Ships, Passage, Docking, and Repairs

This page lists ship passage, docking fees, pilotage, maritime services, crew wages, shipboard supplies, repairs, salvage costs, and ship-related expenses 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. Storm season, war, piracy, convoy demand, harbor law, route closure, quarantine, ship damage, faction control, cargo urgency, and local scarcity may change final costs.

Marithel uses the sea as a road. That means ship costs matter more there than in many other regions. A character may buy passage, work for passage, serve as guard, owe passage debt, inherit a shipshare, join a free captain, or become trapped in harbor because a vessel cannot pay repair or docking fees.

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Availability Categories

Availability	Meaning
Common	Usually available in fishing villages, small ports, docks, ferries, and ordinary harbors.
Harbor	Available in most active ports, dock districts, shipyards, and maritime towns.
Major Harbor	Requires a large port, freeport, naval harbor, merchant hub, or shipyard city.
Specialist	Requires pilot house, shipwright, sailmaker, legal office, temple, salvage tribunal, or trained crew.
Restricted	Requires harbor clearance, license, legal status, faction approval, or official inspection.
Rare	Requires a special ship, dangerous route, hidden guide, patron, convoy, or unusual circumstances.
Story	Not a normal purchase; resolved through roleplay, quest, faction ties, or campaign events.

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Buying Ships

Ships are major purchases. Most characters will not buy a ship casually.

Ships may be owned by:

• captains
• shipholds
• merchant houses
• free captains
• temple orders
• naval powers
• noble houses
• fishing families
• refugee communities
• pirate crews
• privateer companies
• salvage consortiums
• harbor councils
• shipshare investors

A ship’s listed price assumes an ordinary vessel in usable condition without unusual debt, legal claims, magical traits, hidden damage, faction warrants, or unpaid crew shares.

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Common Vessel Prices

Vessel	Cost	Typical Crew	Passenger / Cargo Use	Availability	Notes
Rowboat	50 gp	1 to 2	Short ferry, harbor crossing, fishing	Common	Small, fragile, easy to find.
Canoe or small river boat	25 gp to 75 gp	1 to 2	River, marsh, lake, shallow coast	Common	Regionally variable.
Fishing skiff	75 gp to 150 gp	1 to 3	Fishing, short coastal work	Common	Common in Marithel and riverlands.
Harbor launch	150 gp	2 to 4	Harbor ferry, cargo transfer	Harbor	Common near large docks.
Sailboat, small	500 gp	2 to 4	Coastal travel, fishing, short cargo	Harbor	Common small independent vessel.
Keelboat	3,000 gp	3 to 6	River or coastal cargo	Harbor	Good for rivers, lakes, and calm coasts.
Longboat	1,000 gp	6 to 12	Raiding, landing, troop movement	Harbor / Military	Common with warbands, navies, and large ships.
Sailing ship	10,000 gp	20+	Sea travel, cargo, passengers	Major Harbor	Standard seagoing vessel.
Merchant cog or carrack	8,000 gp to 15,000 gp	15+	Heavy cargo, trade routes	Major Harbor	Price varies by size and condition.
Galley	30,000 gp	80+	War, oared movement, troop transport	Military / Major Harbor	Expensive and crew-intensive.
Warship	25,000 gp	40+	Naval combat and patrol	Military / Restricted	Usually state, noble, or faction-owned.
Privateer vessel	12,000 gp+	20+	Armed trade, raiding, escort	Restricted	Requires legal status or dangerous backing.
Salvage craft, small	1,500 gp	4 to 8	Wreck work, diving support	Harbor / Specialist	Equipment varies widely.
Reef skimmer	750 gp to 2,000 gp	2 to 6	Shallow water and reef passage	Harbor / Specialist	Common around Drowned Reefs and island chains.
Lighthouse supply boat	500 gp to 2,500 gp	3 to 8	Supply runs, rough-water work	Harbor / Specialist	Built for reliability.
Temple mercy boat	1,000 gp to 5,000 gp	4 to 12	Healing, relief, evacuation	Temple / Harbor	Often temple-owned.
Refugee hull	varies	varies	Displacement, temporary home	Harbor / Story	Often legally complicated and not “for sale.”
Hidden-route craft	varies	varies	Secret passage	Restricted / Story	Access matters more than coin.

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Ship Condition Adjustments

Condition	Price Adjustment	Notes
New-built, ordinary	Full price	Standard sound vessel.
New-built, fine	+25% to +100%	Better materials, finish, or design.
Used but sound	70% to 90%	Normal secondhand purchase.
Worn but seaworthy	50% to 70%	Needs maintenance soon.
Damaged but repairable	25% to 50%	Repair cost may exceed savings.
Bare hull only	20% to 40%	Lacks rigging, fittings, stores, and equipment.
Seized or auctioned ship	30% to 80%	Legal claims may remain.
Ship under debt	Discount or no sale	Debt may transfer with vessel.
Covered-name vessel	varies	Legal and identity complications.
Former pirate ship	25% to 75%	Reputation and legal risk.
War-damaged vessel	25% to 75%	Hidden structural damage likely.
Cursed or haunted vessel	varies	Usually story issue, not bargain.
Famous ship	+25% to +500%	Reputation can raise or ruin value.
Ship with disputed ownership	Not normally sold	Requires court, tribunal, or adventure.

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Buying Passage

Passage costs depend on distance, comfort, risk, season, route demand, legal status, and whether the passenger needs documentation.

A passenger may pay coin, work as crew, serve as guard, accept debt, travel under temple protection, join a convoy, or be smuggled.

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Passenger Passage by Distance

Passage Type	Cost	Availability	Notes
Harbor crossing	1 cp to 1 sp	Common	Short ferry, boatman, or harbor launch.
Local ferry	1 cp to 5 cp	Common	River, canal, island hop, or town crossing.
Short coastal hop	5 sp to 2 gp	Harbor	Same-day or nearby-island passage.
Gulf passage, basic	2 gp to 10 gp	Harbor	Windrider Gulf-style travel.
Island chain passage	5 gp to 25 gp	Harbor	Multiple stops, weather-dependent.
Regional sea passage	25 gp to 100 gp	Major Harbor	Longer voyage within Marithel or nearby seas.
Intercontinental passage, steerage	50 gp to 150 gp	Major Harbor	Uncomfortable, crowded, slow.
Intercontinental passage, modest	150 gp to 500 gp	Major Harbor	Better berth and food.
Intercontinental passage, comfortable	500 gp to 1,500 gp	Major Harbor	Private berth, better meals, security.
Dangerous route passage	2x to 10x normal	Specialist / Rare	Storms, war, piracy, reefs, restricted waters.
Hidden-route passage	varies	Restricted / Story	Often debt, favor, or secrecy rather than coin.
Emergency evacuation berth	free to 100 gp+	Harbor / Temple	Depends on crisis and ethics of provider.
Pilgrim sea passage	donation to 25 gp	Temple / Harbor	Often subsidized or group-based.
Prisoner or guarded transport	25 gp+	Restricted	Legal process required.
Protected witness passage	50 gp+	Restricted	Includes secrecy and guards.
Smuggled passenger	50 gp to 500 gp+	Black market	Risky, illegal, often exploitative.
Luxury passage	1,000 gp+	Major Harbor	Noble, diplomatic, or wealthy travel.

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Passage Quality

Passage Quality	Cost Modifier	Includes
Deck passage	50% normal	Sleep on deck or cargo space, basic food, no privacy.
Steerage	normal	Crowded berth, basic rations, limited rights.
Modest berth	2x normal	Shared cabin, better food, more predictable conditions.
Comfortable berth	5x normal	Private or semi-private cabin, better meals, security.
Wealthy berth	10x normal	Private cabin, servant space, better storage, social status.
Diplomatic passage	varies	Security, privacy, paperwork, often faction-controlled.
Temple-protected passage	reduced or normal	May require vow, service, or religious status.
Working passage	reduced or free	Passenger works as sailor, cook, guard, healer, or laborer.
Debt passage	no coin upfront	Creates legal or informal obligation.
Hidden passage	2x to 10x or favor	Concealed identity or unrecorded travel.

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Passage Complications

Situation	Price or Result
Storm season	+50% to +300%, or no passage
War or piracy threat	+50% to +500%
Route closure	No legal passage or high smuggling cost
Quarantine	Delay, fees, inspection, or refusal
Passenger lacks papers	+25% to +300%, or legal review
Passenger under hidden name	Requires Freeport, temple, or smuggler process
Cargo shortage	Lower passenger availability
Refugee influx	Space scarce; temple or Freeport law may intervene
Urgent departure	+100% to +500%
Pursued passenger	Requires secrecy, guards, or hidden route
Dangerous reputation	Refusal or high security bond
Party books entire small vessel	5x to 20x individual passage
Crew shortage	Discount if passengers work
Convoy travel	Safer but slower and more expensive
Privateer threat	Armed escort fee may be required

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Cargo Passage and Freight

Cargo costs depend on size, weight, distance, risk, spoilage, security, legality, and urgency.

Most cargo is priced by space, weight, route, and handling difficulty rather than by item value alone.

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Cargo Shipping Rates

Cargo Type	Cost	Availability	Notes
Small parcel, local harbor	1 sp to 1 gp	Harbor	Hand-carried or boat transfer.
Small parcel, regional	1 gp to 5 gp	Harbor	Requires trusted courier or ship.
Letter, shipboard delivery	5 sp to 5 gp	Harbor	Depends on distance and urgency.
Sealed legal document	5 gp+	Harbor / Restricted	Requires trusted courier and receipt.
Chest-sized cargo, short route	1 gp to 5 gp	Harbor	Ordinary cargo berth.
Chest-sized cargo, regional	5 gp to 25 gp	Harbor	Distance and risk matter.
Barrel or crate, short route	5 sp to 5 gp	Harbor	Common freight.
Barrel or crate, regional	5 gp to 50 gp	Harbor	Route risk and storage matter.
Perishable cargo surcharge	+25% to +200%	Harbor	Food, medicine, live animals, fragile goods.
Guarded cargo	+50% to +300%	Harbor / Specialist	Valuable or dangerous cargo.
Hazardous cargo	+100% to +500%	Restricted	Alchemy, fire, poison, unstable magic, plague goods.
Sacred cargo	varies	Temple / Restricted	Requires rites, witnesses, or temple authority.
Body transport	5 gp to 100 gp+	Temple / Harbor	Requires rites, documentation, preservation.
Bulk grain shipment	varies	Major Harbor	Usually contract-based.
Livestock transport	1 gp to 10 gp per animal	Harbor	Size, care, and voyage length matter.
Military cargo	varies	Restricted	Often controlled by faction or state.
Smuggled cargo	2x to 10x normal	Black market	Risk of seizure, fraud, or betrayal.
No-manifest cargo	varies	Restricted	Illegal in most harbors.
Salvage cargo transfer	5% to 20% cargo value	Harbor / Tribunal	Often held pending ruling.

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Cargo Handling Fees

Service	Cost	Availability	Notes
Dock porter, per day	2 sp	Harbor	Basic loading and unloading labor.
Cargo crane use	1 gp to 10 gp	Harbor	Cost depends on size and dock control.
Warehouse storage, small parcel	1 sp per day	Harbor	Ordinary storage.
Warehouse storage, crate or barrel	5 sp per day	Harbor	Space and security affect price.
Secure warehouse storage	2 gp+ per day	Major Harbor	Guards, locks, receipts.
Cold storage or ice room	5 gp+ per day	Specialist	Rare outside large cities or cold regions.
Temple custody storage	donation to 10 gp+	Temple	Sacred, medical, or protected goods.
Legal hold storage	1 gp+ per day	Restricted	Court-held cargo.
Hazardous cargo storage	10 gp+ per day	Restricted	Fire, poison, alchemy, curse, disease, magic.
Cargo inventory by clerk	1 gp+	Harbor	Manifests, count, mark, and seal.
Cargo appraisal	5 gp+	Specialist	Value assessment.
Cargo seal or witness mark	5 sp to 5 gp	Harbor / Legal	Proof of handling.
Emergency unloading	2x to 5x normal	Harbor	Urgent, storm, fire, or quarantine.

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Docking and Berth Fees

Docking costs depend on vessel size, harbor importance, legal status, duration, cargo, season, and whether the ship requires security, quarantine, or repair access.

Some harbors charge by day. Others charge by tide, berth, cargo value, or political status.

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Basic Docking Fees

Vessel or Berth	Cost	Availability	Notes
Rowboat or skiff landing	1 cp to 1 sp per day	Common	Small boat beach or simple dock.
Fishing boat berth	5 cp to 5 sp per day	Harbor	Small working vessel.
Harbor launch berth	1 sp to 1 gp per day	Harbor	Short-term dock access.
Small sailboat berth	5 sp to 2 gp per day	Harbor	Depends on port size.
Keelboat berth	1 gp to 5 gp per day	Harbor	River or coastal cargo berth.
Merchant ship berth	5 gp to 25 gp per day	Major Harbor	Standard cargo or trade berth.
Large merchant berth	25 gp to 100 gp per day	Major Harbor	Large cargo, high demand, or guarded berth.
Warship berth	50 gp+ per day	Restricted	Usually political or military, not simple rental.
Privateer berth	25 gp+ per day	Restricted	Papers, inspection, and security required.
Repair berth, small vessel	1 gp to 5 gp per day	Harbor	Does not include repair cost.
Repair berth, large vessel	10 gp to 100 gp per day	Major Harbor	Yard access and space.
Quarantine anchorage	5 gp+ per day	Restricted	May be imposed by harbor law.
Neutral mooring field	1 gp to 10 gp per day	Harbor	Used in Freeports and crowded harbors.
Secure berth with guards	2x to 5x normal	Major Harbor	Valuable ship, witness, cargo, or faction threat.
Emergency storm berth	2x to 10x normal	Harbor	Prices may be regulated by law.
Unofficial anchorage	free to 5 gp	Restricted	Risk of fines, theft, or violence.
Hidden anchorage	varies	Restricted / Story	Access through trust, secrecy, or favor.

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Harbor Fees and Clearance

Fee or Service	Cost	Availability	Notes
Harbor entry tax, small vessel	1 sp to 1 gp	Harbor	Varies by port.
Harbor entry tax, merchant vessel	5 gp to 50 gp	Harbor	Often cargo-based.
Cargo manifest filing	1 gp to 10 gp	Harbor	Required in most legal harbors.
Crew manifest filing	1 gp to 5 gp	Harbor	More important in Freeports and naval ports.
Passenger manifest filing	5 sp to 5 gp	Harbor	Hidden-name cases cost more.
Harbor clearance certificate	2 gp to 20 gp	Harbor	Required before departure in regulated ports.
Quarantine inspection	5 gp to 50 gp	Restricted	More during plague, war, or strange cargo.
Customs inspection	1 gp to 25 gp	Harbor	Cost may be official fee or “expected gift.”
Contraband review	25 gp+	Restricted	Legal risk.
Ship identity verification	10 gp+	Harbor / Legal	Important for covered-name or disputed vessels.
Privateer letter review	25 gp+	Restricted	Validates commission status.
Crew dispute filing	5 gp+	Harbor / Legal	Mutiny, shares, contract, or abuse claim.
Shipshare registration	10 gp+	Harbor / Legal	Ownership or inheritance claim.
Drowned-declared vessel review	25 gp+	Harbor / Legal	Determines legal death or return of ship.
Salvage hold order	10 gp+	Harbor / Tribunal	Prevents sale or movement of disputed goods.
Emergency departure permit	25 gp+	Restricted	May be denied.
Bribe, minor harbor official	5 gp+	Illegal	Risk varies by port and official.
Bribe, major harbor official	100 gp+	Illegal	Serious consequences if discovered.

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Pilotage and Navigation Services

Pilots guide ships through local waters, reefs, straits, shoals, harbors, storm channels, hidden approaches, and dangerous routes.

In many Maritheli waters, a pilot is not optional.

A captain who refuses a required pilot may be fined, denied berth, held liable for wreck, or treated as criminally negligent.

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Pilotage Fees

Service	Cost	Availability	Notes
Harbor pilot, small vessel	5 sp to 2 gp	Harbor	Entry or exit from ordinary harbor.
Harbor pilot, merchant vessel	5 gp to 25 gp	Harbor	Larger vessel, more risk.
Reef pilot, short passage	10 gp to 50 gp	Specialist	Shallow, dangerous, local water.
Reef pilot, long passage	50 gp to 250 gp	Specialist	Drowned Reef-style routes.
Strait pilot	25 gp to 100 gp	Specialist	Stormgate or similar chokepoint waters.
Storm-season pilot	2x to 5x normal	Specialist	Hazard pay.
Night pilotage	+50% to +200%	Specialist	Requires signals and trust.
Hidden approach pilot	varies	Restricted / Story	Usually not bought openly.
Emergency pilot	2x to 10x normal	Harbor	Weather, fire, pursuit, or damaged ship.
Convoy pilot fee	25 gp to 500 gp	Harbor / Specialist	Depends on convoy size and route.
Pilot refusal review	5 gp to 50 gp	Harbor / Legal	Used when captain disputes refusal.
Route consultation	5 gp to 50 gp	Harbor	Advice, not shipboard service.
Chart review by pilot	5 gp to 25 gp	Harbor	Identifies obvious route hazards.
Certified route briefing	25 gp+	Specialist	Required in some harbors.
Farwake-style hidden guide	varies	Restricted / Story	Trust, favor, and secrecy matter more than coin.

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Navigation and Chart Services

Service or Item	Cost	Availability	Notes
Local harbor chart	10 gp	Harbor	Basic chart; may be incomplete.
Local sea route chart	25 gp	Harbor	Common route.
Regional chart	50 gp to 250 gp	Major Harbor	Quality varies.
Restricted chart	100 gp+	Restricted	Chokepoints, reefs, military waters, hidden routes.
Chart copying	5 gp to 25 gp	Harbor / Scribe	Legal charts only.
Chart authentication	10 gp to 50 gp	Harbor / Specialist	Confirms source and likely quality.
Weather log copy	5 gp to 25 gp	Harbor / Lighthouse	Useful for voyage planning.
Lighthouse signal record	10 gp+	Harbor / Restricted	May require legal request.
Route registry search	5 gp+	Harbor	Common in major ports.
Lost route inquiry	25 gp+	Specialist	May attract unwanted attention.
Magical chart review	50 gp+	Specialist	Arcane or temple expert required.
False chart investigation	25 gp+	Harbor / Legal	Serious matter if it caused wreck.
Star navigation lesson	5 gp per day	Harbor / Specialist	Navigator or scholar.
Tide table copy	1 gp	Harbor	Common practical document.
Storm season advisory	5 gp to 25 gp	Harbor / Lighthouse	Weather scholars, pilots, or temples.

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Crew Wages

Crew wages depend on skill, danger, voyage length, reputation, and whether shares replace wages.

Many ships pay a mix of coin, food, berth, and share of profit.

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Daily Crew Wages

Crew Role	Cost	Availability	Notes
Deckhand, inexperienced	2 sp per day	Harbor	Basic labor.
Sailor, trained	2 gp per day	Harbor	Skilled ship labor.
Able sailor	3 gp per day	Harbor	Experienced deck work.
Boatswain	5 gp per day	Harbor	Supervises deck crew.
Carpenter / ship repairer	5 gp per day	Harbor	Minor repairs underway.
Cook	2 sp to 2 gp per day	Harbor	Depends on skill and ship size.
Navigator	5 gp per day+	Harbor / Specialist	Route skill.
Pilot	5 gp per day+	Specialist	Local waters; pilotage fees often separate.
Surgeon or healer	5 gp per day+	Specialist	Nonmagical care; magic extra.
Guard or marine	2 gp per day	Harbor	Armed protection.
Veteran marine	5 gp per day	Harbor / City	Experienced combatant.
Ship mage, minor	10 gp per day+	Specialist	Utility magic, not battle mage.
Ship priest	5 gp per day+	Temple / Harbor	Rites, morale, healing if able.
Quartermaster	5 gp per day	Harbor	Stores, shares, cargo, crew needs.
Clerk or purser	2 gp per day	Harbor / Town	Records, manifests, accounts.
Diver	5 gp per day+	Harbor / Specialist	Hazard pay common.
Salvage diver	10 gp per day+	Specialist	Dangerous work.
Captain, hired	10 gp per day+	Harbor / Specialist	Usually not simple wage labor.
Free captain contract	varies	Harbor	Often by job, cargo, or share.

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Crew Shares and Non-Coin Payment

Payment Type	Meaning
Daily wage	Fixed coin paid by day.
Voyage wage	Fixed coin paid at arrival.
Crew share	Share of profit, cargo, salvage, or prize.
Passage-for-work	Passenger works in exchange for passage.
Repair debt service	Crew works to pay ship repair debt.
Rescue debt	Survivor owes service, coin, or favor after rescue.
Prize share	Privateer or warship share of captured goods.
Salvage share	Share of legally awarded recovered value.
Shipshare	Ownership fraction of vessel.
Food and berth only	Common for desperate workers; often exploitative.
Temple service passage	Religious or mercy mission covers travel in exchange for work.
Hidden-route debt	Passage paid later through favor, silence, or obligation.

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Shipboard Supplies

Shipboard supplies include food, fresh water, fuel, rope, sailcloth, repair materials, lamp oil, medicine, signal goods, and emergency gear.

A ship that cannot supply itself cannot safely sail.

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Basic Shipboard Supplies

Supply	Cost	Weight / Unit	Availability	Notes
Fresh water, barrel	2 gp	40 gal. / heavy	Harbor	Cost rises in arid regions or crisis.
Hardtack, per person per day	1 sp	1 lb.	Harbor	Cheap ship ration.
Ship ration, standard, per person per day	5 sp	2 lb.	Harbor	Equivalent to travel rations.
Dried fish, per person per day	2 sp	1 lb.	Harbor	Common in maritime regions.
Salted meat, per person per day	5 sp	1 lb.	Harbor / Town	Preserved food.
Beans or grain, per person per day	1 sp	2 lb.	Common	Cheap bulk food.
Cooking oil, gallon	5 sp	8 lb.	Harbor	Galley use.
Vinegar, gallon	2 sp	8 lb.	Common	Preserving and cleaning.
Salt, 10 pounds	5 sp	10 lb.	Common	Preservation and cooking.
Lamp oil, barrel	20 gp	heavy	Harbor	Vital for ships, lighthouses, and night work.
Lantern wick bundle	1 sp	—	Common	Replacement wicks.
Spare oar	2 gp	10 lb.	Harbor	Small craft.
Spare block and tackle	5 gp	10 lb.	Harbor	Ship handling.
Spare sail patch kit	2 gp	2 lb.	Harbor	Emergency sail repair.
Sailcloth, bolt	20 gp	40 lb.	Harbor	Repair or replacement material.
Rope, hempen, 50 feet	1 gp	10 lb.	Common	General use.
Rope, tarred, 50 feet	2 gp	12 lb.	Harbor	Better wet-weather use.
Heavy hawser, 100 feet	50 gp	100 lb.	Harbor	Mooring and towing.
Tar, barrel	10 gp	heavy	Harbor	Waterproofing and repair.
Pitch, barrel	10 gp	heavy	Harbor	Sealing seams.
Spare planks, bundle	5 gp+	heavy	Harbor	Price depends on wood quality.
Nails and spikes, ship grade	5 gp	10 lb.	Harbor	Repair supply.
Canvas bucket	5 sp	1 lb.	Harbor	Shipboard use.
Bilge pump parts	25 gp+	Specialist	Shipyards	Depends on pump design.
Signal flags, basic set	5 gp	3 lb.	Harbor	Ship communication.
Colored lantern glass set	10 gp	1 lb.	Harbor	Night signals.
Medicine chest, basic	25 gp	10 lb.	Harbor / Temple	Bandages, salves, tools.
Medicine chest, voyage	100 gp	20 lb.	Specialist	Longer voyages.
Burial cloths, ship set	5 gp	5 lb.	Temple / Harbor	Drowned or onboard death rites.
Emergency float barrels	5 gp each	heavy	Harbor	Improvised buoyancy.
Lifeline cord, 100 feet	5 gp	5 lb.	Harbor	Rescue and storm work.

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Voyage Supply Estimates

Voyage Type	Suggested Supply Cost
Small boat, one-day local trip	5 sp to 2 gp
Small crew, 3-day route	5 gp to 15 gp
Small crew, one-week route	15 gp to 50 gp
Merchant crew, one-week route	50 gp to 200 gp
Merchant crew, one-month route	200 gp to 1,000 gp
Dangerous storm route	2x normal supplies
Quarantine-risk route	+25 gp to +250 gp in medicine and containment
Refugee evacuation	Supplies may be temple-funded, rationed, or desperate
Military patrol	2x normal supplies plus arms, signal, and repair reserves
Deepwater voyage	2x to 5x normal supplies depending on risk
Hidden route	Supply planning may be restricted by secrecy

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Ship Repairs

Repairs depend on ship size, damage severity, materials, skilled labor, drydock access, and whether the vessel can safely wait.

A ship may be delayed because repairs are expensive, shipyards are full, materials are scarce, or courts place a hold on the vessel.

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Basic Ship Repair Services

Repair Service	Cost	Availability	Notes
Emergency patch, small boat	5 gp to 25 gp	Harbor	Keeps vessel afloat temporarily.
Emergency patch, large ship	25 gp to 250 gp	Harbor	Temporary repair only.
Hull inspection, small vessel	1 gp to 5 gp	Harbor	Checks seaworthiness.
Hull inspection, large vessel	10 gp to 50 gp	Harbor / Specialist	Required in some ports.
Minor hull repair, small vessel	10 gp to 100 gp	Harbor	Planks, seams, small leaks.
Minor hull repair, large vessel	100 gp to 500 gp	Harbor / Specialist	Routine but expensive.
Major hull repair, small vessel	100 gp to 500 gp	Harbor	Serious damage.
Major hull repair, large vessel	500 gp to 5,000 gp	Major Harbor	Drydock likely required.
Mast repair, small	25 gp to 250 gp	Harbor	Spar, boom, or light mast.
Mast replacement, large	500 gp to 2,500 gp	Major Harbor	Material and rigging heavy.
Rigging repair, minor	10 gp to 100 gp	Harbor	Lines, blocks, tackles.
Rigging replacement, large	250 gp to 1,000 gp	Major Harbor	Large vessel.
Sail repair, minor	5 gp to 50 gp	Harbor	Patches and stitching.
Sail replacement, small	50 gp to 250 gp	Harbor	Small craft or partial sail.
Sail replacement, large	500 gp to 2,000 gp	Major Harbor	Merchant or warship sail set.
Rudder repair	50 gp to 500 gp	Harbor	Depends on ship size.
Rudder replacement	250 gp to 2,000 gp	Major Harbor	Serious repair.
Bilge pump repair	25 gp to 250 gp	Harbor / Specialist	Vital safety repair.
Deck repair	25 gp to 500 gp	Harbor	Battle, storm, rot, or fire damage.
Fire damage repair	100 gp to 5,000 gp	Specialist	Often worse than first appears.
Storm damage repair	50 gp to 5,000 gp	Harbor	Depends on damage.
Reef grounding repair	250 gp to 10,000 gp	Specialist	Hidden keel damage likely.
Full refit, small vessel	250 gp to 1,000 gp	Harbor	Major overhaul.
Full refit, large vessel	2,000 gp to 20,000 gp	Major Harbor	Long-term shipyard work.

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Repair Time Estimates

Repair Type	Typical Time
Emergency patch	1 hour to 1 day
Minor small-boat repair	1 day to 3 days
Minor large-ship repair	3 days to 1 week
Major small-vessel repair	1 week to 1 month
Major large-vessel repair	1 month to 6 months
Sail patching	1 hour to 2 days
Sail replacement	1 day to 2 weeks
Mast replacement	1 week to 1 month
Full refit	1 month to 1 year
Magical repair	Faster, but costly and not always structurally trusted
Emergency magical patch	Immediate to 1 hour, but may be temporary
Court-held repair	Time depends on legal process

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Repair Complications

Situation	Result
Shipyard full	Delay or +50% to +200% cost
Storm season	Materials and labor more expensive
War demand	Military vessels receive priority
Rare timber needed	Delay, import, or high price
Ship under court hold	Repairs may be limited or supervised
Crew unpaid	Work slows or mutiny risk rises
Hidden damage	Cost increases after inspection
Sabotage suspected	Legal investigation required
Cursed or haunted damage	Specialist or temple required
Living reef growth	Reef law or magical consultation required
Fire damage	Structural weakness may be concealed
Poor-quality repair	Cheaper but dangerous
Guild monopoly	Higher cost or political obligation
Repair debt	Ship cannot leave until settled
Insurance or factor dispute	Payment delayed
Salvage claim attached	Ownership of damaged ship may be contested

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Crafting and Custom Ship Work

Custom work includes upgrades, fittings, special cabins, cargo holds, concealed compartments, defensive structures, signal systems, and shipboard equipment.

Most custom work requires a shipwright, carpenter, sailmaker, smith, or specialist artisan.

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Custom Ship Work

Custom Work	Cost	Availability	Notes
Add hidden compartment, small	25 gp to 100 gp	Restricted	Illegal if used for smuggling.
Add hidden compartment, large	250 gp+	Restricted	High legal risk.
Reinforced cargo hold	100 gp to 1,000 gp	Harbor	Protects cargo.
Secure passenger cabin	100 gp+	Harbor	Locking, privacy, reinforced door.
Witness or prisoner cabin	250 gp+	Restricted	Legal and ethical issues.
Shrine alcove	25 gp to 500 gp	Temple / Harbor	Shipboard religious space.
Medical berth	100 gp to 1,000 gp	Harbor / Temple	Healing or evacuation ship.
Extra water storage	50 gp to 500 gp	Harbor	Important for long voyages.
Improved galley	100 gp to 1,000 gp	Harbor	Better cooking and crew health.
Signal lamp rack	25 gp to 250 gp	Harbor	Ship signaling.
Colored signal system	100 gp to 500 gp	Harbor / Specialist	Requires glass and training.
Reinforced railings	50 gp to 500 gp	Harbor	Storm and combat safety.
Boarding net system	100 gp to 500 gp	Harbor / Military	Defense against boarding.
Ballista mount	500 gp+	Military / Restricted	Weapon not included.
Weapon locker	25 gp to 250 gp	Harbor	Secure arms storage.
Sail color or emblem	10 gp to 500 gp	Harbor	Identity, faction, or deception risk.
Figurehead, simple	25 gp	Harbor	Decoration and identity.
Figurehead, fine	250 gp+	Specialist	Status, tradition, or religious meaning.
Rename and repaint vessel	50 gp to 500 gp	Harbor / Legal	Legal papers may be required.
Covered-name alteration	varies	Restricted	Freeport, hidden-name, or illegal process.
Hull disguise	250 gp+	Restricted	Often illegal.
Stormproofing refit	500 gp+	Harbor / Specialist	Improves survival but not immunity.
Reef-draft refit	1,000 gp+	Specialist	Shallow-water adaptation.
Cold-weather refit	500 gp+	Specialist	Veyrskold and northern routes.
Desert-river refit	500 gp+	Specialist	Shallow, hot, or silt-heavy water.

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Salvage Services

Salvage involves recovering cargo, bodies, ship parts, legal evidence, relics, or wreckage from water.

Salvage is never just treasure in Marithel. It may involve law, death rites, reef customs, ownership, insurance, family claims, military secrets, or magical contamination.

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Salvage Fees and Services

Service	Cost	Availability	Notes
Salvage claim filing	5 gp+	Harbor / Legal	Required before lawful recovery in many ports.
Wreck location report	1 gp to 25 gp	Harbor	May earn reward.
Salvage witness fee	1 gp to 10 gp	Harbor / Legal	Official witness.
Salvage diver, per day	10 gp+	Specialist	Hazard pay common.
Diving crew, small	50 gp+ per day	Harbor / Specialist	Several divers and support crew.
Recovery boat rental	10 gp to 100 gp per day	Harbor	Depends on size.
Winch or crane rental	5 gp to 100 gp	Harbor	Large recovery.
Body recovery, ordinary	5 gp to 50 gp	Harbor / Temple	Death rites may add cost.
Body recovery, dangerous	50 gp+	Specialist	Deep, reef, monster, storm, or contaminated site.
Cargo recovery, ordinary	10% recovered value	Harbor	Common salvage arrangement.
Cargo recovery, dangerous	25% to 50% recovered value	Specialist	High risk.
Evidence recovery	25 gp+	Legal / Specialist	Courts may supervise.
No-claim wreck review	25 gp+	Restricted	Reef, ancestor, war, or sacred restrictions.
War wreck review	50 gp+	Restricted	Military and legal complications.
Reef law consultation	25 gp+	Specialist	Required near Drowned Reef customs.
Magical contamination check	50 gp+	Specialist	Arcane or temple expert.
Salvage auction fee	5% to 20% value	Harbor	After legal ruling.
Salvage storage	1 gp+ per day	Harbor	Court-held goods cost more.
Disputed salvage advocacy	25 gp+	Legal	Legal representation.
Illegal salvage fence	varies	Black market	High risk.

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Salvage Shares

Share Type	Typical Division	Notes
Finder’s share	5% to 20%	For reporting wreck location.
Diver’s share	10% to 50%	Higher for dangerous recovery.
Ship owner’s share	10% to 50%	If recovery vessel is privately owned.
Crew share	divided by agreement	Often negotiated before voyage.
Court fee	5% to 20%	Filing, storage, judgment, auction.
Temple claim	varies	Bodies, relics, sacred cargo, burial goods.
Original owner claim	varies	May override salvage depending on law.
War claim	restricted	State, military, or victim claims may apply.
Reef claim	restricted	Drowned Reef law may forbid ordinary salvage.
No-claim wreck	none	Recovery may be illegal or sacrilegious.

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Maritime Legal Services

Maritime law covers arrival, passage, cargo, salvage, crew shares, ship names, hidden identities, privateering, quarantine, drowning declarations, and harbor authority.

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Maritime Legal Costs

Service	Cost	Availability	Notes
Passenger manifest correction	1 gp to 10 gp	Harbor	Hidden-name cases cost more.
Cargo manifest correction	1 gp to 25 gp	Harbor	Errors may imply smuggling.
Ship name registration	10 gp	Harbor	Required in formal harbors.
Ship renaming, legal	25 gp+	Harbor / Legal	Requires witnesses and records.
Covered-name ship petition	varies	Restricted	Freeport or hidden-name process.
Crew contract drafting	5 gp to 25 gp	Harbor	Crew shares, wages, duties.
Crew share dispute	25 gp+	Harbor / Legal	Can become serious.
Mutiny hearing	50 gp+	Restricted	Legal and dangerous.
Passenger injury claim	10 gp+	Harbor / Legal	Depends on liability.
Cargo damage claim	10 gp+	Harbor / Legal	Often involves manifests.
Ship collision claim	25 gp+	Harbor / Legal	Pilot and lighthouse records may matter.
Quarantine challenge	25 gp+	Restricted	Requires authority.
Drowned-declared person review	10 gp+	Harbor / Legal	Legal return, inheritance, identity.
Drowned-declared ship review	25 gp+	Harbor / Legal	Ship identity and ownership.
Privateer letter validation	25 gp+	Restricted	Determines lawful or pirate status.
Prize claim filing	25 gp+	Restricted	Privateer or war capture.
Piracy accusation defense	100 gp+	Restricted	Serious legal danger.
Sanctuary-at-harbor petition	free to 25 gp	Freeport / Temple	Process depends on local law.
Extradition-at-harbor challenge	50 gp+	Freeport / Legal	Serious case.
Ship arrest or hold order	25 gp+	Harbor / Legal	Prevents ship from leaving.
Release from ship hold	25 gp+	Harbor / Legal	Requires settlement or ruling.

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Maritime Magical and Religious Services

Maritime magic and religion often focus on warning, safe passage, healing, burial, storm survival, route truth, and ship identity.

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Maritime Rites and Magical Services

Service	Cost	Availability	Notes
Departure blessing	1 gp to 5 gp	Temple / Harbor	Common before voyage.
Ship launch blessing	5 gp to 25 gp	Temple / Harbor	Thalara, Bravik, Selari, or local rites.
Storm warning rite	5 gp to 50 gp	Temple / Specialist	Warning, not control.
Safe return rite	1 gp to 10 gp	Temple / Harbor	Often family or crew-funded.
Sea burial	5 gp to 25 gp	Temple / Harbor	Body, witness, and rite.
Drowned rite without body	10 gp+	Temple / Harbor	Symbolic object or name required.
Morvane name preservation	5 gp+	Temple	Important for missing and drowned.
Veyra sea-sickness or injury care	1 gp+	Temple / Harbor	Nonmagical or magical depending on service.
Thalara pilot vow witnessing	5 gp+	Temple / Harbor	Before dangerous passage.
Bravik repair blessing	1 gp to 25 gp	Temple / Shipyard	Does not replace actual repair.
Selari cargo blessing	1 gp to 10 gp	Temple / Harbor	Trade and contract rite.
Olyrra voyage memory cord	1 gp+	Temple	Names, route, or missing preserved.
Istravell hidden-name ship rite	varies	Restricted	May be legal, protective, or suspicious.
Detect Magic on ship cargo	10 gp+	Specialist	Cargo check.
Identify recovered object	20 gp to 100 gp	Specialist	Salvage or relic check.
Purify ship water stores	10 gp to 100 gp	Temple / Specialist	Depends on volume.
Water Breathing service	100 gp+	Harbor / Specialist	Diving, rescue, salvage.
Water Walk service	100 gp+	Harbor / Specialist	Rescue or dangerous route.
Control weather-type service	Story	Rare / Restricted	Not normal commerce.
Magical hull patch	50 gp+	Specialist	Usually temporary unless crafted.
Curse check on vessel	50 gp+	Temple / Specialist	Haunted, cursed, or ill-omened ships.
Exorcism of ship or wreck	100 gp+	Temple / Specialist	Dangerous and not guaranteed.

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Price Adjustment Guidelines

Situation	Suggested Adjustment
Normal harbor, stable trade	Baseline cost
Major port or freeport	Baseline for most services; higher for secure or legal work
Small fishing village	Many services unavailable
Storm season	+50% to +300% for passage, berths, pilots, and repairs
Active storm emergency	+100% to +500%, or legal rationing
War or piracy threat	+50% to +500%
Quarantine	Delays, inspections, storage fees, and legal costs
Route closure	No legal passage, or high smuggling cost
Harbor festival or market tide	Lodging and berth fees increase
Refugee influx	Passenger space scarce; legal and temple systems strained
Guild-controlled shipyard	+25% to +100%
Military requisition	Ships, supplies, and repairs may be seized or delayed
Hidden-route travel	Coin may be replaced by favor, oath, or debt
Black-market passage	2x to 10x normal plus risk
Emergency repair	+50% to +300%
Fine or custom ship work	2x to 10x ordinary cost
Magical repair	Expensive, specialist, and not always trusted
Legal dispute	Ship may be held regardless of payment
Drowned Reef or sacred wreck	Ordinary salvage pricing may not apply

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Common Marithel Starting Uses

Use this page when a character or party needs to know:

• how much passage costs
• why they cannot leave harbor yet
• what repair debt might look like
• how ship crew can be hired
• what docking costs
• what a pilot costs
• how salvage claims work
• why a ship is held in court
• how a hidden-name passenger travels
• what cargo handling costs
• why a free captain needs dangerous work
• what a shipboard supply run costs

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What This Page Does Not Cover

Item Type	Page
Common adventuring gear	common-equipment-and-adventuring-gear.md
Weapons and armor	weapons-armor-magic-items-and-rare-goods.md
Magic item availability	weapons-armor-magic-items-and-rare-goods.md
Rare goods	weapons-armor-magic-items-and-rare-goods.md
Meals and ordinary lodging	services-hirelings-lodging-and-lifestyle.md
Hirelings and legal services	services-hirelings-lodging-and-lifestyle.md
Healing and religious services	services-hirelings-lodging-and-lifestyle.md