"The sinews of war are infinite money." - Cicero
Introduction
The Dustmen have discovered a most hideous crime: Someone is faking their money. This is a serious delict, even in the Cage, where money from countless worlds and unknown origin change their owner every minute, and the worth of any currency is but subjective. But the coins of the Dustmen enjoy a special position among all means of payment in this town: They are the money of the poor, the unprivileged, the dirty, rotten sods that call the Hive their home – and they are the only reliable currency. The worth of gold and steel, labour, food and even your soul can change from day to day, therefore having such a source of stability is crucial to the life of a trade-centre like Sigil. The Dustmen fabricated, or better "circulated" their coppermade coin ever since they maintain The Mortuary, some say even before. Although no one knows (maybe except for them) where the money comes from, somehow it was never hit by the tides of inflation and deflation that strike the markets and trade-lanes of the Outer Planes as well as the City of Doors. Mainly used in the Hive, all Cagers who know the ways of the Multiverse stock a few of them save for harsh times. The forgery of these little treasures is a crime, and serious indeed, for it will be punished with death.
Now, as I said, the Dustmen took notice of the occurrence of this dastardly crime, as they identified a copper that looks likes theirs – but is not! They even traced back its origin to the Lotus Blossom District by what means a Dustman can employ. There, the hints got blurred. Or so they’ll say.
The Lotus is somewhat of a city within a city. Unpleasant words of mistrust and despair rose against its people after Extevan announced the failure of his dialogs with the headsup, with only weak attempt to disguise his frustration on the uncooperative nature of his partners. To the Planarists this was the final ‘prove’ of the inability of the mainly prime population of the ward to integrate itself into the community of planesfolk. (Truth is, there are many people in The Lotus that deal with outside merchants, but the Planar Trading Consortiums doesn’t have a good reputation among them. Truth is also that the ward possesses its own culture, language and customs, which are considerably distinctive from the rest of Sigil. Few people find interest in the Factions or Guilds outside their district and it is not uncommon not to be able to communicate with a passenger – she simply does not speak the Planer Trade).
This is some sort of extended adventure hook I came up with last night, so I wanted to ask if it is any good, worth to be developed - or dumped. It might be developed to a short campaign, although I won't garuantee anything (time is, like money, not infinite, plus I don't know if I've got enough creative energy left after I'll have my essay finished).
The story, of course, reflects my point of view on the Lotus District, the Planarists and on the role of money in Sigil. And I don't know if that "Dustermoney" is even canon or if i've been mislead.
So far, any critics or ideas? Dump or develop?