One week—seven days—of rations costs two silver pennies for most characters. Aruna require a higher-protein diet, and must pay three silver pennies for a week of rations. Wyrmkind, as obligate carnivores, must pay four silver pennies for a week of rations.

A handy resource for spellcasters, manna is essentially crystallized Æther. It is sold in shekels—an archaic measurement, even for the Realms, equal to roughly 10.8 grams. Each shekel of manna costs 5 silver pennies.

A spellcaster who has manna on their person can reabsorb the Æther within it. This causes the manna to dissolve to nothingness. The spellcaster need not have the manna in hand, but must have a free hand or a spellcasting focus in hand. As a quick action, they can expend one shekel of manna and gain one point of Æther. No spellcaster can gain more Æther in this manner than their total Spellcasting skill bonus.