Javelin Gallery

This building houses the Guild of Spears, a mercenary guard unit and a huge weapon sales operation that hires out to wealthy merchants and artisans as a sort of “back-up” police force in the Coins. The structure—converted from a second-millennium manor house—holds some of the largest weapons forges in Absalom and features numerous showrooms. As the Guild is composed largely of retired and former guardsmen, the place is always crawling with defenders, incidentally making it one of the most well-protected businesses in the district.
In addition to crafting weapons and filling specialty orders, the Gallery has a long-standing arrangement with both the College of Mysteries and several Clockwork Cathedral cognates to imbue their weapons with whatever mechanical or magical augmentations their clients desire. The Gallery does not deal with the Arcanamirium, which they see as competition. The Gallery is also in a more friendly competition with the Union of Carpenters, Stonemasons, and Metalworkers in the Ivy District. However, the Gallery refuses to train new smiths, using only journeyman-class crafters for even its lowest positions, directing those who wish to learn to the appropriate guild. This arrangement has worked well for both businesses, and forged a friendly bond between them despite their competition.

Type

Guildhall

Parent Location

Coins

Owner

Riodos

Ruling/Owning Rank

Guildmaster

Owning Organization

Guild of Spears