Bill of Exchange

a freshly issued Bill of Exchange

a near-half 'used' Bill of Exchange

Bills of Exchange are a unique type of currency that can be used exclusively in Brynn. They can only be accquired in the Bank.

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Bills of exchange were invented by bankers of the Bronze Isles. This convienient trading tool garnered such popularity among Brynn merchants that they brough it with them to the Continent.

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Notes

• You can only accquire a Bill of Exchange worth 10,000 crows - or five full purses. When purchased, you will keep the empty purses.
• Brynn's Bankers will pay back any amount on a Bill within a players inventory.
  • The Bankers exchange one bill per interaction.
  • The player cannot choose which Bill will be exchanged back into crowns, but the Bill with less crowns on it will be paid off first.
  • Crowns from the Bill will be deposited into the player's inventory, purses taking priority.
  • If the player doesn't have enough room in their inventory, loose crowns will spill onto the floor of the bank.
• Bills of Exchange are accepted only by merchants within Brynn (including the Bailiffs).
• Funds held in Bills are not included in the inventory total.
• When purchasing / repairing items / paying for services within Brynn, the funds will first be subtracted from any Bills in the player's inventory, and then other purses / loose crowns.
• If a Bill is used up, it disappears completely.
• Bills cannot be split or merged, and funds cannot be added onto an existing Bill.
• Bills are the most efficient way to store money, two full Bills being 20,000 crowns and taking up a 2x2 space
  

  Bills are the most efficient at storing large quantities of money
  • Two purses occupying the same space only store 4,000 crowns, while four stacks of coins are a measly 400 crowns
• Bills of Exchange are an interesting precursor to modern banknotes