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BlackStone
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the BlackStone guild is an all encompassing guild. :: they control farms, storehouses, and shops, though their main focus is their mercenaries. :: BlackStone will contract out soldiers to anyone, for practically any purpose, ranging from guards, to soldiers, to watchmen, to even, it is rumored, assassinations. the Guild is run by a quintet of high ranking officers; the Guild Master, who oversees the guilds welfare and overall upkeep, the Arms master, who trains and recruits new members, the Tactician, who helps decide on contracts and command troops when the guild is in need or in heavy use, the Librarian, who keeps the records of the guild, ranging from contracts to battle reports. the last counciller is the Treasurer, in charge of the Echelon ranks, or non combatants of the guild. :: the Echelons have many ranks, split in two, some commanded by the librarian, some by the Treasurer. the Treasurer controls the Merchantmen; the lower class Echelons. Merchantmen are typically farmers or miners, vital for the guilds survival, but not very independant. next is the Mercantile, typically shopkeepers or landowners, who can recommend contracts and meet the normal people. next is the Aristocrats, those rich individuals who help finance the guild, and allow diplomatic relations with Nations. :: the Librarion controls the Keepers; men and women in charge of maintaining the guild's forts and archives. the next rank is the Seekers; records keepers, sent out with mercenaries to record important events and ensure contracts are carried out to the letter. :: the known military ranks are as follows; Phalanx, recruits . Sigma, Men at arms. Lancers, the elite archers. and Praetorians, the elite soldiers of the guild.