Stormspoint Merchant Council

Stormspoint’s Merchant Empire is a Capitalist Oligarchy with a large multicultural citizenship. They Govern the majority of the city of Stormspoint and the surrounding settlements, alongside the Blood Riders.
The people of Stormspoint value wealth above all else. Money is used for everything from being used to hire mercenaries to protect your assets or to hunt down thieves, to hiring firefighters to put out a burning building. With enough money you can do and get away with next to anything is Stormspoint, except for tax evasion or fraud, which is a severely punished crime.
Leader: The Council
Heraldry: Red and Black

Government Officials:

The Merchant Council is comprised of thirteen members, each of them being wealthy business tycoons and the head of one of the most prestigious and powerful families in the city. The members sit on the council until they die or more commonly when they retire and pass on ownership of their businesses to their next of kin.
The Merchant Council controls all trade and commerce within the city from controlling taxes and investments to setting up auctions.
Officials in the Merchant Council are called Councillors. Settlements under the control of Stormspoint are governed by representatives of the Merchant Council.

Military & Local Guard:

The Merchant Council is protected by the Stromguard, who act as a military and guard force that protects the interests of the Council. There is no form of local guard to protect the interests of the general population.

Religion:

The Merchant Council doesn't have an official policy of religious freedom, but does not seem to discriminate against worship of any deity.   The official religion of Stormspoint is the worship of Hermes, the God of Commerce. The city also has a large following of the Goddess Tyche, the God of Luck and Gambling.

Social Hierarchy:

The Merchant Council has a unique social class system that is primarily structured around commerce.
Merchant Class: The highest social class, consisting of wealthy individuals and families that own one of the major commercial businesses in Stormspoint, usually associated with trade. Every member of the merchant class has a seat of the Merchant Council. It is very difficult for citizens to enter the merchant class.
Proprietor Class: The proprietor class consists of individuals that own a commercial business, either a store or company.
Labour Class: The labour class consists of those who don’t own a commercial business and usually work for someone else.

Legal System & Laws:

There is little to no official legal system in Stromspoint, almost everything is legal and crimes are expected to be dealt with personally, it is customary to hire mercenaries to protect your assets or hunt down criminals.
The only laws that are officially enforced in Stormspoint are crimes committed against members of the merchant class or crimes to do with trade or taxes. The evidence is brought before the Merchant Council who judge the accused. If they are found guilty the accused is either fined, or if they can’t afford the fine they are imprisoned. Those found committing tax fraud are sentenced to a public execution.
Common Laws Against: Tax Avoidance and Tax Fraud.
Unique Laws Against: Comercial Theft, Trespassing on Merchant Property, Destruction of Merchant Property, Kidnapping, Assault and Murder of Members of the Merchant Class.
Alcohol & Drugs: There are no laws around alcohol or drugs.

Founding Date

1801 AF

Type

Geopolitical, City council

Capital

Stormspoint

Demonym

Stormiards

Government System

Oligarchy

Deities

• Hermes - God of Civilisation

Location

Terrasmus

Official Languages

• Common

Controlled Territories

• Blackwatch
• Bloodgate
• Cork Island
• Stormspoint