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Alright I'm just about ready to start the next chapter, but I have again found another, 'fly in the lotion'.  I'm not sure if I want Chapter Three to be the meeting with a King, or about Silas and his mother.  Also if anyone has experience with Japanese feudalism, I'd love to have a chat.

It is decided, Silas will travel east, where he must defeat the Khans in a strawberry rhubarb pie eating competition.  I must say, most unconventional but I think with his berserker abilities Silas should be up to par.

The rebels caused is mix, end to slavery, new lands given, an end to the status quo

The event is more catalyst for the growth Silas does in the first 'act'  I want to show the reader the world and what's in it, give you characters to love and hate, that sort of thing.

njc has let loose the hogs of war......

Well the second chapter is done, and pending editing, I hope to have it up late tonight, or tomorrow.  Still have to sketch out the houses fully, and figure out just how big an acre is, not in feet or any such measurement but well, I have no idea how big an acre is if I looked at it.  I was thinking five acres for a standard  farm, not sure if that's too small to be effective .  And the average size of a bag of grain is around 30lbs, in this world anyway.

As the great Yahtzee once said, "I've been sitting here jamming skittles up my nose trying to figure out what to do when I got an idea so brilliant it caused skittles to explode from my nose."  But I digress, by figuring out the economy and just what the meaning of price was.  Not only that I gave the Rebels without a cause, well, cause.  Well then without further ado behold THE ECONOMY *Guitar solo and fireworks*

There are Two coins for each of the three metals, those being Gold, Silver, and Copper *Note Slaves use pieces of iron to trade within their lords keep, also slaves are a thing

A 60gram gold coin is called a Talon.  One Talon is the price of keeping a single Knight for a season.  (Food, drink, shelter, care for horse, squire, etc)

A 30gram gold coin is called a Horn.  One Horn is the price of keeping a Priest for a Season (Priests/monks serve different Gods or Goddesses and therefore are used for a variety of things, healing, tutoring, figures.  All the way to assassination, and singing, sometimes both at once.)

A 30gram silver coin is called a Chain.  One chain is enough to feed one slave for a year

A 15gram silver coin is called a Hoof.  Buys you an Aurauch (Think of a mix between a rhino and a cow, with the temperament of a turtle) and the food and people to care for it for two seasons.

A 15gram copper coin is Called a Bit one Bit will get you Food, Drink, and a place on the floor of an inn for a night and a morning.

A 5gram copper coin is Called a Penny.  As to what it will get you depends entirely who you are dealing with, a Fishmonger will tell you it buys you half a cod, but fishmongers are known to be greedy. 

The better news is now the rebellion is more of a slave revolt backed by power hungry lesser houses, and our main character is murdering the freedom fighters.....HOORAY

Hrmmm I think I have an idea of what I might do. As strange as this may sound I'm trying to figure out the price of a sack of decent grain.

Well I don't know if I can call Monday, well Monday.  But it feels silly to create a fancy sounding same for the days of the Week.  The coinage will  need to be worked out just not sure how to convey it's value to something the reader would understand.

Oh god I feel so awkward trying to review stuff, never sure the right things, cause your guys' feedback is always so.....magically fantastic?

njc with all due respect, sometimes I have no idea what you're talking about, beyond the fact that it's speeding right over my head.

I've been trying, I'm not sure what the etiquette is believe it or not, some of you have HELLA stuff posted, I have no idea where to start.  Have mostly been just pecking through.  And its been renamed to Sword and Danger Man who is not Full.