The rules.

As defined by the previous Guild leader.

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Merchants Proposal


Article 1 - Official Merchants

Article 1.1.1 An official merchant is a merchant who is working for a town or the Duchy. All profits made on the trip shall be for the town or Duchy that employed the merchant. Official merchants do not include those merchants working for personal profits.

Article 1.1.2 All official merchants shall be recognized as official employees.

Article 1.1.3 Official merchants working for a town must be approved by the town's mayor.

Article 1.1.4 Official merchants are to conduct themselves as respectful citizens, and shall always abide by the laws of the territory in which they travel.

Article 2 - Merchant Guild

Article 1.2.1 A Merchants Guild shall be created and approved by the Duchy.

Article 1.2.2 The purpose of the Merchants Guild is to uphold the rights of official merchants. The Guild will also work to train official merchants.

Article 1.2.3 The Merchants Guild is open for all to view and ask for help. However there will be areas of the Guild available to members only.
For example current merchant deals and contacts shall remain behind closed doors.

Article 1.2.4 Bylaws for the Guild shall be voted on by the members and approved by the Duchy Council. Any changes to the bylaws shall be presented to the council for approval.

Article 1.2.4 Speaker of the Merchants Guild will be elected by the members of the Guild. The Speaker will be the official representative of the Guild the the Duchy Council and the public. Term length for the Speaker will be established in the bylaws. (O.O.C. The Speaker shall be the moderator of the Guild forum.)

Article 3 - Payment

Article 1.3.1 All official merchants, employed by a town or the Duchy, will be paid by the Duchy.

Article 1.3.2 Official Merchants will be paid according to their charisma. The amount of pay is subject to change by the Duchy, and shall be discussed with the Merchants Guild.

Pay scale: 0-50 charisma equals 17 pounds pay per day of travel, 51-100 charisma equals 18 pounds per day of travel, 101 - 150 charisma equals 19 pounds per day, and 151+ equals 20 pounds per day.

Article 1.3.3 Each town within the Duchy of Somerset will be allocated 12 paid days of travel per month, beginning on the first day of each month. Each town may use their alloted 12 Days paid travel whenever they please, but unused days do not roll over to the following month.

What if i work for the county? Same pay scale?

Unfortunately, yes.