Currency

Though bartering is commonplace, particularly in the rural reaches of the island, most Obojimans accept a standard coinage that is minted by sages of the Dawn Blossom Guild. The currency has three denominations: gold flower, sea petal, and copper bud. Colloquially, they are just called flowers, petals, and buds.

All coins produced by the Dawn Blossom Guild are infused with a magical energy that the sages channel into them. To these secretive sages, the exchange of money is an exchange of energy—it’s a critical transaction that keeps energy flowing through the island. The clink of guild minted coins is a sound that is pleasing to the ear. Coins that were not created by the Dawn Blossom Guild or those that lost the magic within them sound dead by contrast. Therefore, most people only accept what are deemed true coins—those minted by the Dawn Blossom Guild— as currency.

Obojima	Player’s Handbook
Copper Bud	1 copper piece
Sea Petal	1 silver piece
Gold Flower	1 gold piece

Copper Bud

A bud is a small, oblong ingot of copper etched to look like a dawn blossom flower yet to bloom. 100 copper buds are equal to the value of 1 gold flower.

Sea Petal

Sea petals are unique in that they are not made of metal at all. Instead, they are made of glass that is formed to resemble the petals of a dawn blossom flower. The technique the sages use to craft petals is a closely guarded secret, but what is known is that a specific kind of sand found on Obojima’s shores is used. 10 sea petals are equal to the value of 1 gold flower.

Gold Flower

Both faces of these large gold disks are embossed with the likeness of a dawn blossom flower in full bloom. A “flower” plunked down on a tavern table is an unmistakable sound.

Currency in the Spirit Realm

Because of their spiritual essence, gold flower coins are real in both realms, and spirits will readily trade in gold for goods and services, though there are some spirits that are less interested in precious metals and more interested in bartering for goods brought from the Physical Realm.