Services, Hirelings, Lodging, and Lifestyle

This page lists common services, lodging, meals, hirelings, skilled labor, legal help, healing, religious services, and spellcasting services in Thesalon.

Prices use normal gold, silver, and copper.

Coin	Value
1 gold piece	10 silver pieces
1 silver piece	10 copper pieces
1 gold piece	100 copper pieces

Prices are baseline values. Local scarcity, war, festival season, plague, famine, storm, faction control, temple policy, guild monopoly, and legal danger may change final costs.

A service may also cost more than coin.

Some services require:

• a favor
• a witness
• legal status
• faction approval
• temple permission
• a guild introduction
• proof of need
• proof of identity
• a safe location
• rare components
• travel time
• discretion
• debt or future obligation

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Availability Categories

Availability	Meaning
Common	Usually available in villages, towns, inns, roads, markets, temples, and docks.
Town	Usually available in towns, trade posts, large villages, or local professional districts.
City	Usually available in cities, major ports, capitals, fortresses, and large temple centers.
Specialist	Requires a specific professional, guild, temple, legal office, healer, scholar, or faction.
Temple	Usually provided by a temple, shrine, saint house, mercy house, or religious order.
Harbor	Common in ports, shipyards, freeports, dock districts, and maritime settlements.
Restricted	Requires permission, legal process, faction access, or may carry risk.
Rare	Requires special access, patronage, major city, quest, or exceptional circumstances.
Story	Not a normal purchase; handled through play, obligation, quest, or major consequence.

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Food, Drink, and Lodging

Food and lodging costs assume ordinary conditions.

During famine, siege, war, storm season, pilgrimage surges, festival weeks, refugee influx, or blockade, prices may rise sharply or goods may become unavailable.

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Meals and Drink

Service or Item	Cost	Availability	Notes
Poor meal	1 cp	Common	Thin soup, stale bread, scraps, or charity food.
Common meal	3 cp	Common	Basic stew, bread, fish, grain, or local staple.
Modest meal	3 sp	Common	Better tavern meal with drink.
Comfortable meal	8 sp	Town	Good inn meal, fresh ingredients, proper service.
Wealthy meal	2 gp	City	Fine dining, formal table, good wine or equivalent.
Aristocratic meal	10 gp+	City	Banquet, rare ingredients, status dining, court meal.
Street food	1 cp to 5 cp	Common	Skewer, bun, stew cup, fried fish, grain cake, or regional equivalent.
Temple kitchen meal	free to 1 cp	Temple	Charity, rationed, or donation-based.
Refugee ward meal	free to 1 cp	Common / Temple	Rationed; may require token or queue.
Sailor’s dock meal	2 cp	Harbor	Cheap, filling, often fish or stew.
Shipboard meal, basic	2 cp	Harbor	Hardtack, dried fish, beans, porridge, or stew.
Pilgrim meal	1 cp to 1 sp	Temple	Simple meal at shrine or pilgrim house.
Festival meal	5 cp to 5 sp	Common	Price depends on festival and status.
Fine feast seat	5 gp+	City	Requires invitation in some contexts.
Ale, mug	4 cp	Common	Standard tavern drink.
Ale, gallon	2 sp	Common	Bulk drink.
Common wine, pitcher	2 sp	Common	Regional table wine.
Fine wine, bottle	10 gp	City	Luxury good.
Tea, common cup	1 cp	Common	Regional herbal, leaf, or spiced tea.
Tea, fine service	1 gp+	City	Formal service, rare leaves, court or temple setting.
Clean water refill	1 cp	Common	May be free in some regions or expensive in arid places.
Boiled water, pot	2 cp	Common	Safer than untreated water.
Sacred water ration	varies	Temple / Restricted	Often controlled by temple or river law.

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Lodging

Lodging	Cost	Availability	Notes
Street, floor, or common shelter	free	Common	Unsafe or charity-based.
Stable floor	1 cp	Common	Cheap, uncomfortable, common for poor travelers.
Common room floor	2 cp	Common	Shared inn floor or tavern sleeping space.
Poor inn bed	7 cp	Common	Shared, crowded, low comfort.
Modest inn room	5 sp	Common	Simple private or semi-private room.
Comfortable inn room	8 sp	Town	Clean room, better security, decent meal access.
Wealthy inn room	2 gp	City	Good furnishings, privacy, service.
Aristocratic suite	4 gp+	City	High-status lodging, often with staff.
Temple hostel cot	free to 2 sp	Temple	Pilgrim, refugee, patient, or poor traveler lodging.
Pilgrim house bed	1 sp	Temple	Simple lodging along sacred routes.
Guild dormitory	1 sp to 5 sp	Town	Requires guild tie or permission.
Barracks bunk	free to 2 sp	Military / Restricted	Requires service, permission, or hire contract.
Dock bunkhouse	1 sp	Harbor	Shared worker lodging.
Sailor’s hammock rental	5 cp	Harbor	Cheap dockside or shipboard lodging.
Refugee ward berth	free to 1 sp	Common / Temple	Rationed, crowded, status-dependent.
Private rented room, weekly	2 gp to 10 gp	Town	Depends on neighborhood and security.
Safehouse room	5 gp+	Restricted	Discreet, illegal, or faction-controlled lodging.
Noble guest house	invitation	City	Social access matters more than price.
Secure room with guard	5 gp+	City	Used by merchants, witnesses, nobles, and envoys.
Quarantine lodging	1 sp to 2 gp	Restricted	Cost and conditions vary by law.

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Stabling and Animal Care

Service	Cost	Availability	Notes
Stabling, per day	5 sp	Common	Basic care and feed.
Feed, per day	5 cp	Common	Cost rises in cities, deserts, ships, and winter.
Grooming	2 sp	Town	Basic animal grooming.
Farrier service	5 sp to 1 gp	Town	Hoof care, shoeing, minor work.
Veterinary care, minor	1 gp	Town	Basic treatment.
Veterinary care, serious	5 gp+	Specialist	Major injury, disease, or magical beast care.
Pack animal handling	2 sp per day	Common	Care for animals during travel or market stay.
Animal boarding, good quality	1 gp per day	Town	Better care, secure stable.
Guarded stable	2 gp per day	City	Useful in cities and dangerous routes.
Exotic animal care	5 gp+ per day	Specialist	Requires trained handler.
Warhorse care	1 gp per day	Town / Military	More expensive than common stabling.
Shipboard animal berth	5 sp to 2 gp per day	Harbor	Depends on animal size and voyage.

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Lifestyle Expenses

Lifestyle expenses represent daily living cost while not actively adventuring.

They include food, lodging, maintenance, clothing, taxes, social costs, and ordinary incidentals.

Lifestyle	Cost per Day	Meaning
Wretched	—	No reliable shelter, food, or safety.
Squalid	1 sp	Disease, danger, hunger, unstable shelter.
Poor	2 sp	Bare survival, cheap food, cramped shelter.
Modest	1 gp	Stable ordinary life, simple comforts.
Comfortable	2 gp	Good food, decent room, social respectability.
Wealthy	4 gp	Servants, fine lodging, good clothes, elite access.
Aristocratic	10 gp+	Court life, luxury, attendants, political visibility.

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Lifestyle Notes by Region

Region or Context	Lifestyle Notes
Caerlon	War-damaged areas may make modest living more expensive; rebuilt towns value useful labor.
Vorrak	Outsiders may find legal lodging difficult; military or faction lodging may dominate.
Suthrane	Water access strongly affects cost; temple hostels and pilgrim houses matter.
Veyrskold	Winter supplies and shelter quality are survival issues, not luxuries.
Marithel	Dockside lodging is cheap but unstable; shipboard life may replace rent.
Ilyr	Hospitality may depend on permission, custom, and local trust more than coin.
War Zone	Lifestyle costs rise sharply; comfort may be unavailable regardless of coin.
Refugee Ward	Coin may be replaced by ration tokens, labor, temple vouchers, or aid status.
Festival Season	Lodging, food, and services often double or triple.
Pilgrimage Season	Temple lodging may be crowded; prices rise along sacred routes.
Storm Season	Harbor lodging and storage costs rise when ships cannot depart.

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Hirelings and Labor

Hirelings are people hired for work, travel, protection, knowledge, or specialized skill.

Hireling loyalty depends on pay, treatment, risk, culture, contract, and circumstance.

A hireling is not an adventurer unless specifically built as one.

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Basic Hirelings

Hireling or Worker	Cost	Availability	Notes
Unskilled laborer	2 sp per day	Common	Porter, ditch digger, hauler, cleaner, field hand.
Skilled hireling	2 gp per day	Town	Craftsperson, clerk, sailor, trained assistant, specialist worker.
Porter	2 sp per day	Common	Carries goods; danger costs extra.
Torchbearer	2 sp per day	Town	Dungeon or night work; danger costs extra.
Camp cook	2 sp to 1 gp per day	Common	Cost depends on skill and travel danger.
Launderer	1 sp per day	Common	Household, inn, ship, or camp work.
Stable hand	2 sp per day	Common	Animal care and cleaning.
Road servant	2 sp to 5 sp per day	Common	General travel support.
Dock porter	2 sp per day	Harbor	Cargo loading, unloading, carrying.
Warehouse hand	2 sp per day	Harbor / Town	Cargo labor.
Refugee ward labor	varies	Common	Often paid in food, tokens, shelter, or low coin.
Messenger, local	2 cp to 1 sp	Common	Short urban delivery.
Messenger, urgent local	5 sp	Town	Fast delivery, risk, or night delivery.
Messenger, overland	2 sp per mile+	Town	Distance, danger, and secrecy alter cost.
Courier, sealed documents	1 gp per day+	Town	Trusted professional.
Water carrier	2 sp per day	Common	Cost rises sharply in arid regions.
Animal handler	5 sp per day	Common	Handles pack or riding animals.

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Skilled Specialists

Specialist	Cost	Availability	Notes
Advocate or legal assistant	2 gp per day	Town	Basic court help.
Alchemist	5 gp per day+	Specialist	Materials cost extra.
Apothecary	2 gp per day+	Town	Medicine and consultation.
Appraiser	5 gp per item+	Town	Gems, art, relics, cargo, antiques.
Arcane consultant	10 gp per day+	Specialist	Does not include spellcasting.
Armorer	2 gp per day+	Town	Materials and forge costs extra.
Artisan, common	2 gp per day	Common	Skilled craft labor.
Artisan, master	10 gp per day+	Specialist	High-quality or custom work.
Bodyguard, basic	2 gp per day	Town	Ordinary armed protection.
Bodyguard, veteran	5 gp per day+	City	Experienced combatant.
Cartographer	5 gp per day+	Town	Mapmaking, copying, survey.
Clerk or scribe	2 gp per day	Town	Documents, copying, ledgers.
Court translator	5 gp per day+	City	Legal or formal translation.
Diplomatic interpreter	10 gp per day+	City	High-stakes negotiation.
Doctor or surgeon	5 gp per day+	City	Nonmagical medical care.
Engineer	10 gp per day+	Specialist	Roads, bridges, siege, ships, waterworks.
Entertainer, common	5 sp to 2 gp per day	Common	Tavern or street performer.
Entertainer, renowned	10 gp+ per appearance	City	Name recognition.
Guide, local	2 gp per day	Common	Local route knowledge.
Guide, dangerous route	5 gp per day+	Specialist	Hazard pay expected.
Herbalist	2 gp per day+	Town	Medicine, plants, field remedies.
Investigator	5 gp per day+	City	Missing persons, theft, fraud, testimony.
Locksmith	2 gp per lock+	Town	Legal work only.
Mapmaker, field	5 gp per day+	Specialist	Route mapping and survey.
Navigator	5 gp per day+	Harbor / Specialist	Sea or star navigation.
Notary or witness official	1 gp per document	Town	Legal witnessing.
Priest, local rite	donation to 5 gp	Temple	Depends on rite and temple.
Sage	10 gp per day+	City	Research and expertise.
Sailor	2 gp per day	Harbor	Skilled ship labor.
Shipwright	2 gp per day+	Harbor	Materials extra.
Spy or informant	5 gp+	Restricted	Reliability and legality vary.
Surgeon’s assistant	2 gp per day	City	Medical support.
Translator, common	2 gp per day	Town	Ordinary language work.
Translator, rare language	10 gp per day+	City / Specialist	Scarcity increases price.

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Guards, Escorts, and Combat Hirelings

Hireling	Cost	Availability	Notes
Armed guard, local	2 gp per day	Town	Basic protection.
Caravan guard	2 gp per day	Common	Road work; hazard pay for dangerous routes.
Dock guard	2 gp per day	Harbor	Cargo, ship, warehouse, or witness protection.
Veteran guard	5 gp per day	City	Experienced fighter.
Elite bodyguard	10 gp per day+	City / Specialist	Skilled, loyal, and discreet.
Mercenary infantry	2 gp per day	Town	Requires employer and terms.
Mercenary veteran	5 gp per day	City	Often contract-bound.
Mounted guard	5 gp per day	Town	Mount care may cost extra.
Scout	3 gp per day	Town	Wilderness, road, or enemy movement.
Hunter-guide	3 gp per day	Common	Tracking and survival.
Temple guard	2 gp to 5 gp per day	Temple	Usually not hired casually.
Freeport escort	5 gp per day	Harbor	Useful for dangerous districts or legal witnesses.
Private security team, small	25 gp per day+	City	Several guards, leader, and basic coordination.
Bounty hunter	25 gp+	Restricted	Price depends on target, legality, and danger.
Monster hunter	50 gp+	Specialist	Price depends on creature and risk.
Adventurer hire	varies	Rare	Usually handled through story, contract, or quest.

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Guide and Travel Services

Service	Cost	Availability	Notes
Local guide, safe town	5 sp per day	Common	Basic neighborhood or town guide.
Local guide, risky district	2 gp per day	Town	Slums, docks, ruins, refugee wards, restricted areas.
Wilderness guide	2 gp per day	Common	Ordinary terrain.
Dangerous wilderness guide	5 gp per day+	Specialist	Monsters, storms, cursed lands, war zones.
Mountain guide	5 gp per day+	Specialist	Common in Veyrskold and high passes.
Desert guide	5 gp per day+	Specialist	Common in Suthrane. Water costs extra.
Forest guide	3 gp per day+	Specialist	Common in Ilyr and deep woodland regions.
Battlefield guide	5 gp per day+	Specialist	Mines, ruins, undead, old magic, or unexploded hazards may apply.
Pilgrim route guide	1 gp per day	Temple / Town	May work for donations in some regions.
Harbor guide	1 gp per day	Harbor	Helps with docks, courts, markets, and local protocol.
Legal process guide	2 gp per day	Town	Helps navigate courts and offices.
Refugee ward liaison	1 gp per day+	Common / Temple	Often paid to the ward or community, not only the person.
Hidden route guide	25 gp+	Restricted	Often costs favor, debt, or trust more than coin.
Farwake-style guide	varies	Restricted / Story	Not purchased casually.
Storm-season guide	10 gp per day+	Specialist	Dangerous, highly valued.
Local pilot, non-ship district	2 gp per day	Harbor	Knows harbor channels, ferries, docks, and shortcuts.

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Legal, Administrative, and Record Services

Legal services matter in Thesalon because names, contracts, guest law, sanctuary, salvage, inheritance, travel papers, temple records, and faction authority often shape what characters can safely do.

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Common Legal and Administrative Services

Service	Cost	Availability	Notes
Simple document copying	1 sp per page	Town	Scribe copies ordinary text.
Formal document copying	5 sp per page	Town	Legal, temple, or court format.
Contract drafting, simple	5 gp	Town	Ordinary sale, labor, passage, or service agreement.
Contract drafting, complex	25 gp+	City	Trade, inheritance, shipshare, faction, or cross-border terms.
Contract review	5 gp+	Town	Identifies obvious risks.
Court filing fee, minor	1 gp	Town	Local petition, complaint, or notice.
Court filing fee, major	10 gp+	City	Serious case, appeal, property, salvage, or status dispute.
Legal advocate, simple matter	5 gp	Town	Basic representation.
Legal advocate, serious matter	25 gp+	City	Criminal, sanctuary, inheritance, salvage, faction dispute.
Notary or witness seal	1 gp	Town	Confirms witness or document.
Identity certification	5 gp+	Town	Legal identity, papers, or status review.
Translation, ordinary document	2 gp per page	Town	Common languages.
Translation, rare language	10 gp per page+	City / Specialist	Cost depends on scarcity.
Certified translation	10 gp+	City	Accepted in court.
Archive search, simple	1 gp	Town	Local records.
Archive search, complex	10 gp+	City / Specialist	Old, sealed, damaged, or distant records.
Message registration	5 sp	Town	Official proof that message was sent.
Copy of public record	1 gp	Town	Birth, death, property, tax, docket, or court note.
Copy of restricted record	25 gp+	Restricted	Requires permission.
False document	25 gp to 500 gp+	Black market	Illegal and dangerous.
Legal name change, ordinary	10 gp+	Town	Requires local process.
Hidden-name petition	varies	Restricted	Freeport, temple, or court process; not simple purchase.
Drowned-declared review	10 gp+	Harbor / Restricted	Maritime or missing-person status case.
Sanctuary petition	free to 25 gp	Temple / Freeport	Often donation, court fee, or advocate cost.
Extradition challenge	50 gp+	City / Restricted	Serious legal matter.
Salvage claim filing	5 gp+	Harbor	Larger cases cost more.
Shipshare registration	10 gp+	Harbor	Ownership, inheritance, or crew share.
Privateer letter review	25 gp+	Harbor / Restricted	Determines validity or forgery.

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Legal Complications

Situation	Likely Cost or Result
Routine contract	Baseline cost
Cross-border contract	2x to 5x cost
Faction opposition	Cost rises or service becomes unavailable
Emergency hearing	2x to 10x cost
Poor petitioner	Temple, advocate, or Freeport may waive fees
Hidden-name matter	Coin may not be enough; requires process
Witness protection	Requires guards, housing, records, and legal advocate
Forged papers discovered	Criminal consequences
Missing records	Requires archive search, witness, or quest
Noble or military involvement	Cost rises sharply
Temple law conflict	Requires religious and secular legal help
Salvage with bodies	Requires Morvane or local death rite involvement
Refugee status dispute	May involve guest law, temple law, and local politics

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Healing and Medical Services

Healing services vary by region, temple presence, available magic, local disease, war, and wealth.

Nonmagical healing is more available than magical healing. Magical healing is valuable, often temple-connected, and may be rationed during crisis.

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Nonmagical Medical Services

Service	Cost	Availability	Notes
Basic wound cleaning	1 sp	Common	Bandage, washing, simple care.
Healer consultation	5 sp	Town	Ordinary diagnosis.
Field treatment, minor	1 gp	Town	Cuts, sprains, fever care, minor injury.
Field treatment, serious	5 gp+	Town / Specialist	Broken bones, deep wounds, dangerous fever.
Surgery, minor	10 gp+	City / Specialist	Requires trained surgeon.
Surgery, serious	50 gp+	Specialist	High risk, special tools, recovery time.
Midwife service	5 sp to 5 gp	Common	Cost depends on region, risk, and skill.
Birth emergency aid	10 gp+	Specialist / Temple	Serious complications.
Disease care, ordinary	1 gp per day	Town	Does not include magic.
Disease care, dangerous	10 gp+ per day	Specialist / Temple	Quarantine may apply.
Long-term recovery care	5 sp to 2 gp per day	Town / Temple	Bed, food, cleaning, monitoring.
Battlefield triage	varies	Military / Temple	Often rationed by need, not coin.
Trauma care / listening care	donation to 5 gp	Temple / Specialist	Especially Veyran, Sylune, or local traditions.
Herbal remedy	5 sp to 5 gp	Town	Effect depends on healer and condition.
Antitoxin treatment	50 gp+	Specialist	Antitoxin cost plus care.
Poison consultation	10 gp+	Specialist	Poisoner, healer, alchemist, or temple.
Corpse preparation	5 sp to 5 gp	Temple / Common	Cleaning, wrapping, identification.

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Magical Healing Services

Magical healing is not always for sale. Temples may prioritize need, faith, emergency, local law, or relationship over coin.

Service	Typical Cost	Availability	Notes
Minor magical healing	10 gp to 25 gp	Temple / Specialist	Equivalent to low-level healing; availability varies.
Cure minor disease or poison consultation	25 gp+	Temple / Specialist	Diagnosis may precede magic.
Cure disease, magical	50 gp to 150 gp	Temple / Specialist	Price varies by severity and local crisis.
Remove poison, magical	50 gp to 150 gp	Temple / Specialist	Antitoxin or components may add cost.
Lesser Restoration-type service	100 gp+	Temple / Specialist	Often rationed during crisis.
Remove curse consultation	25 gp+	Temple / Specialist	Identification first.
Remove curse service	150 gp+	Temple / Specialist	Not all curses can be solved by payment.
Greater Restoration-type service	500 gp+	Rare / Temple	Expensive components and powerful caster.
Regeneration-type service	1,000 gp+	Rare / Temple	Usually requires major temple or patron.
Raise Dead-type petition	500 gp+ component plus temple process	Rare / Temple	Not automatic; requires body, rite, and approval.
Resurrection-type petition	1,000 gp+ component plus temple process	Rare / Temple	Strong religious and legal implications.
True Resurrection-type miracle	Story	Story	Not a normal service.
Gentle Repose-type rite	25 gp+	Temple	Preserves body for rites or later magic.
Speak with Dead-type rite	100 gp+	Temple / Restricted	Legal, religious, and consent questions may apply.
Restoration after magical trauma	100 gp+	Specialist	Dream, planar, curse, or memory harm.
Dream-healing rite	donation to 100 gp+	Temple / Specialist	Requires consent and trained practitioners.

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Healing Service Notes

Situation	Effect
War, plague, famine, or disaster	Healing may be rationed by urgency rather than coin.
Temple charity	Poor patients may pay less or owe service.
Criminal or fugitive patient	Sanctuary, law, and temple ethics may conflict.
Battlefield injury	Military command may control access.
Curse, possession, or planar harm	Requires specialist diagnosis.
Resurrection request	Requires religious approval, legal review, body status, and components.
Drowned or missing person	May require Morvane rites, drowned-declared review, or maritime law.
Hidden-name patient	Identity protection may complicate records.
Contagious illness	Quarantine costs and legal restrictions may apply.

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Religious Services

Religious services are often handled by donation, custom, community duty, or temple law rather than fixed prices.

The costs below are suggested baseline values for play.

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Common Religious Services

Service	Cost	Availability	Notes
Shrine offering, poor	1 cp	Common	Small devotional act.
Shrine offering, modest	1 sp	Common	Typical offering.
Shrine offering, generous	1 gp+	Common	Public or meaningful donation.
Minor blessing	1 sp to 1 gp	Temple	Travel, birth, work, tool, meal, or threshold blessing.
Blessing before dangerous travel	1 gp to 5 gp	Temple	Common for ships, caravans, roads, and pilgrimages.
Ship blessing	5 gp to 25 gp	Harbor / Temple	Larger vessels and formal rites cost more.
Weapon blessing, ceremonial	5 gp	Temple	Not magical unless specified.
Tool blessing	1 gp	Temple / Guild	Common among Bravik traditions.
Harvest blessing	donation	Temple / Common	Often communal.
Birth rite	donation to 5 gp	Temple	Veyra, Halven, local saints, or household gods.
Marriage rite	5 gp to 50 gp	Temple / Common	Cost depends on status and ceremony.
Funeral rite, simple	5 sp to 5 gp	Temple	Community rites may reduce cost.
Funeral rite, formal	25 gp+	Temple	Includes procession, records, offerings.
Sea burial rite	5 gp to 25 gp	Harbor / Temple	Common in Marithel and maritime regions.
Drowned rite without body	10 gp+	Harbor / Temple	Requires witness, name, or symbolic object.
Name restoration rite	5 gp+	Temple / Specialist	Olyrra, Morvane, local ancestor traditions.
Oath witnessing	1 gp to 10 gp	Temple / Court	Aurelion, Selari, local law, or guild witness.
Contract blessing	1 gp to 10 gp	Temple	Selari or local trade shrine.
Pilgrim badge	5 cp to 1 gp	Temple	Marks shrine or route.
Pilgrim hostel stay	free to 2 sp	Temple	Rationed during high season.
Confession or private counsel	donation	Temple	Some temples never charge directly.
Public penance supervision	5 gp+	Temple	Legal or religious matter.
Relic viewing	donation to 1 gp	Temple	Public shrine access.
Relic authentication	25 gp+	Temple / Specialist	Serious claims cost more.
Relic custody petition	varies	Temple / Restricted	Not a normal purchase.
Sanctuary petition	free to 25 gp	Temple / Freeport	Legal and religious process.
Exorcism consultation	25 gp+	Temple / Specialist	Actual rite may cost more or require quest.
Exorcism rite	100 gp+	Temple / Specialist	Dangerous and not guaranteed.
Curse rite consultation	25 gp+	Temple / Specialist	Identification and spiritual review.
Cult investigation petition	varies	Temple / Restricted	May require evidence, risk, or authority.

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Religious Service Notes by God

God	Common Services
Aurelion	Oaths, judgment rites, court blessings, lawful witness, penance.
Veyra	Healing, birth, mercy, recovery, trauma care, sanctuary.
Morvane	Burial, funeral, mourning, drowned rites, body identification, rites for missing.
Kharos	Battle blessings, shield vows, weapon rites, soldier funerals.
Thalara	Ship blessings, storm warnings, tide rites, sea burial, pilot vows.
Edrun	Foundation blessings, stone oaths, mine rites, endurance vigils.
Sylune	Dream counsel, moon rites, secret vows, prophecy readings.
Oranth	Dawn rites, purification, vigil fires, renewal ceremonies.
Myrrakai	Study blessings, archive rites, magical inquiry, star vigils.
Bravik	Tool blessings, forge rites, repair vows, invention dedications.
Selari	Contract blessings, road offerings, trade vows, debt review.
Nymora	Wedding rites, art blessings, performance dedications, joy festivals.
Halven	Hearth blessings, shelter rites, harvest meals, family cords.
Vaelthorn	Hunt prayers, grove offerings, beast rites, wild passage requests.
Ruzhakar	Usually feared or warded against; open services are often suspicious or dangerous.
Olyrra	Memory rites, ancestor offerings, name restoration, archive consecration.
Malrec	Ruin memorials, necessary destruction rites, collapse warnings, ending ceremonies.
Istravell	Mask rites, hidden-name vows, escape blessings, transformation ceremonies.

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Spellcasting Services

Spellcasting services are not guaranteed purchases. They require an available caster who knows or can prepare the spell, is willing to cast it, and is legally or ethically allowed to do so.

The prices below are suggested service baselines and do not include expensive material components unless noted.

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Spellcasting Price Guidelines

Spell Level	Suggested Service Cost	Availability	Notes
Cantrip	5 gp to 10 gp	Town / Specialist	Usually minor, practical spellwork.
1st level	10 gp to 50 gp	Town / Specialist	Common professional spellcasting.
2nd level	50 gp to 100 gp	City / Specialist	Requires trained caster.
3rd level	100 gp to 250 gp	City / Specialist	Significant service.
4th level	250 gp to 500 gp	Specialist / Rare	Often requires temple, guild, or patron.
5th level	500 gp to 1,000 gp	Rare	Major spellcasting.
6th level	1,000 gp to 2,500 gp	Rare / Story	Not routine.
7th level	2,500 gp to 5,000 gp	Story	Major power, political or religious concern.
8th level	5,000 gp to 10,000 gp	Story	Rare and consequential.
9th level	10,000 gp+	Story	Not ordinary commerce.

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Common Spellcasting Services

Service	Typical Cost	Availability	Notes
Detect Magic	10 gp	Specialist	Common item or site check.
Identify	20 gp to 100 gp	Specialist	Material component or focus access may matter.
Comprehend Languages	10 gp to 50 gp	Specialist	Useful for documents and inscriptions.
Purify Food and Drink	10 gp to 25 gp	Temple / Specialist	Common in crisis or travel.
Create or Destroy Water	25 gp to 100 gp	Temple / Specialist	Politically sensitive in arid regions.
Cure Wounds	10 gp to 50 gp	Temple / Specialist	Cost depends on severity and temple policy.
Healing Word	10 gp to 50 gp	Temple / Specialist	Emergency magic.
Lesser Restoration	100 gp+	Temple / Specialist	Disease, poison, blindness, paralysis, or similar condition.
Remove Curse	150 gp+	Temple / Specialist	Some curses require more than one casting.
Dispel Magic	150 gp+	Specialist	May be legally restricted.
Sending	100 gp to 300 gp	Specialist / Restricted	Communication magic may be controlled.
Locate Object	100 gp+	Specialist	May require legal permission if used in cities.
Locate Creature	250 gp+	Specialist / Restricted	Privacy, law, and danger issues.
Water Breathing	100 gp+	Harbor / Specialist	Useful in maritime campaigns.
Water Walk	100 gp+	Harbor / Specialist	Maritime and river use.
Speak with Dead	100 gp+	Temple / Restricted	Requires body, rite, and legal or religious permission.
Gentle Repose	25 gp+	Temple	Preserves body for rites or later magic.
Divination	250 gp+	Temple / Specialist	Answers may be cryptic and not guaranteed.
Commune	500 gp+	Temple / Rare	Major religious service.
Raise Dead	500 gp component + service	Rare / Temple	Requires body, approval, and major rite.
Resurrection	1,000 gp component + service	Rare / Temple	Not automatic; major religious and legal matter.
Teleportation Circle	500 gp+	Rare / Restricted	Requires circle access and permission.
Teleport	1,000 gp+	Rare / Story	High-risk, high-control service.
Planar Binding or planar work	1,000 gp+	Rare / Restricted	Usually dangerous and regulated.
Greater Restoration	500 gp component + service	Rare / Temple	Major healing service.
Regenerate	1,000 gp+	Rare / Temple	Powerful healing, often not commercial.

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Spellcasting Restrictions

Spell Type	Common Restriction
Mind-reading or charm magic	Often illegal in courts, contracts, and negotiations.
Disguise or illusion magic	Restricted in courts, borders, military zones, and Freeports.
Fire magic	Restricted near ships, granaries, forests, and dry regions.
Necromancy	Often controlled by Morvane rites, law, and local taboo.
Resurrection magic	Requires body, components, temple approval, legal review, and divine willingness.
Teleportation	Often restricted by cities, fortresses, temples, and private estates.
Divination	May be forbidden in privacy, hidden-name, sanctuary, or sealed court cases.
Curse magic	Illegal or taboo in most regions.
Weather magic	Restricted in maritime, farming, and arid regions.
Water creation	Politically sensitive in Suthrane and other scarcity regions.
Planar magic	Requires specialist knowledge and may attract religious or legal scrutiny.
Identity-altering magic	Highly sensitive in Freeports, courts, inheritance, and criminal law.

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Downtime, Training, and Instruction

Downtime costs depend on teacher, facilities, materials, risk, and region.

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Training Services

Training	Cost	Availability	Notes
Basic literacy tutoring	1 gp per day	Town	Time required varies by student.
Language tutoring, common language	1 gp per day	Town	Requires teacher and practice.
Language tutoring, rare language	5 gp per day+	City / Specialist	Scarcity raises cost.
Tool training	1 gp per day+	Town	Tool set and materials extra.
Weapon drill, basic	5 sp per day	Town	Militia or trainer.
Weapon drill, advanced	2 gp per day+	City / Specialist	Skilled trainer.
Armor movement training	1 gp per day	Town	Useful for new armor wearers.
Riding lessons	5 sp per day	Town	Mount rental extra.
Sailing lessons	1 gp per day	Harbor	Basic ship handling.
Pilot instruction	5 gp per day+	Harbor / Specialist	Requires local waters and permission.
Legal clerk training	2 gp per day	Town	Court, contract, and record procedure.
Scribe training	1 gp per day	Town	Writing, copying, forms.
Arcane tutoring	10 gp per day+	Specialist	Does not include spell scrolls or components.
Temple instruction	donation to 5 gp per day	Temple	Rites, doctrine, service, or healing.
Martial master instruction	10 gp per day+	Specialist	High-level training.
Performance coaching	1 gp per day+	Town	Music, voice, dance, acting, or rhetoric.

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Research and Information Services

Service	Cost	Availability	Notes
Tavern rumor gathering	1 sp to 1 gp	Common	Quality unreliable.
Market gossip inquiry	5 sp to 2 gp	Common	Useful for cargo, shortages, arrivals.
Archive research, simple	1 gp	Town	Public records.
Archive research, complex	10 gp+	City / Specialist	Old, sealed, foreign, damaged, or restricted records.
Sage consultation	10 gp+	City	Subject and reputation affect cost.
Specialist sage consultation	50 gp+	Specialist	Rare knowledge.
Map research	5 gp+	Town / Harbor	Route, border, old ruin, or sea chart.
Genealogy search	5 gp+	Town / Temple	Family, inheritance, noble, or refugee records.
Missing-person notice posting	1 sp to 1 gp	Common	Market, temple, harbor board, or road post.
Missing-person investigation	5 gp per day+	City / Specialist	Risk and distance affect cost.
Faction reputation inquiry	5 gp+	Restricted	Informants or advocates.
Black-market information	10 gp+	Restricted	Risk of lies or traps.
Magical phenomenon consultation	25 gp+	Specialist	Myrrakai, temple, or arcane scholar.
Relic history research	25 gp+	Temple / Specialist	May require temple permission.
Ship record search	5 gp+	Harbor	Manifests, arrival, salvage, drowned-declared records.

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Price Adjustment Guidelines

Situation	Suggested Adjustment
Normal town or city	Baseline cost
Rural village	Some services unavailable; common labor may be cheaper
Major city	Baseline for most services; elite services more expensive
Remote region	+25% to +100% for specialist services
War zone	+25% to +200%, or unavailable
Siege, famine, plague, or disaster	+100% to +500%, rationed, or unavailable
Festival or pilgrimage season	Lodging and food +50% to +300%
Storm season in harbor	Lodging, storage, pilots, and ship services increase
Temple charity	Free, donation, reduced fee, service debt, or rationing
Guild monopoly	+25% to +100%
Emergency service	+50% to +200%
Discreet or illegal service	2x to 10x, plus risk
Dangerous travel	Hazard pay required
Faction involvement	Cost may be replaced by favor, loyalty, or obligation
Poor reputation	Higher cost or refusal
Strong local ties	Discount, credit, favor, or community support

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What This Page Does Not Cover

Item Type	Page
Common adventuring gear	common-equipment-and-adventuring-gear.md
Weapons	weapons-armor-magic-items-and-rare-goods.md
Armor and shields	weapons-armor-magic-items-and-rare-goods.md
Tools and rare goods	weapons-armor-magic-items-and-rare-goods.md
Magic item availability	weapons-armor-magic-items-and-rare-goods.md
Ship passage	ships-passage-docking-and-repairs.md
Docking and pilotage	ships-passage-docking-and-repairs.md
Ship repair and maritime supplies	ships-passage-docking-and-repairs.md