Ahem.HEAR YE, HEAR YE! TRADING COMPANIES FOUNDED LEFT RIGHT AND CENTER AS HER ROYAL MAJESTY HANDS OUT TRADING CHARTERS.
SHIPWRIGHTS ALREADY CELEBRATING THE EXPECTED BOOM IN SHIP PURCHASES! LUMBER PRICES ON THE RISE!
MARKET PRICES ARE AS FOLLOWS:
SAND PRICES REMAIN STABLE AT .5 DIMES PER UNIT. PRICES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP IN COMING MONTHS DUE TO INCREASED TRADE!
LUMBER PRICES RISE TO .6 DIMES PER UNIT.GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCES NEW PLAN TO LOAN MONEY TO MERCHANTS LOOKING INTO TRADE WITH THE NEW WORLD. HIGH INTEREST RATES ARE EXPECTED TO PAY OFF SOME OF THE NATIONAL DEBT.
HER MAJESTY WOULD LIKE TO REMIND MERCHANTS THAT PIRACY IS NOT ENCOURAGED AND THAT ANYONE ENGAGING OR SUPPORTING PIRACY OR PIRACY-LIKE ACTIVITIES IS A CRIMINAL.
HER MAJESTY WOULD ALSO LIKE TO REMIND MERCHANTS THAT DONATIONS TO ROYAL COFFERS ARE APPRECIATED AND SOMETIMES LAWS CHANGE. SHE ISN'T SUGGESTING ANYTHING, BUT, YOU KNOW, WINK WINK NUDGE NUDGE.
ROGER THE NEARSIGHTED IS LOOKING FOR FUNDING FOR HIS LATEST EXPEDITION. HE INTENDS TO PROVE THE WORLD IS A CUBE BY SAILING SOUTH OF THE NEARSOUTHLANDS UNTIL HE HITS AN EDGE. ANY LANDS ENCOUNTERED ON THE WAY WILL BE CHARTED AND TRADE ROUTES ESTABLISHED. WHEN ASKED HOW HIS VISUAL IMPAIRMENT WILL EFFECT HIS NAVIGATIONAL SKILLS, ROGER REPLIED: "Eh? Speak up, son, I'm deaf as a bat!"
IN LOCAL NEWS, HAVE YOU SEEN MR. TIBBLES? HE IS A GINGER TOMCAT WITH A CUTE FLUFFY TAIL, WHO LIKES FISH. IF FOUND, PLEASE DELIVER TO MRS SINKEL AT DOOR SIXTEEN, THE DOCKS. REWARD OFFERED.
THIS HAS BEEN THE NEWS.
Also, how do we determine if ships sink?
And is there a limit on the amount you can borrow from the motherland, or a time limit to pay?
They don't come back.
Merchants may contact the Motherland with loan applications; details can be arranged.