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Podcast: Earthdawn Survival Guide
Episode: EDSG Episode 137 - River Travel
Description: * All things nautical! River travel in Barsaive.
* We covered individual vessels in Episode
* Each aropagoi controls a section of the Serpent and its associated tributaries.
* Trading cartels that have developed over generations for mutual economic benefit.
* Most aropagoi are led by a shivalahala – the political, spiritual, and cultural leader of the entire cartel.
* Historical perspective on the Serpent River trade
* Bakshevas – a ritualistic toll extracted by the t’skrang who controlled a stretch of river.
* The Free Trade Compact – the aropagoi retain exclusive rights to their tr...