Headquarters: Elysium Gate, Maerth.
Membership:
Open to all human nations, though dominated by the Great Maerthian Three.
Functions:
Standardizing trade protocols between human realms.
Managing disputes over shipping lanes and planetary resource claims.
Hosting the Interstellar Markets Summit, the most significant annual human trade gathering.
Influence:
The MTC wields immense economic power, capable of imposing trade sanctions or facilitating investment for emerging colonies.