The Otterbear Trading Guild

As a guild we are focused on bringing our Kingdom Tylsia and the people of Elyria closer together, by making transportation and communication easier throughout. We currently have Guild Halls in two major trade hubs and are looking to expand our operations both throughout Tylsia and the rest of our server.

Objectives

• Provide the transportation of goods and people across the Kingdom of Tylsia, and outside of it.
• Provide rental spaces in the form of store fronts, trading posts and warehouse space for merchants use.
• Provide money-lending services to businesses, government and individuals.
• Provide and maintain a Postal and Messenger service.

Research Goals

• Safer and better ways of transporting goods and people.
• Breeding of animals better able to manage loads for quicker and longer transportation. Messenger birds and quicker horses.
• Better storage of goods so perishable goods can last longer or so that dangerous goods can be transported safely.

Primary Professions

• Merchants of all types.
• Traders.
• Boatmenn.
• Drivers.
• Herders (Livestock Keeper).
• Messengers.
• Moneylenders.

Secondary Professions

• Guards.
• Animal Breeders.
• Animal Trainers.
• Sailors.
• Shipmakers.
• Veterinarians.
• Navigators.

Guildmann Professions

• Surveyors.
• Lawyers.
• Clerks.
• Interpreters.

Membership levels and Position titles

1. Guildmaster. Head of the guild and in charge of the main Guild Hall. Focuses on an overall direction and guild policy.
2. Merchant. In charge of a Guild Hall manages local goals and relationships with any local government, sits on a council to advise guildmaster.
3. Accountant. Second in command at a Guild Hall, responsible for overseeing the money lending.
4. Trader. A full member and endorsed merchant by the guild, will often be offered jobs by the guild and the guild will refer business to them.
5. Researcher. This carries the same benefits as a trader but is an individual focused on research and crafting of those results. All research materials will be provided by the guild.
6. Messenger. Specialist rank - these individuals are selected for their trustworthiness, horsemanship, athletic ability and combat ability. They are solely responsible for the delivery of messages, regardless of the dangers that may be involved, they get full benefits of the guild as someone at the rank of trader and additional benefits in guild funded training.
7. Guildmann. This is a catch all rank for those don’t fit into the traditional merchant classes, for instance those that we hire on for permanent or contract basis. The benefits of this position will depend on the terms of the contract and may be subject to the length of the contract or a probationary period.
8. Apprentice Trader. A new member will still be offered discounts and access to the benefits of our research but will not have work referred to them by the guild, and will initially be working with a Trader.

Primary benefits.

Discounts on items purchased through OTG affiliated shops, access to the products that we produce for transport or storage at cost (these would be for personal use, if you are doing a guild job some of this would be provided depending on the job), access to lower interest rates through loans from the guild, absolute at cost rental of guild owned spaces, and discounts on all other guild related services.

For more information please reach out to me at the OTG discord server https://discord.gg/UwvdVdT