The Triple Barony

The Triple Barony refers to the three most powerful monopolists in all of Sky Texas working in unison to ensure cooperative expansion and ruling of Sky Texas.

At present, the three members are:

* Elmer Montgomery - The Oil Baron.
* Graham Frederickson III - The Railroad Baron.
* Belvedere Von Rosselstein - The Steel Baron

## History

The Triple Barony as a concept began shortly after a rapid industrial revolution occurred in Sky Texas, roughly 1,200 years before Sky Texas made contact with the rest of the world. It was founded by the leaders of the most powerful monopolies at the time to prevent competition with one another and to further mutual goals. It was realized that if the three worked together they could extend their influence across the entirety of Sky Texas. These founding members were the direct ancestors of the current three members, Josiah Montgomery, Keith Frederickson, and Bartholomew Von Rosselstein. They had used their cunning and ruthless business tactics to develop Houston into the massive industrial powerhouse of a city it is today, and unify all other developing metropolises within Sky Texas. It took another three generations of members to firmly control all industrial centers of Sky Texas, but once that was done their influence was absolute and in many ways became the largest and most powerful governing body in Sky Texas.

## Dynamic

The actual dynamic of how The Triple Barony operates is quite practical. They each use their monopolies to help each other develop further territory and profitability. While they all have titles that are pretty clear in what they specialize in, that is just a remnant of the founding companies. All three monopolies have expanded greatly into their respective sectors.

The Oil Baron specializes is nearly every form of fuel and energy production. From coal/charcoal and obviously oil drilling to hydroelectric and steam power, this monopoly has a firm grasp every source of fuel and energy in Sky Texas. Similarly, The Railroad Baron specializes in all forms of transportation and shipping. Finally, The Steel Baron controls production and refinement of raw materials and contract manufacturing.

The Triple Barony works surprisingly well with one another, with no recorded instances of competition. For the most part, they work within their own interests and stay that way. Any crossover between the industries is typically settled with contracts that benefit both parties. Another way to understand the overall dynamic of The Triple Barony is through this concept: A train manufactured by The Railroad Baron has an engine manufactured by the Oil Baron from materials purchased from the Steel Baron.

The Triple Barony also has an agreement to stay out of expanding into business sectors not related to their core industry, so as to prevent further competition and any one baron being more powerful than the others.

## Influence

The Triple Barony works as the largest governing body in Sky Texas. It oversees all legal matters within ruling the people who live under their influence, and each hold their individual monopolies in positions of power. Nothing big happens in any major city without some sort of connection to The Triple Barony or their monopolies. That's not to say individual rights and companies do not exist because they absolutely do. The Triple Barony realized early on that stifling the rights of their citizenry decreased how much those citizens used their products, so they actively encourage people to pursue whatever lives they wish to follow, and support small businesses in sectors not controlled by the monopolies.