Topics: fantasy worldbuilding, characters, factions, relics, creatures, locations, canon.

Tags: economy, trade, dependency.

Economic rule: every realm depends on something it does not fully control. Trade in Aurelion is not flavor; it is why proud powers negotiate with people they dislike.

Valemere exports grain, legal recognition, knight protection, archive validation, pilgrimage access, and relic legitimacy. It imports dwarven metalwork, coastal credit, frontier monster products, Sapphire salt, Frostgate cold iron, and elder treaty access.

Valemere disruption: if crown roads fail, bread prices rise, noble loyalty becomes expensive, temple charity strains, and Caedran-style command politics gain support.

Moonmere exports rare herbs, living timber permissions, forest guides, memory resins, animal treaty access, and ancient testimony. It imports little by choice, but needs human restraint around roads, fire, hunting, and old prison sites.