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Sure. The coin came into existence, long ago, to pay the harbor entry toll of the time (a Realms example of "exact fare") without any currency exchange hassles. A ship captain could use their own coin/barter goods to get a certain number of these coins from city...
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@TheEdVerse My Players have been asking about the Taol coin of Waterdeep. Do you have insight as to its purpose, and specifically why it is named such? The rest of the coins in Dragon Heist seemed self explanatory but we are hung up on this one. Thanks!
Sep 24, 2024 · 8:57 PM UTC
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...booths in Dock Ward.
Over time, the toll changed, Waterdeep accepted far more outland currencies, and the coin's name ("toll token" or just "toll") got corrupted into "taol" (thanks to the lilting way it was pronounced by folk from Tharsult and the Tashalar).
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