How much was the price of a ship? Well, in this world, a typical fishing boat cost between ten and thirty thorny flower gold coins... Thorny flower gold coins were the empire's currency, with the coin engraved with a thorny flower pattern.
That was the empire's national flower, similarly... The Duchy's currency was the violet gold coin, as violet was the Duchy's national flower.
Of course, sailors also required gold coins. It was impossible to expect slaves or peasants to serve as sailors, so hiring experienced and full-time sailors and fishermen still required quite a bit of expense.
And it was a continuous expense... Of course, this was in the empire.
Wind-powered ships were the mainstream in this world, though oars were also used in emergencies. The main power source was the sea breeze.
Or rather, continuous strong winds created by mages, but that naturally wasn't a method worth using on fishing boats—it was only warships that had such professions as Shipboard Mages.
