Imagine, if you will, a world where the very concept of "money".... of "value" is not a piece of paper in your pocket or a number on a screen, but a weight you carry within your mind. In my world, the currency is Aksio.
Aksio is not a physical thing you can touch. You cannot drop it in the mud or lose it through a hole in your pocket. It is a mental quantity, a ghostly ledger written upon the fabric of your mind. To possess it is to hold a "unit of account" for your very life. It is earned through the trading of concepts, the sweat of labor, and the delivery of service. In this world, you can sell your memories for this money called Aksio, or barter a decade of your lifespan for a dream you long for. How about spells? You simply buy the one time cast of a fireball.
The trades of these abstract concepts are administered by the Invisible Hand. Not a god, but the living manifestation of the economy system itself. Below are some mechanics of Aksio.
- Conservation of Aksio: Aksio is conserved in ordinary transfers (A gives B → total circulation unchanged). Creation and destruction are possible if the Invisible Hand deems it necessary. Inflation or deflation the consequences that comes with it. Spontaneous creation/destruction by mortals is impossible.
- Transaction of Aksio: Aksio transfers require explicit consent by the holder. Consent can be given in three modes. Any transfer outside of these is invalid and may be classed as theft.
- Direct mental transfer (like giving cash but mind to mind, also need physical presence)
- Ritual/declared transfer (going to the bank)
- Instrumented transfer (like online banking using artifacts)
- Visibility & Privacy of Aksio: By default, a person senses their own Aksio, and others do not. Visibility can be intentionally revealed through ritual, witness, or certified attestation. The world recognizes three privacy states: Private, Certified (scribe attested), and Public (ritual broadcast). Mortals and organizations use these states to win loans and goes IPO.
- Unit & Divisibility of Aksio: Aksio is measured in discrete AX. 1 AX is the base unit; all transactions may be fractional down to 0.001 AX unless constrained by ritual/contract. Rounding rules default to the nearest 0.001 AX unless parties agree otherwise.
