Ghyll:Quezlarian Ooo

Aw, what the heck, I'll dib this. --Doctor Phineas Crank 17:27, 29 Jan 2005 (EST)

Ooo is a semi-precious metal found in the mountains near Iganefta. The color of freshly resmelted bronze, this soft metal has been used for making coins since at least -400 EC. However, due to the somewhat shabby perception of this low-grade metal, Ooo coins, or "Ooos", are almost worthless. That all changed one day in -199 EC when Rhajoon Quezlar, of the infamous Quezlar family, got the idea to produce a company coin with which to cheat, er, "pay" his employees. Thus was born the Quezlarian Ooo. Frighteningly enough, this actually increased the value of all the other Ooos, as no one could tell them apart and, being afraid of offending the fearsome Rhajoon, merchants took them in trade from Quezlar's Quaff employees. This continued until the volume of Ooos forced the Harrabloon Bank to actually establish an exchange rate for Ooos in general and the Quezlarian Ooo in particular.

This fine balancing act was maintained until -45 EC, when a large deposit of Ooo was found in the Azura Mines. These deposits were easily mined by the already large EctoMechanaut population, thus driving the relative value of both the Ooo and the Quezlarian Ooo close their original low, where they remain today. (Is it a coincidence that this happened the same year that the NeoAlezanians first made their appearance? I think not!) However, the Quezlarian Ooo maintains a slightly higher value than the common, standard Ooo to this day, out of respect for the shrewd business practices of Rhajoon Quezlar.

Citations: Harrabloon Bank, Azura Mines, Quezlar's Quaff, Inc