The Council of Farmer-Grocers

The Council of Farmer-Grocers

The Council of Farmer-Grocers is the guild of farmers, millers, and foodstuff merchants who conduct their business within the city of Waterdeep. It operates in a similar manner to many merchant consortiums, wherein members look out for one another's interests along with those of the city overall.

Uniform

Guild members wear cloaks or sashes of a vibrant green hue. During early summertime, they wear floral blossoms upon their left shoulder.

Activities

The council determines the prices for raw grains each year, controlling both the mills and their operation. They ensure that the city's granaries and icehouses are full, with enough provisions to feed everyone in both Castle Waterdeep and the Palace of Waterdeep, along with keeping emergency reserves in case of war, famine, or other disaster that may ruin the city's crops.
In addition, they arrange for the removal of spoiled food, which is carted out to refuse dumps south of the city walls.

Membership

Membership within the council changes every year, depending on the most recent harvest. Most members are enrolled for a single year, with an expiration date in the month of Hammer. There are, however, a score of lifelong members whose vast farmlands and holdings set them apart as among the wealthiest Waterdhavian farmers. No one is turned away from being a member of the guild. The entrance fee is 1 gp a year or 25 gp for the select lifetime members; monthly dues are 5 sp a month. The guild ensures that their guild members have space for their stalls in The Market, although they are responsible for their daily fees.

Type

Guild, Professional