Quote Originally Posted by rina_inverse View Post
or we can use the conventional approach like using precious ore: silver, gold, electrum
the beastman use this, like the Amaljaan and Kobold which both use a form of well known ore/mineral
and since we, the player, is also a sentient life form just like the beastmen, it is safe to assume that we, the player, also use some form of precious ore/mineral
Well, yeah, in this game we use precious metals as a form of currency, i was just musing that gil might not be a precious metal but instead a type of energy in some offline final fantasies, lorewise. After all, raw goods are very valuable forms of currency... but energy is something that is often even more valuable, especially if it's a type of magical energy that could be converted into various other types of energy. (kinetic, electrical, thermal, etc.) In real life you see just how important energy is to modern life. A blackout these days is devastating, especially during extreme weather conditions. Now consider a world where theres not only technology that requires energy, but magical items and wards that require energy of their own to power too. Energy would be even more highly valued then, especially one that can be easily converted into whatever type you need.

But in this game said energy comes in the form of crystal shards, and gil is definitely a type of metal. :P Although lorewise, such crystals are used as a form of currency in this game too.