Amathos

Essence runs deep through the people of Galeya. Produced by the Esen gland in the brain, amathos essence is one of two essences that define the lives of humans on Galeya.

Amathos is creativity. It drives ideas, compassion and wills us to love. It is the warmth, the constructive and honest. When we act on these moments of connection, exosos is consumed and more amathos produced.

Essence Casting
For understanding on casting amathos essence, see Casting.

History
Amathos being used as currency began during the early years of the Age of Love. It was hoped hat if people could grow wealthy by loving those around them, then the Amathi would collectively move closer to their goal of achieving Unity. It worked and was one of the driving factors that helped the Amathi reach their peak of dominance around 200AL.

However, with the slow collapse of Amathi dominance, amathos as currency was used in unpredictable ways. People started to use their coins as drugs, taking them to the glass banks and receiving their essence to drain it for pleasure.

Use
People can go to the essence bank and have their essence extracted and put into money for a fee.

The amathi use glass coins filled with essence as currency. Essence is stored in two types of coins, each able to hold different amounts. The regulatory body for Amathi coin are the Glass Banks.

Their value comes from being able to drain the essence from the coins. Wealthy are wealthy because they have access to large amounts of essence. But poor people are broke because they want love / hits and so they drain their coins, getting some love but keeping them poor.

Pures - The higher denomination of coin, a pure is a transparent glass coin that can store two dulls worth of amathos essence.

Dulls - The lower denomination of coin, a dull is a cloudy glass coin that can store a dull worth of amathos essence.

The value of filled coins go up and down based on how much essence is available / how easy it is to "produce" coins. So in a time where the environment is bad, it will be harder for them to fill "coins" and so the value goes up.

Both Salenha and Pylios use the same denominations, but are considered different currencies.

Trade is about moving from high supply to low supply. Jerund send things down and coins go up.

Amathos as a drug
Amathos due to its unifying and pleasurable nature, is commonly used a form of drug in Galeya. Essence is only sustainable when produced by the body, and so draining orbs is a temporary solution to feel loved.

People who deal 'orbs' are formally called orb dealers, but are also referred to in the culture as 'papos' or 'mapis" meaning 'dads' or 'mums'.

The Essence Trade is a frowned upon operation, which is responsible for producing orbs in a cheap and accessible way, with large quantities of essence. Until the essence trade, one could not access so much amathos, so easily and for an affordable price.