Summer Tribe Award: Best New World Business

Breaking down the Summer 2009 "Tribe Awards" presented to KTDARPG players by the votes of their fellow players, with tributes to the show that continues to inspire us!

Category: Best New World Business
Winner: Home
Runner Up: Saber's Store

One of the things you have to do to build a New World is...well, build it. That implies business. Commerce is key because people need things. Lots of things!

The Tribe gave us plenty of examples. Season 1 had the great tribal gathering on the beach where everything was bought & sold, including slaves. Season 2 had Dani's great push for a mall-within-a-mall. Of course that was part of her push for a common currency to level the playing field that a lot of tribes didn't want to be leveled. Through 5 seasons, the show gave us all kinds of traders & businesses, from market stalls to bars to horse traders.

KTDA followed that example.

The players voted Home on Crown Street in Fort River as their favorite New World business (54% of votes). Created by Valentine, Home seems to have something for everyone. It's a meeting place, a drinking place, an eating place, a sleeping place. There's darts & pool for those who need distractions. From time to time there's music & storytelling. Sometimes there's even a job to be had for someone down on his or her luck. Home has had its share of problems. It's been targeted a number of times for bombing, attacking, etc. But Valentine refuses to give up. She has a genuine concern for the people who look to her for support. Her prices are fair & her services are honest. She has guards & loyal employees to help her keep it that way.

Second place went to Saber's Store over on Peachtree (15% of votes). Saber is a well-known, popular trader in Fort River & she recently opened a store to make it easier for customers to find her. From food to clothes, chains to bedding, weapons to building materials -- if you need it, Saber can get it for you...for a price.

Fort River has lots of other great businesses. Be sure to visit the weekly Market Day at Tango Lake, or the covered daily market in the old school on Airport Road. If gambling is your thing, there's the Mirage in the industrial district. There's also Cecily's Herb Shop, Kane's Carvings or the River Rats booth in the daily market, Legacy which is Sid's smithy on Airport Road, or the City Shelter & Clinic down by the river bank.

Fort River is alive, and our merchants and traders are helping build the future.

-Chyna

Photo source: copyright Cloud-9 "The Tribe"