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[[File:Wandersail (1174 ship).jpg|thumb|right|200px|<center><small>by [[Coppermind:Artists/Casta|Casta]]</small></center> A Thaylen ship in port]]
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Thaylenah is well known for its merchants. Thaylen tradesman can be found across the entire continent, as far West as [[Shinovar]] and as far north as the [[Reshi Isles]].{{book ref|sa1|i|4}}{{book ref|sa2|i|3}} On land, they typically travel in caravans of wagons, while on sea, they have their own ships. The goods they carry range from [[Soulcast]] metals to slaves.{{book ref|sa1|i|4}}{{book ref|sa1|2}}{{book ref|sa3|i|13}}
Merchants in Thaylenah are ranked, from apprentice to master merchant. The position is equally open to both men and women, and even to non-Thaylens.{{book ref|sa2|i|3}} One can become a merchant by being taken in as an apprentice by a master, whereupon the latter becomes their legal parent, or ''[[babsk]]''. Traditional clothing, consisting of a flat-topped conical hat and starched robes, identifies master merchant from their servants and guards.{{book ref|sa1|i|4}} Ship captains -- who are often merchants themselves -- can be additionally identified by an item known as the '''captain's cord'''. The cord is a twenty
Trade forms the backbone of Thaylen economy, leading to merchant councils holding significant power over the reigning monarch, including participating in the election alongside the navy officers.{{wob ref|4006}}{{book ref|sa3|59}} The position of a master merchant can serve as a path to a high rank in the Thaylen government.{{book ref|sa3|i|13}}
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