
[wax_desc]
1 = The Trade Good %4Wax% is used to make fine candles and to polish materials. It is also a component when making tackling. It is extracted by the %4Wax Maker%. 

[honey_desc]
1 = The Trade Good %4Honey% does not spoil because of its high sugar concentration. It is also used in traditional folk medicines. It is produced at the %4Apiary%.

[wine_desc]
1 = The Trade Good %4Wine% was considered as a valuable trade item during medieval times and is mainly consumed by the Nobles as often water is not fit to drink. It is produced in the %4Winery%.

[ink_desc]
1 = The Trade Good %4Ink% is used by artists and scribes for drawing or writing books. It is produced in the %4Ink Maker%.

[linen_desc]
1 = The Trade Good %4Linen% has a greater breaking strength when it is wet than when it is dry. Due to its strength, during the medieval times it was used in the manufacture of shields and gambesons as well as underwear and other clothing items. It is produced by the %4Weaver%.

[salt_desc]
1 = The Trade Good %4Salt% is one of the most valuable commodities known to man, mainly because of its preservative ability. It is produced in the %4Salt Mine%.

[silver_desc]
1 = The Trade Good %4Silver% is used for ornaments, utensils and trade, and is the basis of many monetary systems. It is produced in the %4Silver Mine%.

[hides_desc]
1 = The Trade Good %4Hides% are the skins of wild animals such as bears, wolves or foxes and processed in order to make leather. It is gathered in the %4Hunters' Huts%.

[parchment_desc]
1 = The Trade Good %4Parchment% was made from calf and sheep-skin in medieval times and it is the material used for the pages of books. It is produced in the %4Parchment Maker%.

[books_desc]
1 = The Trade Good %4Illustrated Books% allows the scribers to add illustrations to their stories. They are made and illustrated in the %4University%.

[wool_desc]
1 = The Trade Good %4Wool%, shorn from sheep, is highly water-resistant. It was a serious source of income to the crown during the medieval time period. It is produced in the %4Spinning Mill%.

[meat_desc]
1 = The Trade Good %4Meat% is mainly muscle tissue from animals. During medieval times it was a welcome alternative to the cereal foods in the towns. It is produced at the %4Cattle Farm%.

[leather_desc]
1 = The Trade Good %4Leather% is created through the tanning of hides. In medieval times it was a very important clothing material. It is produced in the %4Tannery%.

[horses_desc]
1 = The Trade Good %4Horses% were by far the most important military resource in medieval times. Without them it is impossible to have calvary units. Horses are bred in the %4Stud Farm%.

[statues_desc]
1 = The Trade Good %4Statues% is representative of the culture of medieval life. During medieval times sculptures were made mainly to honour great leaders or were religious in origin. They are produced in the %4Sculptors Guild%. 

[columns_desc]
1 = The Trade Good %4Columns% are vertical posts, that are usually round and made of stone. They were used in medieval times for decorating palaces or monuments. They are produced at the %4Stonemason%.

[clothes_desc]
1 = The Trade Good %4Clothes% are a statement of socio-economic class or religious affiliation. The demand for a variety of clothes increased due to the bourgeoisie in medieval times. They are made at the %4Tailor%.

[tackling_desc]
1 = The Trade Good %4Tackling% became important in medieval times when the coastline became less important than shipping across the open sea. They are made at the %4Rigger's Store%. 

[dyes_desc]
1 = The Trade Good %4Dyes% are substances obtained from minerals that are used for colouring clothes. Only the noble people could afford coloured clothes during medieval times. They are made in the %4Dyes Workshop%.

