The guild house is a large, walled estate with manicured lawns and flowering gardens. The estate consists of three buildings, only one of which is open to non-guild members. To enter the complex one must go through the Visitors' House. Here, non-guild members may come to join or to inquire about obtaining their services. The building itself is a three-story structure of wood and stone that houses offices, waiting rooms and conference chambers. Beyond the Visitors' House are a pair of ornate stone buildings. The larger of the two is the Guild treasury, which is also the residence for the Llornian Guild Ambassador and his family, and has a dozen guest rooms. The vault where the money is kept is heavily warded and is guarded by a 4th level Mind Mage and four 3rd-6th level Soldiers. The vault door has both a key lock (the Ambassador has the key) and a combination lock. Downstairs is an extensive library with books on official trade routes and trade laws of every city and region within the Domain of Man. There is also considerable information about the practices of Timiro, Bizantium and Western merchants. The current Ambassador, Thomas Harper (llth level, human merchant, 65 years old, principled), is a kindly old man who has kept his keen business sense despite his age. The smaller building is home to three dozen Soldiers and four Mind Mages employed by the guild house for security. The building also houses the Collection Department and its accompaniment of a dozen Master Collectors (see the O.C.C. description elsewhere in this book) as well as 12 A-List Collectors and 24 B-List Collectors. The Llornian Collectors are on good terms with the thieves' guild because it discourages theft from the Merchants' Guild and in return, the Collectors track down and eliminate non-thieves' guild members operating in the city. Both also exchange information with one another without a fee.
Werrington's House of Trade & Securities, CMG, Ducal Chartered
Accounts:
- Tyral Oselar: 246,000 gold (Netosa 9/16/2018)
- Thorgrim: 45,345 gold (Netosa 9/25/2018)
- Tolliver Trask: 130,000 gold (Netosa 10/11/2018)
- Silhouette: 7,140 Gold (Snafu 02/08/2017)
- Fox: 8,000 gold (Augur 9/18/2018)
- Durak: 3,000 gold (Augur 9/18/2018)
Werrington's is the primary bank and financial service of choice in Llorn. Every major enterprise in Llorn uses them from the lowest caravan of easterner merchants coming to port all the way to the Vas Passeons themselves. The security of and rate of return on deposits in accounts with Werringtons are both nigh legendary. The bank has never been successfully robbed since being established during the rule of the first Vas Passeon Duke. There are rumors that the owning family, the Werringtons, are of Western descent originally and came East with Mistoan Vas Passeon who founded the Ducal dynasty. The families appear to remain close and on good terms. The Werringtons may not be 'noble' however they might as well be in Llorn.
The bank was a founding member of the Coalition of Merchants Guild and remains extremely influential within mercantile and financial quarters. A major investor throughout the Eastern region Werringtons is a known brand and a financial name that inspires trust and confidence in the fulfillment of any and all obligations. This branch of services includes Scripts of Credit, personal and business loans, and the ever present eye of the bank for possibly profitable investments. Currencies may be exchanged here for into any denomination in the world for a 5% fee. The notable exception is the coin of the Wolfen Empire which is neither issued nor accepted in any form for any transaction. Werringtons also has a reputation for having shrewd negotiators and aggressive financial practices that cause some to question just how far they will go for more profit.
Werringtons is a central hub for large exchanges both between the East and West, being a facilitator of investors from as far away as Caer Itom and the banking system of the Western Empire. They also are the major financial broker for the Red Brigade Llornian Mercenaries officiating over significantly sized contracts and being the holders of any deposit or bond stipulated by the contracting parties. This service of brokering and acting as a trusted agent for significant contracts is available for other matters of significance as well.
At any given time there is no less than 5 million gold and sometimes as much as 10 or 12 million gold in hard cash in reserve in the vault of Werringtons. Significantly more paper wealth belongs to the bank in the various accounts, contracts, and scripts that are constantly being passed throughout the East using Werringtons as a clearing house and financial backer.