Geban Currencies
Base Standard: Varen (VAR). For practical conversion, inside and outside the setting,
1 VAR is treated as equal to 1 USD.
Scope: Wages, hazard postings, gear pricing, vehicles, and property across Geba.
All modern denominations are stacked on the Varen base unit. At the low end, Zehn and Tal handle tiny purchases and change. Varen and Kelvael anchor basic wages, food, and entry gear. Above them, Ashan, Vaer, Daer, and Auren mark the rungs where contracts, vehicles, weapons, clearings, and relay infrastructure become realistic goals instead of advertisements of fantasy.
| Name | Code | Relation to VAR | Practical Use |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auren | AUR | 1 AUR = 100,000 VAR | Where real wealth begins. A single Auren can cover small property or renter fees in a major capital. Tens of Auren open access to higher-end weapons, serious vehicles, and quality relay trackers. Hundreds of Auren approach airship ownership. Direct Solarn-level contracts with entry pay of Auren are rare and usually extremely hazardous, most often taken by veteran fighters, mercenary companies, high-risk contractors, relay specialists, syndicate crews, and select engineering or government teams. |
| Daer | DAR | 1 DAR = 10,000 VAR | The level where most contracts worth taking begin. Daer-backed postings pay for solid weapons, armor, personal entertainment devices, and very low-end vehicles. Hazard boards in hub capitals often quote their real incentives in Daer, even when the surface copy stays polite. |
| Vaer | VR | 1 VR = 5,000 VAR | Serious money for individual workers. At Vaer levels, personal ground vehicles and reliable self-defense weapons become real options, but airships remain out of reach. A string of Vaer payments can change a household’s position without touching Auren-scale risk. |
| Ashan | ASH | 1 ASH = 1,000 VAR | The first rung where a weekly wage can support a workable life. An Ashan-level income can handle rent or rural tax and keep basic gear maintained, but it is far from enough to buy property or approach a clearing of one’s own. |
| Kelvael | KLV | 1 KLV = 100 VAR | The point where decent gear starts. Poor overall wages and bonuses sit here. Starting-level training fees, mid- to high-tier personal gear, and cheap relay trackers often land in Kelvael ranges, especially for workers just pushing out of basic Varen pay. |
| Varen | VAR | Base unit (1 VAR) | Where ordinary wages and prices begin. Common food, entry-level tools, very cheap armor, and the lowest-end weapons are all quoted directly in Varen. Personal savings are usually tracked in “how many VAR” a person actually holds. |
| Tal | TAL | 10 TAL = 1 VAR | Hub food vendors, small amounts of ammunition, casual tips, very minor fees, and short transit rides. Tal coins and tallies are the background noise of a working hub: small exchanges that rarely touch a formal contract. |
| Zehn | ZEH | 100 ZEH = 1 VAR | The smallest visible rung. Used for the cost of individual rounds, very low-quality goods, single pieces taken from a pack, or very small portions of food. Zehn keeps ledgers precise when everything else rounds up. |
Hazard boards, relay postings, and hub pricing all express this ladder in different ways, but the structure is consistent: Zehn and Tal for the smallest movements, Varen and Kelvael for everyday life, Ashan for survival with some margin, Vaer and Daer for contracts that change a household’s future, and Auren for the few who can afford real movement, clearings, or airframes of their own. For outside readers, treating one Varen as one modern dollar keeps those scales intuitive.