Free travels with Silt Striders

Gargath

The question is, why the Wayshrine travels cost gold, but not the Silt Striders. Who pays the drivers for their work?
It's illogical, considering these bugs have drivers, who must eat, drink and keep the bugs in good condition.

If a decision was mine, I'd removed all wayshrines from Vvardenfell and left only silt striders.

Malkorga

Wayshrines do not cost gold unless you are porting to one from the middle of nowhere

Gargath

Ok, good point .
I should form my question this way: why travelling on silt strider costs no gold at all?
It's not a magical teleportation but riding on real creature which has a wagoner who must earn to live and take care of it's mount . I.e who in Vvardenfell sponsors the silt strider journeys, Vivec maybe?

taiyoukei

I think there is a silt strider caravaner's log near the station in Vos that mentions people paying to use the silt striders for either transporting people or goods.
As for why you don't pay in-game I have no clue. The most likely cause is due to having to pay to port to wayshrines and the devs wanted to give people a cost-free, yet lore friendly way of getting around Vvardenfell.

Nestor

The Navigators in the game don't charge either.

You know all those taxes and fees you pay in, like repair costs and guild store taxes, that is what pays for the transport system.

VaranisArano

Note: the following post contains some spoilers for Morrowind.

For most people on Vvardenfell, the year was marked by momentous events. Baar Dau nearly fell from the sky, sparing them only by Lord Vivec's grace. Red Mountain almost exploded before Lord Vivec pacified the furious volcano once more.

But for the silt strider caravaneers, it was the year no one got paid.

So many outlanders running around claiming to be on Lord Vivec's business. So many people claiming to be outlanders claiming to be on Lord Vivec's business. And no one wanted to pay for a trip on the silt strider.

Well, no longer. The last year had been the year of Baar Dau and Red Mountain, the rise of the Morag Tong and the scandals in House Redoran and Telvanni. No matter. This year would be the year the silt strider caravaneers demanded payment!

Gargath

Nestor wrote: »

The Navigators in the game don't charge either.
You know all those taxes and fees you pay in, like repair costs and guild store taxes, that is what pays for the transport system.

Somehow hard to imagine there is some organisation that share all the gold from repairs and guild stores between so many parties. Easier to imagine the Navigators and Caravaneers are maintained by local lords who stimulate their local economies by giving free rides .

Nestor

Those Repair people pay taxes on the fees.

Everyone pays taxes. Everyone. You can not avoid the Tax Man or the Grim Reaper forever.

Varana

Foryn Gilnith avoided the Tax Man by killing him. He then proceeded to kill my Nerevarine, so he got away.

Until I reloaded.

Twice.