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Commodity illustration: Silks

Category:Textiles

Silks

Standard price
1,500 pieces of eight per Ton
Surplus
1,400 pieces of eight
Scarcity
1,900 pieces of eight

Export regions

Silks arrive as finished fabrics, smooth, lustrous or patterned, sometimes incorporating metal threads. Unfolding a piece reveals colours and workmanship hidden while it is packed.

They are made into clothing and fine hangings. Silkworm cocoons supply the thread, which must be reeled before weaving. Routes linking Asia with New Spain carry such fabrics to wealthy buyers. Their value and portability also make them attractive to pirates and dealers willing to buy a captured cargo.

Sources and adaptations

References in the Pavillon Noir books:

  • Carnet de Vercourt, p. 533, PDF pages 521.
  • La Révolte, p. 287, 308.

The description was written by Ludic RPG. Prices are game values expressed in pieces of eight.