Coaches & Couriers Guild
The Coaches and Couriers Guild, commonly known as the Rasp, is a powerful guild in Val Royeaux. Run by Lord Beneke of House Durran, the guild provides the primary means of transportation across the city.
They hold a monopoly over the city's stables and message delivery service. With the ownership of a coach, horses, and a personal courier being out of reach for the vast majority of the city's denizens, the Rasp found its niche by presenting such services to people who otherwise would never have been able to use them. For most people, the fast and convenient travel services offered by the Rasp have become staples of daily life. Along with this, they also run the post office and have allowed for the sending of information to be a safe, secure process.
The symbol of the Coaches and Couriers Guild is a sprinting horse.
Assets
Capitol Express
This is the primary monopoly which props up the guild. It brings together stables with travel services, making it so that if one wants to cross the city in any reasonable time they have no other option than to deal with the guild. The guild has helped push for laws that make it so certain major roadways have certain portions where only coaches may be to enable the guild's coaches an even faster travel route. The Express offers services that range in price, with many affordable options for the less wealthy.Royan Delivery Services
As its name suggests, this courier network offers quick and secure delivery of messages and packages. The business has become important to many people. For the poor, it allows them to send information to others even during days where they may be working from sunrise to sunset. Plus it makes them look richer than they really are. The ultra-wealthy use the service for the security they offer, sealing all letters with a supposedly unmatchable wax seal that cannot be resealed after opening.Main Street Smoke Spotters
What started as a loose coalition of citizens who came together to help fight fires in the Principale district, the Smoke Spotters are now an organized branch underneath the Coaches and Couriers Guild. Having them earning money for their work has improved their morale. In addition to this, the speed at which they can react to fires has substantially improved thanks to the traveling infrastructure the guild boasts. Its members are easy to spot since their outfits are usually stained with black ash and soot. Many have taken to calling them "Blackcoats".Deferment Planners
The Deferment Planners are financial advisors. The exact going-ons of this business is not well known, but people who pass by their offices can't help but notice the wealthy individuals making their rounds in the area rather than the common people you'd see on the eastern half of the city.
Type
Guild, Professional
Alternative Names
The Rasp
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