The Merchants' Guild

The Merchants' Guild is a union of tradesmen in Yeto. They represent a caste of wealthy, powerful families in the country who control a good deal of resources, particularly quality crafted and rare goods. The influence of the Guild Leader is roughly on par with that of the head of the church. 
In the decades following the Unity War, the Merchants' Guild quickly filled the power vacuum left by the abolition of the shogunate, its members gaining significant wealth and command over the country's resources while the Emperor and his provincial councils claimed political control. Several families gained standing from modest beginnings, while three former noble lineages, the Komatsus, the Kamuns and the Murakamis, maintained their strength by diversifying into the guild. 
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Category:Yeto