#m42 talks

Aww, thank you! I'm really glad that my post is still inspiring people.

I definitely think that 'treasure' is just a catch-all term for currency. In my own interpretation, 'treasure' is a term mostly used only in a meta sense for the sake of simplicity on-site; dragons in Sorneith are more likely to refer to currency generally just as 'currency' or 'money', though 'treasure' may be another acceptable slang term in some regions.

Re: gems... that's an interesting question. My currencies are made out of a wide variety of materials, and some, like dazal and arcslivers, are made out of minerals or semiprecious stones, but they don't have as much value as onsite gems have in my mind. I'd wager that 'gems' refers to an assortment of precious stones like amethyst, ruby, emerald, etc., likely refined in some way (cut into specific shapes and polished). Perhaps they're accepted as a sort of secondary currency system, with a much higher value per unit than standard 'treasure' currency? I could see their use being that their value is accepted anywhere on Sorneith, making them the ultimate convertible currency - whereas 'treasure' currencies (excluding, for the most part, vahrani) are largely regional and cannot always be exchanged elsewhere. Given, the exchange rates for individual gems will depend on where you are and who you're bartering with is, but the point stands that gems are a versatile and universal currency.

The above is all just my spitball initial thoughts to this ask, not anything I'd consider hard canon in my headworld just yet. But if anybody likes that idea, or has different thoughts and ideas on what gems are in-canon, by all means, share!

Also, I didn't realize prehnite was a canon currency? Huh, that's a fun little fact! I do really love the idea of there being highly localized currencies, though - it makes absolute sense, especially for clans that are largely isolated from the world at large and/or conduct trade mostly among themselves and other nearby clans.