affiliation
The DerGrifli transporters are DerGrifli Raiders and Refiners who learned how to utilize the Gravity Flow. They use the gravity to keep themselves and their cargo afloat and flying during their travels.These traveling merchants, operating from their own Atocites are spanning across entire Atocitera, able to reach every Atocite if they can profit on it. They use their ability to travel around Atocites either as individual transporter, or a group of traders.
Method of travel and its limits
The DerGrifli use their steam-powered wings for gliding and emergency maneuvers. For sustaining the long-distance travels they instead use Gravity Flow. Thanks to Gravity Flow, the DerGrifli can negate or even reverse the effect of gravity on themselves and their cargo. This ability, along with the clever use of gliding allows them to fly between Atocites. The Gravity Flow is not free nor easy to obtain. The amount of crystal consumed during the traveling is proportional to the distance traveled and mass of the cargo.Another risk is that the Atocites are constantly moving, so it is hard and risky to travel to Atocite that is not visible.
Due to these limits and risks, a single unburdened DerGrifli Trader will always travel between the two Atocites as a visitor and negotiate the complete transaction. This sole visitor is more than enough to carry one or two potential clients to check the goods for themselves.
Only after the transaction has been negotiated and confirmed will the DerGrifli transfer all the ordered goods from one Atocite to the other.
I see you came to like the ornament design on this sword. Rare work, and good materials. But if you give me these crystals and few Shlamoubis sweaters you got yourself a deal.-DerGrifli trader trying to hide the desperate need for sweaters.
Goal and services
Dealing with DerGrifli traders and buying from them is always either a very expensive luxury or an absolute necessity. As the DerGrifli will more often than not put the cost of the travel onto the receiving Atocite expenses. Exceptions to this were made for some extreme trades. What is certain, is that they go and visit every Atocite they deem worthwhile to settle any deal possible. As long as they end up benefitting. With this approach, the DerGrifli are never short on anything, as they always can offer something of value for what they might need. The ones who are lucky to be in possession of what the DerGrifli needs can get a fortune if they don't fall victim to occasional devaluation tactics. Due to their visitation of every Atocite, they also offer to deliver smaller packages or letters to desired target Atocite for a small fee. This service, while almost useless for busy Raiders, is invaluable to the Planners, who use it all the time to send messages to Planners on other Atocites.Occasionally, the DerGrifli traders decide it is not worth visiting certain Atocite anymore. That is a bad sign, as it means said Atocite is barely able to hold on and survive. And that their Planners are cut out of the communication loops.
While some don't make it a big deal out of it, this sign is one of the last ones when it comes to entire Atocites dying out.
We were not visited in almost twenty years. Which is good, as we managed to survive on our own.
It will be up to you and your friends to prove to all of them that we are still here with much more than the last fight in us.-Nurle Skoritzel to his son before the Trounament of Minds
A well detailled trader system, and i think the last part about atrocites that lack interest for them is a good subject that could make a story on itself. my fav part of it. Is the gravity flow a very safe power, or does it holds some risks to operate ? Happy Summercamp!
Hello, Iam glad you like this :) Gravity Flow is an element of the Flow system that I am working on. It one of the last few that does not have yet concrete details :) But there will be a side effect from overusing the Flow! I am just not sure what sideeffects will be for Gravity.