---
type: Concept
title: Skell
description: The Republic of Kelvarra's unit of currency, introduced in 1971 to replace
  the ferling.
tags:
- kelvarra
- currency
- economy
resource: raw/almanac-of-kelvarra-1998.md
aliases:
- money
timestamp: '2026-07-16T14:35:37Z'
citadel_version: 0.3.0
---

# Skell

The skell is the unit of currency of the [Republic of Kelvarra](../misc/republic-of-kelvarra.md), introduced in 1971, when it replaced the old ferling at a rate of one skell to twenty ferlings.[^s1]

Older islanders still price sheep and boats in ferlings out of habit, so a visitor who hears a figure that seems twenty times too large should not be alarmed.[^s1]

## See also
- [Republic of Kelvarra](../misc/republic-of-kelvarra.md)

## Sources
[^s1]: [raw/almanac-of-kelvarra-1998.md](../../raw/almanac-of-kelvarra-1998.md), lines 38-40 — the skell's introduction and its exchange rate against the ferling (ingested 2026-07-04)
