Salvage, the single
greatest
component
of life and trade in Lost Angeles. Lost Angeles
is salvage
paradise,
an entire city ripe for
plundering. Anything and everything has a use
here. The
most
useful personal items to be salvaged here are
clothing, canned food,
weapons,
and shelter. Almost anything else is used for
trade. The
locals
don't have much use for the furnishings that can be
found in abundance
and trade with the aquatic nomads is vital to survival
of the
inhabitants.
Virtually anything can
be
gotten,
sometimes the condition of the item is less than
perfect, but it can
still
fetch a price. Everything from clothes to
human beings (yes I
said
human beings, certain
clans in LA act as slave breeders) can be traded
here. The price
is almost always the same....... food, medicine,
vehicles, drugs, and
alcohol.
Of course other trinkets might also be taken in
exchange for salvage,
but
those are the basic necessities here.
Guides,
protection, and
company
are also sought after, and the people of LA trade
their services
willingly
to any who have gained their trust.
Those who haven't or who
trespass
are dealt with severely. A guide is essential
to outsiders
wanting
to travel in LA.
Many of the homemade
items
that
are so vital to survival in LA are also very
important to the aquatic
nomads
it trades with. The homemade water distillers
for example are
invaluable
to the nomads. Objects like these, and the
safe haven Lost
Angeles
offers to the aquatic nomads ensure good relations
between the
two.
Whenever a pirate fleet comes to call, a huge event
is made, as the
locals
treat their welcome guests to a celebration then the
bartering
begins.
Angelino's will trade individually with the nomads,
as well as the clan making larger trades with the
pirates as a
whole.
The major trading is done on a platform, where
selected items are
auctioned
for goods by both the nomads and the clan, while the
individual trading
between the two parties is handled in a more private
fashion, usually
with
a lot of haggling.