Urbano Montag
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| Urbano Montag | |
|---|---|
| Type | Services |
| Affiliation | Spacing Guild |
| Hostile | No |
Urbano Montag is a Spacing Guild Banker. Players can deposit and withdraw Solaris by interacting with him, as well as access their personal item vault.
Location
This NPC is located in the CHOAM Exchange directly to on the left upon entering the main Arrakeen plaza.
Information
This NPC gives access to the Bank system. The bank currently has 500 slots and a total volume of 30,000.
You may also transfer items between your vehicle and the bank using the selector at the top of the window.
Dialogue
<MISSING FIRST CONVERSATION>
URBANO MONTAG: Welcome. Would you like to deposit or withdraw Solaris?
PLAYER: Withdraw URBANO MONTAG: How much Solaris would you like to withdraw?
PLAYER: Select amount to withdraw
PLAYER: Withdraw All <number of Solaris in bank will be listed here>
PLAYER: I just want to store some items. <Bank deposit box opens>
PLAYER: I would like to talk about something else. URBANO MONTAG: How may I assist you?
PLAYER: I would like to know about the Solari.
URBANO MONTAG: The Solari is the physical medium of exchange in the Imperium. It is circulated in myriad paper and coin denominations or 'micro-solaris' as they are known in the Regency Worlds. The Imperial economy relies on the Solari to facilitate transactions and fuel financial growth.
PLAYER: I thought spice drove the Imperial economy.
URBANO MONTAG: No, the spice Melange is a commodity. While it is the most valuable commodity in the known universe, its value is established in Solaris. Spice is bought in Solaris. It is sold in Solaris.
PLAYER: Are Solaris accepted throughout the entire Imperium?
URBANO MONTAG: Many core worlds have their own local currency or scrip, often circulated and controlled by the ruling House Major. However, the Solari drives interstellar banking and is accepted throughout the known universe.
PLAYER: How is the Solari's value set?
URBANO MONTAG: The Solari's purchasing power is reestablished every four centuries at a conclave known as the Imperial Diet. There, negotiations commence between the Emperor and the highest representitives of the Guild and Landsraad. The location and host of the Imperial Diet alternates between the three factions. The next is set to occur at Junction, the Guild homeworld, in two-hundred and seventy-seven years.
PLAYER:Why does the Spacing Guild control banking?
URBANO MONTAG:The simple answer is 'interstellar banking.' As part of the Spacing Guild, the Guild Bank is able to utilize the Transport Guilds' unmatched projection across the known universe. With this synergy, our Guild Pursers are able to move any quantity of funds across any quantity of worlds. The joys of interstellar commerce.
PLAYER: Goodbye. <Conversation ends>
Notes
The banker in Harko Village, Velma Udec, has almost exactly the same conversation text, with one exception(excluding small changes to the order of the conversation choices). In the sentence "The joys of interstellar commerce." the word "joys" is replaced with "power".
Gallery
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Urbano Montag sitting at his desk
History
Patch 1.2.11.0: Ability to transfer items from Vehicle added.
Patch 1.2.10.0: Slots was changed from 25 to 500 and volume from 1,500 to 30,000.