Trade

Trade between major cultural groups in Riiga has been going on for centuries.

A map of major trade routes in among the connected Riigan cultures. Red: The Great Road. Orange: Great Road connections. Aqua: The main sea trading routes. Blue: The more dangerous and expensive sea trade route around south Baracsa.

History of the Great Road

The largest land-based trade route (shown in red) has its roots as far back as 150BD, when the Xilou Hoqomer expanded all throughout what is now Benevis, and went as far east as the Sea of Lions in Sheber. Back then, any trade possibilities further east were cut off by the Baturun people of Batur, who were very defensive of their land at that time.

It wasn't until about 200AL, when the Dunian Empire stretched from eastern Yyele to western Batur, that significant trade was possible between the east and west. The Baturians of this new empire had the best horses in the world at the time, and this allowed them to easily transport goods that were once only available to those around the Gold Sea as far away as the Oolu Empire. Goods made their way from Oolu into the East Xilou Hoqomer, the West Xilou Hoqomer, and finally into both the Qeyu Hoqomer and to the Vastions of Nor. Over the following centuries, this trade route influenced the politics and economies of all people along its path.