Ka coin
Ka -- that is, souls -- are used as currency in the Underworld.
Back in more ancient times, it was a simple barter system; you gave someone some Ka, and they gave you goods and services in return. It worked reasonably well, but Ka are tricky to extract from the dead, and a pain to store and transport. (They are basically ghosts, after all.)
Eventually, the jackal-headed minions of the god of Death hit on the idea of operating a Ka storage facility -- essentially, they invented currency and banking simultaneously. They harvest the Ka and give you gold coins in exchange, which are accepted as legal tender by basically everyone. The jackal demons make their profit by giving coins for real Ka at a 1-for-1 rate, when the face value of the coins is actually only .9 of a Ka. Everyone accepts this cut as the price of extreme convenience, and the jackal demons have become immensely rich.
The fact that jackal-headed death demons took to banking like a fish to water is something that should surprise exactly nobody.
Cannot be traded or discarded
Quest Item
(In-game plural: Ka coins) | |
Obtained From
- Monsters (during the Actually Ed the Undying challenge path)
- All monsters of the Dude, Hippy, Hobo or Pirate phyla (2)
- All monsters of the Beast, Bug, Elf, Fish, Goblin, Humanoid, Mer-Kin, Orc, Penguin, or Elemental phyla (1)
- Servants
- Level 14+ Priest (+1 to all Ka drops)
- Items
- The Crown of Ed the Undying (X% chance when starting combat with any Undead monster)
Notes
- One Ka Coin:
Two jackal-headed demons skulk out of the shadows, and siphon your opponent's soul from its body. One of them tosses you a gold coin as they drag it away.
| You acquire an item: Ka coin |
A couple of jackal-headed demons appear and rip the soul from your defeated opponent. As they're leaving, one of them grins at you and flips you a gold coin.
| You acquire an item: Ka coin |
A pair of jackal-headed demons slink out of the shadows and snigger as they tear out your opponent's soul. One of them tosses you a gold coin as they leave with their prize.
| You acquire an item: Ka coin |
- Two Ka Coins:
Two jackal-headed demons cackle amongst themselves as they appear to haul away your opponent's soul. One of them gives you a couple of gold coins before they leave.
| You acquire 2 Ka coins |
A couple of jackal demons appear from the shadows, and give you two gold coins before taking away your fallen opponent's soul.
| You acquire 2 Ka coins |
A pair of jackal demons emerge from the shadows and remove the soul from your fallen opponent. One of them salutes you breezily as the other hands you two gold coins.
| You acquire 2 Ka coins |
- Three Ka Coins:
Two jackal-headed demons skulk out of the shadows to claim your foe's soul. One of them hands you three gold coins with a respectful bow.
| You acquire 3 Ka coins |
A pair of jackal demons appear, and bow politely to you before tearing out your fallen foe's soul. One of them hands you three gold coins as they leave.
| You acquire 3 Ka coins |
A couple of jackal demons crawl out of the shadows, and pay you three gold coins for the soul of your fallen opponent.
| You acquire 3 Ka coins |
References
- In Ancient Egyptian Mythology, Ka was that which distinguishes the difference between a living and a dead person. It would be easy to translate this as "soul" but it's more complicated than that.
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