Goods and Services - gem cost overview

This list provides a rough estimate of gem prices for those looking to roleplay within the world of Midrast Wain. Anything from services to purchase of goods can be found here - and if you have further needs on knowing the price of anything - leave me a comment below and I will 'find it out' for you!
Keep in mind that the gem costs can vary on many factors - scarcity and demand can drive prices up and down. Each dragon and gryphon is natively born with Hoarding instinct which means - they can innately tell the value of each gem they are receiving during purchase.

Basic goods and services

Items of interest to many during their everyday life.

Item	Average Gem cost	Comment
Dusk Feasting - regular meal	1	Meal prepared from local ingredients
Dusk Feasting - youngling portion	0.5	'Children portion', which may also be enough to feed a Water or Jungle dragon, especially in Mud dragon lands
Dusk Feasting - quality meal	2	Meal prepared from rarer ingredients
Meals provided outside of Dusk Feast	2x their cost	You can also use this pricing for 'tavern' food or meals provided during food shortages
Rent a room	1 per day	For travellers who wish to have shelter while sleeping. Applies to areas where no natural caves are readily available and homes must be constructed - typically tribes living in plains, forested and jungle areas
Courier service - shared	0.5	Price to send a message via a courier. Courier will usually only travel with multiple shared assignments. The flight paths should not exceed half a day of travel.
Courier service - private	4	Price to hire a courier. Courier will depart as soon as they can.
Courier service - specialist	10	Price to hire a specialist courier across long distances or dangerous routes.
Servant - construction	3 per day	Price per day to hire a Servant trained in construction works. Does not include materials.
Servant - helper	2 per task	Price to hire a Servant to perform ordinary manual tasks, such as cleaning, carrying heavy objects and others.
Servant - companion	2.5	Price of companion services for lonely individuals, seeking to engage in deep conversations with someone attractive.
Shudue extract	1.5	Medicine of pain-numbing effect. Can be prepared into a tea or as an ointment.
Tattooing (Dragons)	20	Dragons can decorate their scales and hide with tattoos. Price can vary from 10 - 80 gems, based on complexity of the tattoo. Performed by skilled Wingbinders
Permanent dye (Gryphons and Jungles)	20	Fuzzy and feathered Midrastians can enhance their appearance with permanent dye. This dye requires expert application by skilled painters. Price can vary from 10 - 80 gems, based on complexity of the decoration and number of dyes used.

Specialized services

Services of interest to some, sometimes, maybe.

Item	Average Gem cost	Comment
Scout contract - Rogue	25	Average cost of performing minor crimes of little consequence
Scout contract - Assassin	80	Average cost of performing major crimes or stealing very valuable items.
Scout contract - Spying	30 per Tenday	Average cost of spying upon ordinary individuals, tribes, or gathering intelligence.
Artifice - Minor	35	The cost of enhancing an ordinary weapon with a basic enchantment (a single bonus)
Artifice - Major	100	The cost of enhancing an ordinary weapon with a remarkable enchantment (2 bonuses)
Artifice - Masterwork	200	The cost of enhancing an ordinary weapon with awe-inspiring enchantments (3 bonuses)
Artifice - Shoddy	-25	Items with misfired enhancements on them are discounted. (a single penalty)
Slayer contract - Ordinary stuff	5 per hunter	Price to hire a highly qualified hunter to take down a dangerous animal or clear a nest of moderately dangerous ones.
Slayer contract - Crazy stuff	20 per hunter	Price to hire a highly qualified hunter to take down a highly lethal animal or a group of dangerous animals.
Escort	4 per day	Price of hiring a Clawstopper as an escort of goods or individuals.
Dream consultation	Voluntary	Shamans and Dreamgliders can offer counseling and tips for mental fortitude
Cultural performance	0.5 entrance fee	For storytelling, singing, dancing and other types of entertainment performed before masses. In smaller tribes, a set fee can be arranged instead.
Religious performance	1 entrance fee	For certain rituals, priests and shamans can collect a fee for their services. Usually includes Celebrations of passing for the dead or Celebrations of waking for the newborn.

Specialized goods

Goods of interest to many, yet few can afford them.

Item	Average gem cost	Comment
Alcohol - bowl of rum	1	Can be provided as part of Quality meals. Price range can vary but shouldn't exceed 3 gems
Alcohol - bowl of beer/mead	0.3	Can be provided as part of Regular or Quality meals. Price range can vary but shouldn't exceed 1 gem
Alcohol - bowl of wine	1.5	Price range shouldn't exceed 5 gems
Armor - Leather	65	Crafted only within Jungle dragon territories, cannot go underwater. Wearable by S sized Midrastians
Armor - Reinforced leather and bone	90	Crafted only within Jungle dragon territories, cannot go underwater. Wearable by S sized Midrastians
Bags - Pouches	10	Two small pouches that can be worn around one's neck, legs or sides
Bags - Leather bag	30	A large sack that can be carried on one's back, usually is tied around neck or attached to straps.
Bags - Strapped saddlebags	100	This heavy baggage comes with a series of leather straps that attach onto an individual in such a way that it makes flight impossible but allows them to carry very heavy or large objects. Most commonly used by Mud dragonesses. Cannot be donned without help.
Delivery - General goods	30	Average Value of goods a single individual is able to carry. This generally refers to items that can easily be carried without impeding flight - such as a kill from a successful hunt, clay bowls wrapped in leather, simple tools, herbs, mushroom etc.
Delivery - Rare goods	60	Average Value of luxurious goods a single individual is able to carry. This generally refers to items that can easily be carried without impeding flight - such as spices, tea, alcohol, weaponry, rare metals.
Helmet - leather/hardwood	30	Offers protection not only for the head but also partially for the back of the wearer's neck
Helmet - Sheetstone	55	Offers roughly the same protection but looks more intimidating
Helmet - Skull	100	Carved out of the skull of a large dinosaur, the most difficult part is finding a big enough dinosaur that will part with their head.
Paint - Festive	0.2 per individual	Cost of being painted festively. Most commonly used for festivals and celebrations.
Paint - War	0.5 per individual	Cost of being painted fearsomely. Most commonly used by Clawstoppers before heading into battle.
4 bowls of tea	1	Ayliith has her own tea supplier
Weaponry - Basic 8 gems	8	Generally made from simple materials, such as wood, bones, claws and teeth
Weaponry - Quality	16	Generally made from more durable materials, such as hardwood and stone.
Weaponry - Metallic	30	Generally made from the best materials available, such as flint, iron or bronze
Shrapnel bomb	15	Ceramic or clay bomb which will detonate based on alchemical reaction triggered either by heat or smashing the bomb on a hard surface. Don't leave in direct sunlight for too long.