Imperial Mercantile Guild
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| Headquarters | Hall of Three, Arcanopolis |
| Founded | V 7 |
| Founded by | Pelegon I and the Three Sages |
The Imperial Mercantile Guild, often called the Guild in the Empire, is a mercantile guild which has a legal monopoly over all trade within Pelegon. All merchants in the Empire must pay guild dues and enlist in the guild. Officers of the guild are called Guildmasters and are required to take oaths of celibacy and chastity upon appointment to the position, as a means of preventing offices in the guild from becoming hereditary. The Shahanshah is ostensibly the head of the Guild, though nearly every Shahanshah has appointed a Guild Regent from amongst the Guildmasters to govern in their stead. The Guild Regent also sits on the Imperial Conclave. A common saying about and amongst the Guild is that "The business of the Guild is never done."
Members of the Guild wear long robes with wide cuffs, allowing them to hide their hands in their sleeves