Sultan Union

The Sultan Union is one of the largest and most influential corporate entities in the western reaches of the Crownlands. Established over a century ago as a loose trade guild among independent miners, it has since grown into a multi-branch economic power, with monopolistic control over salt extraction, maritime transport, and resource refinement in and around Sunica. With a permanent seat in the city’s commerce district and effective control over the surrounding trade routes, the Sultan Union is as politically entrenched as it is economically dominant.  

Salt, Power, and Controversy

Salt is more than just a mineral in Sunica—it is currency, blood, and borderline religion. The Great Salt, the vast, shimmering sea that flanks the city, offers the purest and most abundant salt in the region. The Sultan Union, through advanced equipment, trained laborers, and heavy security, controls nearly 90% of the salt harvesting efforts.   However, this dominance comes with rising conflict. The natives of the Salt Islands, whose ancestral waters are being increasingly encroached upon, view the Sultan Union as a colonial parasite, stealing sacred resources and desecrating coastal ecosystems. Rather than de-escalate, the Union has doubled down, backing expeditions, issuing private bounties, and pressing for Crown-sanctioned expansion deeper into disputed waters.  

Corporate Governance: The Board of Five

The Sultan Union is led by a five-person executive board, all of whom hold significant sway over not only the Union’s operations but also Sunica’s broader political landscape.  

• Benon Taylor - Chairman of the Board

• Velra Nohn - Head Extraction & Field Operations

• Corvan Mern - Director of Internal Security & Enforcement

• Thesia Rue - Chief Financial Overseer

• Halven Brogue - Head of Innovation & Research

 

Influence in Sunica

The Sultan Union’s grip on Sunica is nearly absolute. With the city’s economy completely tied to the salt trade, the Union effectively controls:  

• Major shipping ports

• The hiring and outfitting of the city guard

• Most local trade guilds

• The city’s taxation council

  It is an open secret that city officials are either indebted to, or directly paid by, Sultan Union leadership. The organization operates above the law, able to expand, militarize, and extract with little resistance. In public, this dominance is framed as “necessary leadership during uncertain times.” In private, it’s viewed as corporate autocracy.