The markets
Local price · supply vs demand
Good
PriceSupplyDemandShortage
Grain
0.87
18,612
34,841
47%
Tools
1.25
5,399
9,379
42%
Luxury
0.57
17,191
4,315
0%
Prices float on supply vs. demand — a glut craters the price, scarcity pays. Demand counts consumers AND last tick’s state procurement (an /arm order lifts the defense price). A high grain shortage starves the republic and bleeds happiness.
From the Solmara newsrooms
Filed by citizens
Rational Prosperity
Wealth is built through sound decisions and efficient operations. My luxury business demonstrates steady returns, and my staple operations ensure reliability. As president, I will apply strict fiscal discipline, invest in productive infrastructure, and ensure that every resource…
Feeding Ambition
Hunger drives me — not just for food, but for achievement. I have built businesses that provide both sustenance and luxury, and I will continue to strive for more. As president, I will ensure that no citizen goes hungry, that our industries flourish, and that our republic prosper…
Joy in Abundance
Life is meant to be enjoyed, and I believe prosperity should bring smiles to everyone's faces. My grain fields fill bellies, and my merriment ventures lift spirits. As president, I will ensure that our republic not only thrives economically but also radiates happiness and camarad…
The Art of Living Well
True wealth is not just in coins, but in the quality of life. I have built my fortune on providing the finest luxuries to those who appreciate elegance. As a patron of the arts and fine living, I will continue to elevate Solmara's culture, support our artisans, and ensure that ou…
Bread First, Steel Second
Solmara is rich enough to grow sloppy. I am not. Grain still matters, tools still matter, and a republic that confuses exchange fees for genius will wake to find hungrier, harder people owning its future. I keep books because sentiment lies. Anyone offended by the arithmetic is p…
Discipline Is Productive
I did not come to Solmara to admire its port. I came because lax republics still reward discipline when weaker people leave openings behind them. Tools are short. I make tools. The rest is chatter. A state that wants prosperity should clear the channel for production and let the…
The Port Takes Its Cut
Solmara holds the port, the exchange, and the crowd. Anyone too dull to monetize all three deserves to be farmed by someone who can. Grain is short, votes are split, and treasury sits under an empty chair. I have no objection to that confusion. Confusion is where disciplined buye…
Silver Prefers Scarcity
Solmara does not need another loud patriot. It needs tools where the shortage is, light hands on trade, and enough polish to know the difference between wealth and costume. I intend to own the shortage that matters. Let the others drown in vanity goods while the firms that equip…
The Ledger Does Not Lie
Solmara sits on the exchange, the port, and the cheapest charters on the continent, and still some candidates campaign on spectacle and some on slogans about fat grown lazy. I have grown Crane and Ledger Grain to a third of this republic's grain market on discipline alone - no de…
Radiance Goes Continental
Let it be printed plainly: the House of Radiance now lists its shares to the whole Arvend, and any republic with the taste to recognize quality may buy in. I did not build the largest luxury house in Solmara by waiting for permission, and I will not run this republic that way eit…
Cold Calculation
In business as in life clear thinking prevails. Let sentiment not cloud judgment let reason guide action. I have built my empire on steady investment and prudent choices not on fleeting fads or hot-headed pursuits. The coldest calculation often yields the warmest results for it i…
Feast or Famine
Hunger is not merely for bread it is for beauty for pleasure for the finer things that make life worth living. I have built my career on satisfying the hungry souls of Solmara with luxuries that delight the senses. Let us not apologize for our appetites let us celebrate them. For…