Hundreds of millions of kilometers away from the Zarethorne Empire and the Algorith Frontier, within a particular Empire, various people could be seen going about their day. Merchants moved within their carriages like they held the same status as a Noble, roadside sellers sold their goods while buyers haggled over the prices.
But no matter the haggling, the prices barely came down, forcing customers and all buyers to wear various serious expressions on their faces.
Within this Empire, they all either had afros, dreads, or some locs, some of them having tattoos on their bodies as they walked, all of them possessing black and dark skin of varying shades.
This was the Velkarin Empire.
After the death of their Empress, their former ruler, and the rise of the current Emperor, the Empress' husband, the following war had caused the price of goods to skyrocket, and merchants were fucking loving it.
