Aphentine Ward
To an Archon, teleportation is mere child’s play, but even Archons are stymied by the age-old problem: teleportation can rarely transport more than a few creatures at a time. This presents an issue when it comes to moving larger quantities of goods, as the spellcasting options for such endeavours are limited. Despite the large scale production capacity of many Wards, none of them save Lasulio Ward has the ability to move mass quantities of goods - and in the case of Lasulio, the Archon simply doesn't care enough to do so.
It is within this niche that Aphentine Ward makes its place. Using its adjacency to Dechlan Ward to commission an ever-expanding fleet of vehicles, Aphentine uses specially bred creatures from Yuzerite Ward and Nichelas Ward to move massive quantities of goods all over Sear, from the central Wards to settlements in every corner of the Shell. Deliveries of food, raw materials, gems, people, mundane messages and mail all are facilitated by the Aphentine Ward’s staggeringly sophisticated network of warehouses, shipping stations, and infrastructure spread all over the Shell.
Archon Aphentine is the most interdependent of all the Archons, relying on nearly every Ward for some part of their operations. Production Wards like Dechlan Ward and Salurandril Ward take in raw materials sold by the Aphentine Network. The resulting products are in turn cycled around and sold to lower-level Wards which require tools and equipment like Hepent Ward, Quilliard Ward, and Vaedragor Ward. Beyond the territory of the Archons, the Aphentine Network serves nodes in The City of Drapes, The Eminent Territories, and The Compact. The Network even extends to buyers and sellers on Sedden through the ports in Lasulio Ward.
As much as the Archons exist as an oppressive force exploiting the majority of the population of Sear, nearly everyone on the Shell still uses the Aphentine Network because it is the only source for so many products that would be prohibitively expensive or simply inaccessible otherwise. This makes Archon Aphentine one of the most grossly wealthy Archons in terms of raw coin. Where most Archons measure their wealth in terms of the gems and reagents required for high-level magical pursuits, Archon Aphentine measures their wealth in the literal tons of gold the Ward has amassed as a result of all the currency that flows consistently from every corner of the planet into their coffers.
The Aphentine Network is relatively easy to interact with as an adventurer. There is a constant need for guards on roads both large and small, and merchandise recovery from the bandit clans, monsters, and upstart dragons that are always a possibility on the road. Just don't expect any hazard pay or insurance coverage.
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