Coinage Postfest: Goblin Shiny

    My muse is returning to me!  Here is another Tolkien-inspired
coin...this time, by the orc riot from Return of the King, where the orc
tribes begin fighting over Frodo's shining mithril armor.  Enjoy! :)

Adam


Goblin Shiny



            Hands off!  That Shiny is mine!



            Oft spoken phrase aboard many a goblin and orc ship, just before
a riot begins.



Origin of the Mint: Goblin shines were commonly created by goblin kings as a
"reward" their strongest and most loyal followers.  The special properties
of these coins helped them keep control over their hordes by keeping them at
each other's throats, and through the special properties of the coins (see
Notes below).  No other race is known to have crafted these coins, and
indeed, most do not even know what they were made out of.  Some darkly
whisper that the secret of making these coins was actually devised by the
elves to put goblin clans at each other's throats.



Description of the Coins: These coins are usually rather plain, sometimes
with a crude animal on one side and some lettering on the other.  The
lettering is of the language of the goblins, and often with a phrase or two
about dark lords and the rule of wildspace.  A shiny appears much like a
silver piece, but never tarnishes nor dulls.  Coins that are thousands of
years old look as if they were minted yesterday.



Frequency of Occurrence in Space: Goblin Shines were rare in goblin circles
before the Unhuman Wars, and were largely taken out of circulation after the
war.  It is believed that the Elven Fleet has a large cache of these coins
hidden away somewhere.  These coins still pop up from time to time, usually
as gifts or payments by powerful individuals to underlings who they want to
use the power on to control.  In almost all cases, no more than 1d10 of
these coins will ever be found in one place.



Notes: The material that was used to manufacture these coins is a special
type of silver that has unusual properties.  Under candlelight or other
low-light conditions, it creates a dazzling display of shining lights.  If a
person stares at one of these coins for more than one minute, he must save
vs. spell or be hypnotized as per the 1st level wizard spell Hypnotism.

            The source of the metal used to make these coins is unknown, but
the translated name is called Shine-silver.  Elves have named the metal
Arifis.





Look for my coming on the seventh month of the fifth year.  At dawn look to
the world were the Trio (plus one) that is Untouchable reigns supreme