> > Do Dragaera and the East compete economically? What kind of relationship > > do they have with each other economically? --- "Jeff G." wrote: > There is mention of horse trading (and theft!) as well as peppers. Vlad buys > spices grown in the East (or so he believes), so the Easterners must trade > with their homelands as well. No mention of what the East takes as trade, we > know that diamonds do not seem to have a high value. See page 390 in the Book of Jhereg