The Basara Trading Company BTC
Brief Overview
The Basara Trading Company (BTC) is one of the most powerful economic entities in the Vorr'Khal Sultanate. Founded by Dahmir Basara, it began as a modest caravan enterprise and has since evolved into a mercantile empire controlling vast trade networks across Granheim and beyond. The BTC specializes in high-value commodities, including Aetheric components, enchanted goods, exotic silks, alchemical reagents, and rare artifacts.
Under Ellenore Basara’s rule, the company has grown even stronger, wealthier, and more aggressive, securing exclusive contracts, eliminating competition, and expanding its naval fleet. The BTC is more than just a trade company—it is a financial powerhouse that influences nobility, politics, and warfare across the region.
Structure
1. Supreme Leadership
Marquis Ellenore Basara – Absolute ruler of BTC, overseeing all strategic decisions, major trade agreements, and military expansions.
The Council of Coin – Her inner circle, consisting of key advisors managing different aspects of the company.
2. The Council of Coin (Inner Circle Leadership)
Omar Basara (High Admiral) – Commands BTC’s naval fleet and oversees maritime security and privateers.
Al-Jahir Nazzir (Master of Security) – Controls internal discipline, enforcers, and counter-espionage.
Lady Marwa Velqen (Aether Trade Specialist) – Manages BTC’s Aether monopoly and alchemical operations.
Kasib "The Whisper" el-Fahim (Espionage & Smuggling) – Oversees covert operations, intelligence, and black-market dealings.
3. Regional & Port Operations
Merchant Wardens – Overseers of BTC operations in major ports outside of Caldan, ensuring compliance, logistics, and enforcing BTC’s influence in those regions. They report directly to the Council of Coin.
4. Military & Security Forces
BTC Private Navy – Protects maritime trade routes and enforces BTC’s dominance over key shipping lanes.
The Black Coins (Enforcers & Mercenaries) – Elite security force responsible for maintaining order and enforcing BTC contracts.
The Silent Ledger (Espionage & Counterintelligence) – BTC’s shadow network, handling spying, sabotage, and discreet eliminations.
5. Trade & Finance Divisions
Trade Consuls – Manage BTC’s various industries, including Aetheric goods, alchemical trade, luxury imports, and weapons trade.
The Coinkeepers (Treasury & Finances) – Oversee taxation, trade tariffs, and financial records.
Basara Trade Guild – Independent merchants operating under BTC contracts and regulations.
Public Agenda
The Basara Trading Company (BTC) presents itself as the economic backbone of the Vorr’Khal Sultanate, driving trade, innovation, and security. While much of this is true, their influence serves their own ambitions as much as the Sultanate’s prosperity.
1. Expanding Trade & Wealth
BTC promotes economic growth by:
Expanding trade routes and securing lucrative markets.
Controlling key resources, including Aetheric materials and alchemical goods.
Investing in new industries to strengthen commerce.
2. Securing Trade Routes
BTC claims to protect commerce by:
Patrolling key shipping lanes with its private navy.
Offering security contracts to merchants.
Suppressing piracy and rogue trade factions.
3. Strengthening the Sultanate
BTC serves the Sultanate by:
Bringing wealth and influence to the region.
Funding military campaigns and diplomacy through trade.
Positioning the Sultanate as a leader in magical commerce.
4. Innovation & Control of Aetheric Trade
BTC claims to drive magical and technological progress by:
Funding Aetheric research and alchemical advancements.
Monopolizing the trade of rare magical materials.
Providing high-value goods to nobles and scholars.
5. Economic Opportunities
BTC promotes itself as a source of prosperity by:
Employing thousands across the Sultanate.
Supporting merchants and craftspeople under its banner.
Providing lucrative contracts for those willing to work with them.
Assets
The Basara Trading Company (BTC) is one of the wealthiest and most influential merchant organizations in the Vorr'Khal Sultanate. Its vast wealth, infrastructure, and military assets allow it to control trade and enforce its dominance across Granheim and beyond.
1. Financial Wealth
Estimated liquid wealth: Millions in gold and silver.
Owns vast reserves of precious metals, gemstones, and Aether-infused currency.
Operates on a credit system with major noble houses and foreign trade partners.
Funds military campaigns, trade expansions, and mercenary contracts without reliance on the Sultanate’s treasury.
2. Real Estate & Infrastructure
BTC’s assets include:
Headquarters: The Basara Trade Keep in Caldan, a fortified palace serving as Ellenore’s residence, trade offices, and treasury vault.
Warehouses & Trade Hubs: Over a dozen major warehouses and counting houses in Caldan, plus leased storage in foreign cities.
Aether Refineries & Alchemical Workshops: Controlled facilities for Aetheric and alchemical processing, ensuring monopoly over magic trade.
Merchant Offices & Storefronts: Several high-end storefronts in Caldan and representative offices in key foreign trade cities.
Private Docks & Shipyards: Exclusive docking rights in Caldan’s largest harbor, along with shipbuilding facilities for their private navy.
3. Military & Security Forces
BTC maintains its own private army and naval fleet, separate from the Sultanate’s forces.
Ground Forces
The Black Coins (BTC Enforcers) – 1,500+ elite security personnel, acting as guards, debt collectors, and enforcers across BTC operations.
Mercenary Regiments on Retainer – BTC regularly hires 2,000-3,000 contracted soldiers and warbands, ensuring muscle wherever needed.
Espionage Network (The Silent Ledger) – A vast network of spies, informants, and saboteurs operating in foreign markets.
Naval Forces
BTC Private Navy (Over 30 ships total):
7 War Galleons – Heavily armed for escorting high-value shipments and naval engagements.
12 Fast Frigates – Light, maneuverable ships for interception, enforcement, and scouting.
11 Armed Merchant Vessels – Larger trade ships equipped with defenses, ensuring safe transport of goods.
Privateers & Corsairs: Unofficial alliances with pirate crews, who operate as BTC-sanctioned raiders against rivals.
4. Trade & Business Holdings
Exclusive Trade Contracts – Holds monopoly rights over Aetheric goods, high-end alchemical supplies, and rare luxury items.
Merchant Partnerships – Hundreds of smaller merchants operate under BTC contracts, paying dues and tariffs.
Indentured Workforces – Some laborers and craftspeople owe debts to BTC, ensuring a cheap and controlled workforce.
Secret Black Market Interests – While unconfirmed, BTC is rumored to control smuggling rings, illicit alchemy trades, and "acquired labor" networks.
5. Foreign Investments & Influence
Vassal Merchants – BTC finances independent traders and noble merchants, binding them through loans, supply deals, and protection contracts.
Political Leverage – Holds influence over noble houses, guilds, and foreign rulers through economic dependency.
Aetheric Trade Control – BTC's monopoly on Aether supplies forces mages, alchemists, and arcane engineers to buy through them.
Final Thoughts
The Basara Trading Company is more than just a merchant guild—it is a financial empire, with wealth, infrastructure, and military strength rivaling small kingdoms. Every ship that sails, every deal made, and every coin spent within its reach ultimately serves the will of Ellenore Basara and her growing ambitions.
“Prosperity Through Power, Power Through Trade.”
Founding Date
426 AEL
Type
Financial, Merchant League
Alternative Names
"BTC", "The Wall", "Basara's Curse"
Leader
Family Leader
Founders
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