Personal Devices and Consumer Goods

Personal comforts and luxuries have always been with us. Historically, most folk could afford fewer of them, but as technology progresses, the amount and availability of consumer goods continues to increase. Expensive consumer goods such as perfumes and spices were the objects of immense mercantile networks that supported wealthy, important states, and regardless of the era, those of wealth and distinction prefer to own the best money can buy.

These goods might seem even more pedestrian than ordinary tools and expedition gear, never mind weapons and armor. However, a cane, a waffle iron, or a belt can come in handy when no real weapons are handy – and food and household goods are often crucial to long-term survival.