Types of Mercatus
There are two (2) types of mercatus:
- Commutatio: bartering between players
- Emptio: buying legiones/classes from a numen
Commutatio
Foreign numina (Tyr, Isis, Mithras, Tanit) oversee commutationes and may witness or formalize the exchange. The terms of commutationes are up to the individual players. The following items may be bartered: legiones clientarum and classes. Players may not trade or sell legiones curiales or suffragia. All players engaged in commutationes must be present in the same region.
Emptio
All numina (except Mercury) oversee emptiones. Players may buy classes, legiones clientarum, and legiones curiales from numina at the aforementioned costs. Numina must sell any saleable properties they have. Players may purchase saleable properties at any time except when a flagitatio has been issued to them. Players may determine the availability of properties by any means of communication. Classes may not be bartered, bought or sold in Parthia or Germania.
Money, not morality, is the principal commerce of civilized nations..