The Discreet Trade
The Discreet Trade is a semi-legitimate network of smugglers and traders working from Avul. They are led by a human female named Ubvamr̂a the Fatherless.
Structure
The network operates in a semi-feudal system. Ubvamr̂a (or whomever is the guildmaster of the day) sits at the top and collects a percentage of every job. Beneath the guildmaster, there are a number of crew leaders who collect the proceeds of each contract, paying their crew members and contractors and passing the tithe on to the guildmaster from the haul. Under the crew leaders are the associates. These are members who have been made permanent crew members. Beneath them are the general members and contractors. Any smuggling that passes through Avul incurs a tithe, even when it is not conducted by a member of the Discreet Trade.
Trade & Transport
Trade and transport is exactly what the Discreet Trade is all about. With the catastrophic conditions brought on by Coulburst, the organization became the only realistic means of moving goods into the city. Uvbamir̂a did not waste her opportunity. She used her covert networks (along with some of her toughs) to bring the Council under her control, though under the table. She is the de facto ruler of Avul, through her puppets on the Council.
Founding Date
1318
Type
Guild, Thieves
Leader
Head of Government
Government System
Dictatorship
Economic System
Palace economy
Major Imports
Food, building supplies, copper, iron, gypsum, lime.
Location
Notable Members
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