Late Spring, Y1TURNTURNTURNACTACTACT: Sell 2 units of sand.
ActActAct: Sell 6 Units of Sand for 3 Guineas.
ACTACTACT: sell all 4 sand I own
ACTACTACT: Sell 2 sand to the market for one guinea.
actactact: Irresponsibly donate 2 ginnies to the fine eyepatch fellow.
ACTACTACT: [Sell 3 units of sand to gain 1.5 Guineas.]
ACTACTACT: [Forclose and return 3 Guineas to the Crown, effectively go out of business.]
Note: I am not going to treat this as a donation, unless Horizon comes back and clarifies that that was their intent. You can't return Guineas to the Crown if you never received Guineas from the Crown.
ACTACTACT: Purchase the Nearsouth Nsailor on behalf of the shareholders.
Since there is only one destination available, I'm going to be generous and assume that the ship will be following the Nearsouthlands trade route, and not sit in the harbour collecting dust (the bad kind of dust).
Three ships depart the docks this month, all headed southwards to collect more precious sand. The Warrick and Clarisse are joined by the Nearsouth Nsailor, the pronunciation of which is an enigma left to the reader to decipher.
The Market hungers, and ravenously devours the sand sold this month. Wealthy (but not wealthy enough to finance a ship) citizens buy jars of sand to display on their mantlepiece. Glassblowers (whose profession was previously very difficult) acquire wagonloads of the stuff, and are soon churning out high-quality glassware at a previously unthinkable pace. A representative of the Queen purchases a large shipment with which to construct a 'sand-box', so that the Queen may experience the new rarity at her palace. The demand seems endless... until it isn't. Though still a highly desirable substance, some of the novelty wears off, and the price of sand declines slightly.
[17 Sand sold]
Eyepatch Odysseus gratefully accepts a donation, allowing him to finance preparations for his trip. The donor did refer to the money as
ginnies, but the coins turned out to be regular Guineas, so no worries. He is still looking for donations, and still presents the offer of exclusive charts if any party donates 5 Guineas or more (the prior donation would be refunded if this happened).
Emerald Robin EEHC receives a public letter from the Queen herself, praising them for their selfless contributions. The letter mentions the possibility of a greater reward once the Blind Goat departs- assuming the donation is not refunded, of course.
[Emerald Robin EEHC receives one (1) Royal Favour. This is an early-bird bonus, and will NOT be taken away if the donation is refunded by Eyepatch.] [There will be more rewards once the ship departs]
PRICES
Sand - 0.45 Guineas per unit (-0.05)
Ships - 10 Guineas each (+0)DESTINATIONS
Nearsouthlands - 2 Month round trip, yields SandSHIPS
Clarisse - Departed for Nearsouthlands in beginning Late Spring Y1, expected to return end of Early Summer Y1
Warrick - Departed for Nearsouthlands in beginning Late Spring Y1, expected to return end of Early Summer Y1
Nearsouth Nsailor - Departed for Nearsouthlands in beginning Late Spring Y1, expected to return end of Early Summer Y1OTHER OFFERINGS
Eyepatch Odysseus seeks donations for exploration mission North. 2 Guineas donated so far.
NEW MECHANIC: Market Volatility. Feeding the Market may lower prices, whilst starving it may cause them to rise again. Or maybe not. The Market is fickle. But generally speaking, if supply outstrips demand, the price will fall. It ain't rocket science. Demand is not a constant, mind you. It may increase over time itself, as industries expand in response to more readily available goods.