Soul Food

said Manajuwejet, floating on a cloud of pink smoke that leaked cotton candy.  Because dream logic.

the Black Spider told him.

Manajuwejet said. 

Shen coins are a form of primal currency.  Think of little bits of distilled faith, condensed to levels where gods would treat them like copper coins.  A single erg of Primal Power, distilled into a physical object.