@DragonParadox The discussion about economics reminded me about the Fire Whale gem harvesting project, so I would like to ask how many whales are currently participating, so we can calculate our current monthly profits from that.
If I remember right we get 50% of the gems, so our profits should be 350 IM per whale on average, minus the costs of running the business, the Fire whales are simply making 350 IM each.
I also think it's about time, we get into the business of hiring out mercenaries to them, we can certainly Flesh Forge mercenaries, and since we can now make up to CR15 beings, I'm sure we can fulfil all their mercenary needs, probably at a cheaper price than they would otherwise get, while being more reliable than normal mercenaries, and with us still making a profit.
Since the Fire Whales are very much our friends, and they aren't quite as insanely rich as the various genies, I'm thinking we give them a discount compared to what we charge other people for Flesh forged creatures, normally we charge the creatures price per CR, while we can create it for half that, with the Fire Whales I'm thinking we charge them 75% of CR, still netting us a good profit, but also being generous to the Fire Whales, who we are already profiting so much from.
Also since the Fire Whales probably haven't even considered, the idea that you can own another person, and have no preconceived notion about Flesh Forged beings, I think they should be an exception to our ban on making intelligent creatures for others, though if they want intelligent guardians, it will of course be on a contract instead of permanently.
