Baknors Rock, Trade routes and Caravans.
History:
Lord Gri'shak of Bak'nors Rock became the Lord of Bak'nors Rock after the previous owner died in battle. He had bought himself a small piece of ownership of the castle that was being constructed, using a large gem he had found during his previous time as an adventurer. Immediately hereafter he started working on reorganizing the way the castle was being built. After these reorganizations the building progressed at a faster pace and other owners awarded him for this cost saving effort by granting him an equal portion of ownership of the castle and surrounding lands.
After the completion of the castle it was obvious that the land needed better infrastructure if it would have a chance at growing into a real nation. Finances however where at a low, however, since the party spent most of it's money on building the castle. The little money there was available was used to pay the people they had in service and to create and maintain mines in the nearby mountains. Traces of coal, iron, copper and silver were found, leaving Bak'nors Rock with it's own supply of raw material. It was obvious that these materials would not grant a large income necessary for a quick rise in wealth for the population.
The only reason there really was for people to start living near the castle were the hopes of a job and a better life for them, that and everybody knew that the Lords of Bak'nors Rock looked after everybody on their lands, which was the cause of a lot of freeloaders on the lands. The party went on several adventures, accumulating wealth after each of them. During one of them they acquired a large collection of expensive gems. Now they finally had the resources necessary for the creation of the infrastructure needed for an attractive nation.
Gri'shak immediately started using these resources to construct better houses in the town, relocating the poorly constructed wooden ones with buildings made of stone. A great effort was put in the construction of a sewer system, making it possible for the town to grow larger and attract more wealthy people. Stone buildings and a sewer system, however, are not enough for a town to grow. The people need jobs.
For this Gri'shak divided his attentions on three areas, namely the army, construction and trade. He made an agreement with the government of the state of Omaru, which states that troops would patrol the lands of Omaru in exchange for being able to use it's trade routes without paying taxes for the use. An agreement was made with a trader offering him the exclusive rights to export the famous Mlap beer overseas which ensured the availability of a limited selection of boats on which members of Bak'nors Rock could travel.
Furthermore in several key cities of the region, buildings and warehouses were constructed for use by the caravans.
The trade routes:
Trade rout 1:
Route: Bak'nors Rock Rivers Crossing Zorrik Omaru (main offset point) Docko Alton - Bak'nors Rock
Composition: 10 wagons
Goods: Mlap, liquor, steel, weapons, armor, messages, passengers
Protection: 9 Protectors, 1 Tracker, 1 Cleric of Pelor
Frequency: weekly
Average profit (yearly): 10000GP
Trade route 2:
Route: Bak'nors Rock Alton Roncko Alton Bak'nors Rock
Composition: 20 wagons
Goods: Mlap liquor, iron ore, coal, weapons, armor, messages, passengers
Protection: 18 Protectors, 2 Trackers, 2 Clerics of the Rising Sun
Frequency: Monthly
Average profit (yearly): 4500 GP
Trade route 3:
Route: Bak'nors Rock Alton Roncko Tanta Oesowo Mack Legaspi Tavels Fortalacy Oversplit Igl Gyor Crato Omaru Zorrik Rivers Crossing Bak'nors Rock
Composition: 50 wagons, 2 transports (cog) from Omaru harbor for transport back
Goods: Mlap, liquor, steel, weapons, armor, messages, passengers, confiscated goods (from raided bandit camps)
Protection: 50 Protectors, 5 Trackers, 5 Clerics of Helm
Frequency: Every six months
Average profit (yearly): 12500GP
Trade route 4:
Route: Bak'nors Rock Alton Roncko Vernom Tekir Dag West Nieu Santario Omaru Zorrik Rivers Crossing Bak'nors Rock
Composition: 50 wagons, 2 transports (cog) from Omaru harbor for transport back
Goods: Mlap, liquor, steel, weapons, armor, messages, passengers, confiscated goods (from raided bandit camps)
Protection: 50 Protectors, 5 Trackers, 5 Clerics of Helm
Frequency: Every 9 months
Average profit (yearly): 12500GP
Sea route:
Route: Omaru Moba Crato Santario Omaru
Composition: 1 Cog
Goods: Mlap, messages, passengers, caravans from Santario or Crato
Protection: 20 Man crew, protectors from caravans
Frequency: Two cogs per month
Average profit (yearly): 5000GP
Warehouses and Stores Locations:
Bak'nors Rock: 2 warehouses, 3 smithy's (weapons and armors), 1 trade house (total value: 17500GP)
Average monthly profit, trade house: 1250GP
Omaru: 2 Warehouses, 1 smithy (weapons and armors), 1 trade house (total value: 11500GP)
Average monthly profit, trade house: 1000GP
Roncko: 1 Warehouse, 1 weapon and armor store (total value: 5000GP)
Vernom: 1 Warehouse, 1 weapon and armor store (total value: 5000GP)
Santario: 2 Warehouse, 1 weapon and armor store, 1 smithy, 1 inn (the Floating Hermit), 1 trade house (total value: 19000)
Average monthly profit, trade house: 800GP
Crato: 2 Warehouses, 1 weapon and armor store / smithy (weapons and armor), 1 inn (the Bashful Barbarian), 1 trade house (total value: 17500GP)
Average monthly profit, trade house: 700GP
Moba: 1 Warehouse, 1 trade house (total value: 7500GP)
Average monthly profit, trade house: 800GP
Equipment of trade route guards:
Protectors: Studded Leather armor, longsword, dagger, short bow / light crossbow
Trackers: Studded Leather armor, longsword, dagger, short bow
Clerics of Pelor: Chainmail, medium shield, mace, sling, healing potions
Clerics of the Rising Sun: Splint mail, medium shield, footman's flail, sling, healing potions
Clerics of Helm: Full plate mail, medium shield, warhammer, sling, healing potions
Transportation on caravan routes:
2 Cogs, harbored in Crato, 130 wagons, 130 draft horses (total value 176000GP)
Totals:
Total value of trade route: 259000GP
Total profit of trade route (yearly): 99100GP
Owners:
Lord Gri'shak of Bak'nors Rock (66 shares worth 170940GP)
Aliena, Lady of Breeg (34 shares worth 88060GP)
(Each share is worth 2590GP's)
Division of profits:
Lord Gri'shak of Bak'nors Rock: 65406GP
Aliena, Lady of Breeg: 33694GP
Years to break even: 2.6
Special notes:
When a Town has a trade house, there will be four rooms reserved for the Lords of Bak'nors Rock. Therefore they should never have to rent a room at an inn in these cities. The rooms are very luxurious and have a floor safe in each of them. If a city does not have a trade house, these rooms will be placed under the weapons and armor stores. These weapon and armor stores (or the smithy) will also have an escape route to the sewers (if the town has a sewer system).
The salesmen of these stores are also the contact for adventurers. They have a safe in the back containing 1000 5000GP they may use to pay adventurers for specific quests. This money is usually reserved to contract adventurers, not employed by Bak'nors Rock, for quests that concern the safety of the nearby lands.