Measures

The most basic measure of length is the foot. Smaller measurements are based on digits. Most measurements were set by the Council of Nugen following the subsiding Shinarendrettan expansion. The step or stride is a measure of five feet. And the span is a distance of 1000 steps. A league is the equivalent of one day's walk or 20,000 steps/100,000 feet. A common rouncey horse will normally travel 2 leagues per day. A well conditioned charger can make 3.

Weights

Weights are generally based on the shekl.

The sheckl amounts to the weight of an egg.

There are ten doms in a shekl.

Five shekls equals a pound.

The average woman weighs 120 pounds and the average man 185 pounds.

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