.TOWN INFORMATION

.Visit Market
This option allows you to either |Buy or Sell Commodities| such as Grain, Timber
Etc.. Most of the  time you will  be selling your  excess harvest here  at the
current  market price  to produce more  revenue.  The market  prices  for each
commodity will fluctuate daily. At other times you might have a bad season and
your harvest wasn't enough to meet your needs. If this is the case you will be
able to buy commodities here, as well, at the current market price.  The price
for buying and selling will be different.  Just like in real life,  you end up
buying high and selling low.

   |PURCHASE PRICE| This is what the Market will pay YOU for your goods.
   |SELLING PRICE | This is what the YOU will pay the Market for their goods.

.Visit Armory
This  is where you  will go to equip  your Castles,  Ships and Armies with the
proper weapons to fight your battles or protect your islands. Your Armies will
be  equipped with  Longbows and  Quivers and your Castles and  Ships  will  be
equipped with Cannons

.Visit Bank
Part of building a prosperous Empire is having wealth.  You must have  gold in 
the bank to keep your Empire strong. You will also gain interest each |REAL DAY|
that you visit. 

.Hire Knights
This allows you to hire Knights to command your Armies. You must have 1 Knight
for each 25  Soldiers both on  the islands and  on each of your ships  in your
fleet. Each Knight will cost |10,000 Pieces of Gold|. While you are sailing your 
Fleet you are only allowed |3 Knights per Ship|.

.Hire Soldiers
Use  this option  to hire  more soldiers so you  may fortify your Army to full
strength. Each Soldier will cost you |50 Pieces of Gold| and you may only have a
total of |25 per Knight| whether you are on an island or on your fleet.  Be sure
to hire up to maximum strength before you  leave  your Island to sail the seas
in order to defend against attacks.

.Hire Scouts
A major part of winning  Island Empires  is building and defending several  of
the many islands on the grid. To do this you need to have some idea of what is
out there, who rules it and how strong they are.  To accomplish this you  will
need to hire Scouts to retrieve the desired information. Each Scout will  cost
you |800 Pieces of Gold| and due to the danger and stress involved,  most scouts
that you hire will not return for a second expedition so you will need to hire
more.

.Hire Navigators
If left to pure luck your fleet would surely drift off course and get lost. To
avoid this little mishap it is important  that you hire Navigators to help you
guide your ships.  They will also  watch out for any other  mishaps that might
cause your ships to sink  or be severely damaged. Navigators cost |2000 in Gold|
each with a limit of 2 per ship.  If you hire only 1 you have a  50% chance of 
safe passage. Hire 2 and you will have a 95% chance of safe passage. There is,
however, still a 5% chance that something might happen.

