I just thought up an analogy that might give a rationale for it.
We buy the patterns for Fyros armor/weapons/etc from the crafter trainer in Pyr or Dyron or Thesos. They belong to a guild/union, and they send strawbosses around to everywhere people are crafting. Those strawbosses are VERY civilization committed. If they see you using Choice or Excellent materials they check the label. If it doesn't say "Harvested in Desert Lands", then you can't use it.
The equivalent in modern day America would be Union sponsored legislation for electronic tags that have to go on every truck of raw materials "Dug in the USA". If the tag isn't there when the truck pulls up to the factory, the factory won't let the truck unload.
I didn't say it was a great analogy. :D
We buy the patterns for Fyros armor/weapons/etc from the crafter trainer in Pyr or Dyron or Thesos. They belong to a guild/union, and they send strawbosses around to everywhere people are crafting. Those strawbosses are VERY civilization committed. If they see you using Choice or Excellent materials they check the label. If it doesn't say "Harvested in Desert Lands", then you can't use it.
The equivalent in modern day America would be Union sponsored legislation for electronic tags that have to go on every truck of raw materials "Dug in the USA". If the tag isn't there when the truck pulls up to the factory, the factory won't let the truck unload.
I didn't say it was a great analogy. :D
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Phaedreas Tears - 15 years old and first(*) of true neutral guilds in Atys.
(*) This statement is contested, but we are certainly the longest lasting.
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