Whilst many grow ever the more enraptured by talk of this so-called Skeleton War, I, and many other merchants no doubt, am left to ponder… what ill effects will this conflict bear upon my trade routes???Aye, I can feel a migraine developing.
seen from United States
seen from United States

seen from T1
seen from China

seen from France
seen from United Kingdom
seen from Türkiye
seen from Vietnam
seen from China
seen from China
seen from Malaysia

seen from United States

seen from T1
seen from China

seen from United Kingdom

seen from France
seen from Germany
seen from China
seen from China

seen from United States
Whilst many grow ever the more enraptured by talk of this so-called Skeleton War, I, and many other merchants no doubt, am left to ponder… what ill effects will this conflict bear upon my trade routes???Aye, I can feel a migraine developing.
Non-Compliant Service Providers Put You at Risk! The need to know for merchants
“Merchant, why is this item so expensive?”
Because it came from Damascus, sailed o’er the river, and during the 6 months it took to arrive here, I was robbed at blade point not once, but thrice.
Count thine blessings (and shillings) that I’m not charging for my traumas.
Overheard a patron proclaim that “any merchant worth his salt restocks his wares each day…”
Ha. Verily?
Do these customers believe that I furnish their magic items from thin air? That I work miracles at the stall? Next they’ll expect me to turn their flasks from water to health-potion like some merchant incarnation of Christ.
📍Constantinople
My wagon hath been waylaid at the city gates, where we were asked (with no small degree of insinuation) whether the rose-dyed candles were for “recreational use”.
Alas, my wares shall unfortunately be bound for nothing other than the market.
My apprentice turned out to be a changeling. Just what I needed. And on top of that? The rat plague.
Anon shall our mercantile caravan set forth on a lengthy and arduous venture…
Pray, wouldst any charitable warlock consult his crystal ball and scry the perils that await?
Chainmail and chivalry are alluring indeed, but hark, “knightposting” strikes as a largely impractical fascination…
Might I humbly suggest that a fine discipline like “merchantposting” be adapted as the next object of, ahem, ‘yearning’…?