Eldham International Shipping Federation

## Background

The Eldham International Shipping Federation was formed on 11/12/21 and officially opened for business on 16/12/21. It was founded by Trelanganack and is still run by him to this day. It is widely believed to be a front for the international "Porthnegys Cartel" however there has been no confirmation nor legal prosecution in favour of this theory. The EISF has an estimated property worth of rougly 35k with a total weekly turnover ranging anywhere from 2k to 15k, there is also an estimated business value of 11k based on the companies healthy profits and resonaly house-hold-name appeal: this totals the company's estimated worth at roughly 74k.

## How It Operates

The Eldham International Shipping Federation (abbreviated to EISF) operates through an internal competetive courier structure with direct orders being placed by customers. There is also a postal option, where customers will simply leave deliveries in EISF offices, however this system is widely disused and held mostly in disregard in favour of the direct-delivery system.

To make a delivery, a customer must formally place a shipment request; in this they must detail the pick-up location, drop-off location and any other information the courier should know, e.g: "pickup at -1000, y, 45 to be dropped off at 500, y, -3000 and please handle with care due to valuable contents". They also must place 10 iron ingots (equivalent to 500$) with the delivery as a shipping fee. From there, a registered EISF courier will accept the item for delivery - couriers are payed 70% of the delivery fee (350$) per delivery THEY handle, encouraging competiton within the company and increasing efficiency and speed. The courier will deliver the item and notify the recipient of where it has been dropped (this could range from a dead-drop buried outside a city to a lovely gift box inside an EISF office). The courier takes their cut of the fee and sends the rest to the EISF leadership for reinvestment.

Merchants have to formally apply to use the shipping services of the EISF and the EISF also acts as a middle-man to negotiate deals and trade through it's international medium. Nations/companies can apply to become EISF associates, who take a more involved role in the management and policies of the EISF but do not take any extra profit.

## Front for Drug Trafficking

It is widely believed - though not formally nor officially proven - that the EISF is a front for an international drug trafficking organisation nicknamed the "Porthnegys Cartel". Many brewers from across Eldham have alleged that associates or even CEO's of the EISF have approached them offering deals to traffick their brews through the regular shipping lanes of the federation. Builders involved in the construction of the Eldham International Shipping Federation, located in Porthnegys, have also alleged that the witnessed "suspicious activity" around the premises, such as brewing supplies being moved in-and-out, a massive amount of undeclared wealth being used to compensate the builders for their work and even notorious drug kingpin's being toured around the half-constructed building.

A highly regarded theory is that the CEO of the EISF (Trelanganack) began negotiating with cartels (namely the SAMCRO Company under Jesus Regulus) to traffick their narcotics through the EISF before buying out the cooks himself and usurping the cartels. It is common knowledge that a strong sense of animosity is shared between the two CEO's and Jesus is thought to be under surveillance to assure he does not enter the city of Porthnegys.

It is also believed that the EISF has ties to The Qadafia of Qadakh, for which it handles the distribution of the popular narcotic Grit - found exclusively in the city of Qadakh. Furthermore, it is alleged to have ties to another 3 seperate cartels for whom it distributes, with one even based in the old world Rathnir. Accounting for the drug fortunes brings the EISF's net worth up to a sound 153k.

## Dissolution

Due to the great success of the company, many cartels and other organisations grew paranoid and jealous. Following the establishment of The DVR in the former territory of Barbossa, there was an influx of merchants and business men and women to Leifmyrr and Serrona. Before long, conflicts began to brew. Raiding parties were frequently spotted around EISF properties and warehouses and high numbers of the EISF's stocks were illegally seized and resold on the black market. These conflicts led to Trelanganack striking back and sending parties of his own to attack competing cartels, leading to a small conflict in the much larger "Leifmyrr-Serrona Cartel Wars". Following a few skirmishes and unofficial battles between hired mercenaries, the rival cartels deduced that they should (metaphorically) cut at the roots and not the leaves.

Before long, 3/11 of the EISF's suppliers remained with the other 8 being destroyed or taken over by the rivals. Even Trelanganack's head brewer - a close friend of his - was abducted, tortured and killed with his head arriving at the EISF HQ using it's own delivery system. With his hand forced and organisation slowly waning, Trelanganack (on 2/2/22) decided to formally retire and dissolve the EISF, ending the conflict for good.