Heyo! Sorry to backseat GM, but I've been around the block with Echo running this plot a few times. 

Most of the Wasteland is based on a barter system. Goods/services/things that may be of value. Mercs and faction-dwellers may be paid in Erubescan crowns/pieces, or Liberty credits, but one currency is no good in the other nation. The currency for both is mostly digital in nature.

The areas not occupied by either faction has no name formally, but is sometimes called "The Waste," "The Ash," "The Ashlands," or any number of things. It isn't actually all ashes, but some areas more leveled by conflict are prone to dust storms, in addition to the general ash that lingers in abandoned or destroyed settlements. People who live out there are also called any number of things, from vagabonds to wanderers, though "ashrat" is a common derogatory one. 

The two factions are pretty big, and take up wide swaths of land. People from Liberty are Libertians, and people from Erubesco are Erubescans. There are, of course, any number of slang or slanderous versions of these titles. 

I probably missed stuff. Lemme know what I forgot. Probably a lot. 

But yes. List below. 


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[b]The Ash/Ashland[/b]: Any swath of territory outside of faction bounds.
[b]Ashlander[/b]: One who lives in the Ash.
[b]Ashrat[/b]: Derogatory term for an Ashlander.
[b]Crown[/b]: The Erubescan crown- A mostly digitized form of currency; only valid within Erubesco and Erubescan trade posts. It is larger than a piece.
[b]Erubescan[/b]: A citizen of Erubesco.
[b]Faction[/b]: One of the two sides of the fight. Most people living in Liberty tend to refer to it as a "state" or "nation," while most Erubescans call their home a "kingdom." 
[b]Libertian[/b]: A citizen of Liberty.
[b]Libertian Credit[/b]: A wholly digitized currency; only valid within Liberty and Libertian trade posts.
[b]Mercenary/Merc[/b]: One who does freelance work in the Ash for one faction or the other. Some may work for both, but double dipping is risky business.
[b]Piece[/b]: The smaller denomination of Erubescan currency. 
[b]Unsettled Territory[/b]: Formal name for the Ash.
[b]Wasteland/Wastes[/b]: See "Ash" above. 

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