Editing Sigil:Uragh (section)

== Wealth, Work and Trade ==

Uragh wealth moves. Livestock is its most obvious form, but wealth may also consist of fine textiles, weapons, jewelry, tack, preserved food, tools, trade goods, obligations owed by others, and relationships maintained across the plains. A prosperous household may possess enormous herds without owning a single permanent building. This has historically confused settled tax collectors, a problem which the Uragh have rarely felt obligated to solve for them.

Prestige depends partly upon possession but also upon the ability to use wealth well. A successful person can sustain dependents, assist kin, honor obligations, host guests, contribute during hardship, and make generosity visible when circumstances call for it. A rich person who refuses every obligation remains rich, but the Uragh may not regard him as particularly admirable.

Mobility also demands a high degree of practical skill. Harness breaks, leather tears, clothing wears out, yurt frames need repair, blades dull, animals become sick, food spoils, and weather has no respect for incompetence. Uragh crafts therefore emphasize durability, repairability, portability, and efficient use of materials, while leaving ample room for elaborate decoration. A moving household is not technologically simple; in many respects it must be more self-reliant than a settled household that can summon a specialist from the next street.

Trade supplies what the plains cannot. The Uragh exchange livestock, hides, meat, animal products, herbs, crafted goods, and other resources for grain, metalwork, cloth, manufactured goods, luxuries, and materials unavailable locally. Seasonal markets may be older than nearby Rhone towns, and merchants of several Kindreds travel to major gatherings. Successful commerce depends heavily upon relationships. An outsider who keeps agreements, offers fair measure, learns local customs, and returns year after year can become a familiar figure across several communities. Someone who assumes nomads cannot count generally discovers otherwise before making the mistake twice.