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The Iron Company is lead by a board of Governors, chaired by the Grand-Governor. Current Grand-Governor is founder Ludovic Verion. Governors are Joachim Brunswick, Valkner Lewis and Cedric Rivers.[[File:Iron Militia.png|thumb|right|190px|Uniforms of the Iron Militia]]  
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The Iron Company is lead by a board of Governors, chaired by the Grand-Governor. Current Grand-Governor is founder Ludovic Verion. Governors are Joachim Brunswick, Valkner Lewis and Cedric Rivers. The Royal Iron Company of Golshire is presided over by Governor-Representative [[Villiam Al-Basani]].[[File:Iron Militia.png|thumb|right|190px|Uniforms of the Iron Militia]]
  
 
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==Iron Militia==

Revision as of 13:11, 9 September 2016

Iron Company coat of arms

The Iron Company (in Goldshire: Royal Iron Company) is a trading company and financial institution founded in 6229 by Ludovic Verion and Joachim Brunswick in Goldshire. The Iron Company is active in many different economic brances, from insurance and banking to trade missions. The Iron Company is chartered by the Lordship of Blackstone.

History

After Ludovic Verion, heir to the line of Verion, finished his education at Lewis College in Cimmeria, he moved to Goldshire. Under the reign of Queen Noor bint Daniyal, Goldshire had experienced a period of economic growth. Especially the Golshire mines were more productive than ever. Verion seized the opportunity and started the Iron Company by selling insurance to miners and mine owners. This proved a popular and profitable investment, and the Iron Company became a household name.

Merchants buying insurance at the Company headquarters in Chryse, Goldshire

Not long after, Joachim Brunswick, heir to the Brunswick family that had made a vast amount of money in industry in the Syrelwynn valley, contacted Verion. The Brunswick run JM Group had experienced economic difficulty. The two agreed that the banking and industry branches of the JM Group would be incorporated into the Iron Company. Brunswick subsequently became a governor in the Iron Company.

Blackstone

After the Verion family was forced into exile, the island of Blackstone became a safe haven for the noble family. One of the first acts of the Council of Ten, the governing body of Blackstone, was to grant the Iron Company a Charter which gave the company significant privileges, such as the right to mint currency, form a militia and set up colonies on behalf of the government of Blackstone.

Goldshire

By decree of the Queen of Goldshire, the Iron Company received a royal warrant. Subsequently, the Goldshirithian branch of the Company is known as the Royal Iron Company. The Royal Iron Company was granted an exclusive right to mine iron, aluminium and nickel in the Counties of Elsenar, Suthergold, and Amity—Mirioth—So-Sara, as well as partial governance over the harbour cities of Chryse, New Harbor and Erudition. The Royal Iron Company established trading posts in the aforementioned cities that serve as the hubs of transit for the shipping of goods.

Branches of operation

A Golden en Silver Florint, minted by the Iron Company

The main business of the Iron Company is international trade, which the company provides in the continents of Benacia, Tapfer and Keltia. Another important branch of activity is banking and insurance. The Iron Company mints currency and provides banking services on behalf of the governments of Blackstone and Alrodey. In Goldshire, the Iron Company is active in mining of Iron, Copper and Silver, while it also operates public transport, such as Iron Airships, and provides security operatives.

Governance

The Iron Company is lead by a board of Governors, chaired by the Grand-Governor. Current Grand-Governor is founder Ludovic Verion. Governors are Joachim Brunswick, Valkner Lewis and Cedric Rivers. The Royal Iron Company of Golshire is presided over by Governor-Representative Villiam Al-Basani.

Uniforms of the Iron Militia

Iron Militia

The Iron Militia is a private army which is under the command of the Grand-Governor of the Iron Company. The Militia was originally established to protect the warehouses and shipyards of the Iron Company, but has expanded since. Currently, the Iron Militia is the largest army on Blackstone, and the Militia is hired by the Council of Ten to provide the City Guards for the city of Blackstone. The main interest of the Iron Miliia however still is to safeguard the interests of the Iron Company and they do this in several different ways. In the oversees territories controlled by the Iron Company, such as trade posts, the Militia serves as a defense army. At sea, the Militia provides

Governing structure of the Iron Militia

protection for the vulnerable ships that sail all over the globe. Aside from this, the Militia has a secret branch, known as the Office of Shadows, that serves as an intelligence gathering service for the Company. The existence of this office is neither confirmed nor denied by the Grand-Governor.