Hack shards

Bygone Currency

  Hack Shards consist of small, jagged pieces of metal, often cut from larger objects such as jewelry, tools, or ingots. These pieces may show wear, engravings, or markings from their original forms. Their irregularity often reflects the resourcefulness of those who use them, and they were quite commonly used in ancient times by groups that thought out the world. Over time, this form of primitive currency died out with the creation of newer and more sustainable currencies that are easier to maintain. Overtime regions that still used it would form their own states or be conquered by their more powerful neighbors to change it to a more stable currency. Making it a very rare sight to behold should some want to barter with it rather than use coins to pay for it.   One of the last know places that actually still use it is then Continent of Norria which makes sense given its history of being underdeveloped due it being occupied by the Warlock Dominions that sought to keep their slaves as primitive as possible to avoid being overthrown. Besides bartering, Hack Shards are one of the only sure ways to make proper payment and considering that Norrians often raid in foreign lands make it easy for the replies the supply of it. Yet that has begun to change with the founding of the Kingdom of Norria that seeks to remove the currency entirely. Seeking to create a standard coinage to build a strong economy with shards slowly being replaced with coins over time. This has beginning of the end for Hack Shards, finally closing another chapter of an age that very few even remember as it press on into an unknown future.

Hack Shards are often the last of the ancient currencies of a bygone age when the world was ruled by warring tribes and scattered petty kingdoms. Hack shards were common because the printing currency was unsustainable due to how worthless a standing currency was without a standard exchange rate. It was often easier to take valuable metals and weigh them to make payments for things or use them to make things with the materials they had. Now that more stable nations exist, this is no longer a problem, and many have their currencies to maintain their economies. Those who still use this form of currency often way behind most facets of an advanced civilization and are often live in