East Aethendonic Company

• Merchant Vessel •

The East Aethendonic Company, or EAC, is the largest business in the known world, operating in both Aethendonia and Astrolantis. The company specialises in the mining and general trade industry, utilising mines in Astrolantis and Zhephyrsia as well as large steelworks and refineries in Zhephrysia and Misotenia.

The company is independent from the Aethendonic States government. However, with the majority of assets owned by the EAC being under Aethendonic States regulations, they are still bound to following the laws and procedures of the Aethendonic States. With this being said, the company regularly attempts to cut corners that involve carrying out business with partners that the Aethendonic States describes as illegal, such as the Subaethendonic Consortium and its Syndicates. Sanctions used to be common practice against the EAC, which heavily affected the business, and this successfully deterred the company from working with illegal groups. With the EAC fighting the Aethendonic States feud with the Kingdom of Starolynska, sanctions have been toned down, and so trade with the Subaethendonic Consortium has re-emerged.

The East Aethendonic Company was set up in 302AE by [] in a period where industrialisation and rapid emigration were first beginning in the New Frontier. The new city of Zhephyr was chosen as the prime location for the company for its easy access to the Starol Sea, Starolynska itself, and it bridged the Misoten Plains with the New Highlands. House Snydor was chosen as the Custodianarchs of Zhephyrsia, and so full autonomy allowed for the EAC to flourish extensively in its early years and be established as a leading company almost immediately, beating the likes of the Steelworks of Aethendon and the Mironian Gold Fund who were heavily restricted and taxed by the Aethendonic States.

Lord Snydor knew that the New Frontier was a place of lawlessness, far from the grasp of the Aethendonic States, and so Zhephyrsia was entirely unofficially independent as it conducted trade with both Starolynska and Holdrotha. With the discovery of Astrolantis and the subsequent conquering by the Aethendonic States, the East Aethendonic Company, with their Merchant Navy, established new outposts on many of the islands which had excessive amounts of untapped resources including diamonds, iron and aurendalyte. Issues erose regarding the Starolysnk blockade and Astrolantis Independence. But soon, the outposts were placed back under EAC control. However, now following the regulations of the Kingdom of Astrolantis, which resulted in their profits being limited by the overarching government. Agreements were reached between the Kingdom of Astrolantis and the EAC to lift many restrictions in return for profits and resources, leading to a golden age in business for the company.

This was short lived though as Starolynska was determined to win over many of the reserves the EAC had. The Aethendonic States was officially at war with Starolynska. However, it was mainly the East Aethendonic Company, which fought this war for them until more direct intervention came in the early 400s. The bond between the Aethendonic States and the East Aethendonic Company has always been quite distant and broken which puts pressure on both sides, but the Aethendonic States receives major profits from the company which the state returns with more freedoms and access to resources.

In the modern day, the East Aethendonic Company has a large merchant navy and more workers than the population of Alysia. Its president, [], believes in the integrity of the state through remaining neutral and working with multiple states that conflict with one another.