Merchantile Sodality
| The Mercantile Sodality | |
|---|---|
| Type: | Professional Body |
| Alignment: | Capitalism 3, Aristocracy 2, Corporatism 3 |
| Headquarters: | Verraneld, Lachurn; Barcha, Uther |
| Membership: | Over 200,000 |
| Motto: | "Money makes the world go round" |
The Mercantile Sodality is a massive network of merchants and craftsmen. Its members vote and debate all facets of trade and business.
All decisions of the group are calculated by direct diplomatic vote by members. All members can submit votes through regional offices, which can be found in most large towns. Most votes require a simple majority, but decisions that affect organization rules or international economics require a two-thirds majority. Electoral fraud is punishable by expulsion from the Sodality and in many nations imprisonment.
There are two headquarters; one each in Verraneld and Barcha and each sports a meeting hall that seats 5,000. Each meeting hall elects a speaker every other year. The speaker holds no authoritative power, but serves as the master of ceremonies.
History
The Sodality was founded nearly three thousand years ago, and while its rules and members have certainly changed, its purpose has generally stayed static.
