Stormwind Trading Company

The Stormwind Trading Company is a large conglomerate of guilds and private companies that have now coalesced into a single entity. The Company, otherwise known as the STC, deals in a variety of goods and services. Their main difference from any other trading guild or company is that they have also received a royal chart and the permissions to come along with it. To this extent, the Company is able to arm themselves with a private force of mercenaries and company soldiers, along with a small squadron of naval warships to protect their trade lanes on the open seas.

The Company attempts to maintain a favorable balance of trade. It is through careful legislation by the House of Nobles that the Company has not yet risen to hold monopolies on most trade goods. Still, the Company still stands as one of the most profitable state ventures to date -- having been created during the reconstruction of the kingdom in 598 K.C. The Company also deals in the construction of new colonies in the name of the Crown, which also includes new trade outposts and forts to protect both the Kingdom's and the Company's interests.