On 18 Mar 2005 at 16:28, Sam Elliot wrote:
> "Wheat was the single most important commodity in the Ancient world.
> Almost every war that Rome engaged in was over the flow of grain,
> either to Rome itself or to one of her vassal states. The Roman
> Legionaires were proud to provide this vital service to the Empire
> and proudly wore these rings to signify that."
Teh grain from Esrolia does get shipped north, I'm sure. But I don't think it's exotic.
> Also, isn't Dragon Pass the route to the sea? With the Opening,
> pretty much anything you can think of. Spices for sure.
Yeah, but the spices and things being brought in through the ports are also exotic to the Orlanthi in Dragon Pass.
> > I think a great adventur could be made to disrupt "a valuable
> convoy" that turns out to be
> > something Orlanthi find quite unimpressive. :)
>
> Blue wool. Has to be.
Now there's a fun idea.
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