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Intra-Habble Transportation
knnn:
Heck if these ducts exist in the outer wall of the spire and are big enough for marines to access, then I would totally expect any amount of merchants to use these access tunnels to the various habbles in order to avoid tolls.
Quantus:
--- Quote from: knnn on October 19, 2015, 03:19:21 PM ---Heck if these ducts exist in the outer wall of the spire and are big enough for marines to access, then I would totally expect any amount of merchants to use these access tunnels to the various habbles in order to avoid tolls.
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Im sure they do, or at least that they try. But I dont think that the Cat Clan's would look too kindly on that sort of invasion, so you'd have to be careful. And the verminicitors prove that dangerous surface creatures find there way up the ventilation warrens too, so it's not without innate danger to any would-be smugglers.
knnn:
--- Quote from: Quantus on October 19, 2015, 03:28:20 PM ---Im sure they do, or at least that they try. But I dont think that the Cat Clan's would look too kindly on that sort of invasion, so you'd have to be careful.
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Is it considered smuggling just because you don't use the official toll road? In any case, I would expect such an arrangement to include paying the local cats for right of passage (would still probably be cheaper and faster than paying for 50 tolls) and for keeping vermin away.
Quantus:
--- Quote from: knnn on October 19, 2015, 03:39:21 PM ---Is it considered smuggling just because you don't use the official toll road?
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Yes, if you enter a political region that controls it's borders by bypassing those borders to avoid the established costs/tolls/tarrifs, it would by definition be smuggling, would it not?
--- Quote ---In any case, I would expect such an arrangement to include paying the local cats for right of passage (would still probably be cheaper and faster than paying for 50 tolls) and for keeping vermin away.
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Fair point, they are open to negotiation. I was imagining them exploring their way through all amateur like, rather tan establishing a route and agreements like a reasonable Crime-lord. :P
knnn:
--- Quote from: Quantus on October 19, 2015, 03:53:07 PM ---Yes, if you enter a political region that controls it's borders by bypassing those borders to avoid the established costs/tolls/tarrifs, it would by definition be smuggling, would it not?
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I agree with you that it depends on the laws, but I don't think it is necessarily the case here. Would you consider the habbles to be more independent than the 50 states of America? Just because there are toll roads along major highways doesn't mean it is necessarily illegal to move things between states on local roads.
Heck, if the ducts are established enough, goods that travel through such methods might be welcomed and taxed (taxes that would pay for the local exterminators). Paying taxes to 2 habbles might still be less than the tolls you accrue going through the 20 habbles in the middle.
Consider also that the high cost of transportation might prevent certain goods from reaching some of the more out-of-the-way habbles. I would think that they would welcome any methods of getting more goods, and just make it legal out of necessity.
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