[Catquiet]

Originally posted by Zapmeister:
Hmmm, methinks that like the clams, you must have been living under a rock for the Last few months This issue has been discussed ad nauseum with several possible solutions proposed, including:

a) Changing the cost of clams
b) Balancing water magic, so there's other attractive things to do with your water gems
c) Removing/altering the Wish spell, to remove the inevitable endpoint of a huge astral income.

Or Illwinter could limit the number of clams each nation can use. After 10 or so pearls are made, there is no ambient mana left to make more pearls.