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 Most merchants are corrupt or shady.  It is not uncommon for them to increase the price of a good by up to 200 percent, depending on the availability and demand.  Miss-calibrated scales or incorrectly labeled weights are also used when changing one type of currency to another. Most merchants are corrupt or shady.  It is not uncommon for them to increase the price of a good by up to 200 percent, depending on the availability and demand.  Miss-calibrated scales or incorrectly labeled weights are also used when changing one type of currency to another.
  
-The barter system of trading and exchanging goods is becoming more popular because it is too easy to mint fake currency.  It is also one method of avoiding the greedy moneychangers.+The barter system of trading and exchanging goods became more popular for a time because it was too easy to mint fake currency.  It was also one method of avoiding the greedy moneychangers. Unfortunately, those greedy moneychangers fought back through the Council, banning the practice altogether throughout the city.
  
 A lot of the businesses are controlled by organized crime.  Illegal or shady goods are bought, sold, and traded on an hourly basis.  Highly desired goods are also exchanged for premium prices.  For example, one ounce of teresium is worth about 50,000 silver pieces.  Poisons, secret information, and rare metals are all examples of goods being exchanged. A lot of the businesses are controlled by organized crime.  Illegal or shady goods are bought, sold, and traded on an hourly basis.  Highly desired goods are also exchanged for premium prices.  For example, one ounce of teresium is worth about 50,000 silver pieces.  Poisons, secret information, and rare metals are all examples of goods being exchanged.
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 ==== Affluency ==== ==== Affluency ====
  
-The people of Port Haven vary in affluence and wealth.  The town is sectioned into three distinct social classes.  Most of the inhabitants make up the middle class.+The people of Port Haven vary in affluence and wealth.  The town is sectioned into two distinct social classes.  There used to be two classes, though the middle-class has almost completely disappeared in recent years.
  
 People of the upper class live in the northern part of town.  There are only a few businesses located in this part of the city.  One of the more notable restaurants is Vinny’s.  At night, lamps are lit to illuminate the streets.  This makes it safer for people to walk around without being violated.   People have been hired to keep out the undesired people of the lower class. People of the upper class live in the northern part of town.  There are only a few businesses located in this part of the city.  One of the more notable restaurants is Vinny’s.  At night, lamps are lit to illuminate the streets.  This makes it safer for people to walk around without being violated.   People have been hired to keep out the undesired people of the lower class.
  
-The middle-classed people take up the western half.  Many of these people are business or ship owners.  Most of the people live in apartments, and run their businesses in leased out buildings.  The famous **Fifth Street Auction House** is located in this part of town.+People that make up the lower class can be found on the eastern and southern portions of Port Haven.  This includes laborers, sailors, and thugs.  They live among the businesses, docks, and warehouses that make up most of the area of trade.
  
-People that make up the lower class can be found on the eastern and southern portions of Port Haven.  This includes laborers, sailors, and thugs.  They live among the businesses, docks, and warehouses that make up most of the area of trade. +The western half of the city used to be where the middle-class lived. Unfortunately, this area has begun to merge with the southern and eastern portions of the city. While the people here are still generally more affluent than those places, small businesses have been slowly dying out one by one. The ship owners of the area have been raised to that of the upper class, slowly moving north. Most people here still live in dingy apartments, though rent has been raising and so more people have to live together in tight spaces. The famous **Fifth Street Auction House** is located in this part of town.
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 ==== Imports and Exports ==== ==== Imports and Exports ====
  
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   * Mariners   * Mariners
   * Miners   * Miners
-  * Slavers + 
- +The guilds have varying level of power in the Council itself. The Builders' Guild, Mariners' Guild, and Jewelers' Guild all hold more power in the Council than the other guilds. The Armorers' Guild tends to be more popular with adventurers, but does not hold much sway over the day-to-day lives of the citizenship.
 ==== Real Estate ==== ==== Real Estate ====