City tax and price in NPC shop????

I was just looking for some cheap Soul Ore and noticed that the tax in Giran is 10% but only 5% in Aden.

But the shop prices are as following:

Giran (10% tax) shop price for Soul Ore 300a
Aden (5% tax) shop price for Soul Ore 315a

Why is it more expensive in a city with low tax rate then it is in a city with high tax rate?

I believe there is a base tax rate that takes into effect too.

Yes I think that was stated in the Prima guide back then, but should the base tax not be the same for all cities?

No Giran was always lower, for instance. I don't know where to look that up any more though.

the base taxes in different cities, info from primo guide:
starting towns 15%
Gludin 15%
Floran 15%
Gludio 15%
Dion 15%
Oren 10%
Giran 10%
IT 15%
Huner wilage 30%.
It might of been tweaked, but that's the general idea. Local castle taxes add on top, and Aden taxes add on top of all towns but Rune, Goddarh, Dwarven and Orc wilages.

the base taxes in different cities, info from primo guide:
starting towns 15%
Gludin 15%
Floran 15%
Gludio 15%
Dion 15%
Oren 10%
Giran 10%
IT 15%
Huner wilage 30%.

And which prima guide was that? Did you even bother to look it up before posting? Mine says:
Giran 10%
Starting villages, Oren, IT: 15%
Aden, Dion, Gludio, Gludin: 20%
HV: 30%
Floran: 50%

And as far as i can recall these numbers have been this way since open beta.

It might of been tweaked, but that's the general idea. Local castle taxes add on top, and Aden taxes add on top of all towns but Rune, Goddarh, Dwarven and Orc wilages.

Aden taxes aren't added on anything, that's simply BS. Aden gets a part from the taxes collected at the other cities.

why is soul ore 287 in noob villages then? I always go there since its the cheapest.

why is soul ore 287 in noob villages then? I always go there since its the cheapest.

because 250*1.15 = ~287a ?! if it's the cheapest place then the giran lord has set his taxes higher then 5%.

No taxes in Dwarven or Orc Villages, that I'm aware of, 'cause of Elmore.

It's because you only have base tax and there are no castle lord tax.
So for Giran(with 10% tax) it would be 250*(100%+10% base tax + 10% Castle lord tax) = 250 *120% = 300a
For starter villages it would be 250*(100% + 15% base tax + 0% castle lord tax) = 250 * 115% = 287a

Is this correct?

It's because you only have base tax and there are no castle lord tax.
So for Giran(with 10% tax) it would be 250*(100%+10% base tax + 10% Castle lord tax) = 250 *120% = 300a
For starter villages it would be 250*(100% + 15% base tax + 0% castle lord tax) = 250 * 115% = 287a

Is this correct?

Yep, although starter villages isn't true anymore. I guess in C2 they changed it that so that Talking Island and the elven villages belong to castles.