This is one of those questions that's been bugging me for a while. It has little story value (Fenspace economics being vastly different from the 'Danelaw), but it could seem interesting from a Fen-Dane interaction perspective.
I initially was thinking more about real estate (or equivalent of) prices, so I went and worked out how much 'land' Ki had. Using what I believe were conservative estimates, I got a figure of 3389 acres for Ki alone (I can share my workings if anyone wants), which is about 2561 American or 1920 Association (Soccer) football fields[1].
Obviously this wasn't quite what I expected.
Next I tried finding some estimates for Asteroid values. Again this wasn't quite what I expected, given the values bandied about. We're talking trillions of dollars for a stereotypical 1km asteroid in materials alone (I'm assuming a metallic asteroid). Eeep.
In terms of personal wealth, I've already given A.C. a value of about AS$6.5 million as of April 2013 in Journeys through tarnished dreams, but that was before things like Cybertech medical trials finishing and civilian wrist-com licensing and other things.
This leaves me stumped as to actual values. Sure I can say A.C.'s very rich and most everyone will agree, but I'd like to know roughly how much.
Any ideas?
[1] Actually a little over in both cases.
I initially was thinking more about real estate (or equivalent of) prices, so I went and worked out how much 'land' Ki had. Using what I believe were conservative estimates, I got a figure of 3389 acres for Ki alone (I can share my workings if anyone wants), which is about 2561 American or 1920 Association (Soccer) football fields[1].
Obviously this wasn't quite what I expected.
Next I tried finding some estimates for Asteroid values. Again this wasn't quite what I expected, given the values bandied about. We're talking trillions of dollars for a stereotypical 1km asteroid in materials alone (I'm assuming a metallic asteroid). Eeep.
In terms of personal wealth, I've already given A.C. a value of about AS$6.5 million as of April 2013 in Journeys through tarnished dreams, but that was before things like Cybertech medical trials finishing and civilian wrist-com licensing and other things.
This leaves me stumped as to actual values. Sure I can say A.C.'s very rich and most everyone will agree, but I'd like to know roughly how much.
Any ideas?
[1] Actually a little over in both cases.