The Fulcrum is a large confederation of wealthy merchants and business owners, who together seek to obtain unrivaled market dominance in — or even completely monopolize — Marcandrian markets. They have a reputation for being rather ruthless in this pursuit, being known to poach competitors' suppliers and manipulate markets as to force competitors to go bankrupt. The Fulcrum is mostly based in large settlements around Merchant's Bay, though their endeavors can be seen throughout Marcandria. Smaller settlements that discover a valuable resource may soon find themselves having attracted the attention of the Fulcrum — who'll move in to conduct mass extraction of said resource. There are many small settlements in Marcandria whose industry is dominated or solely made up of the Fulcrum's endeavors there.
+The Fulcrum is a large confederation (or “merchant's guild”) of wealthy merchants and business owners, who together seek to obtain unrivaled market dominance in — or even completely monopolize — Marcandrian markets. They have a reputation for being rather ruthless in this pursuit, being known to poach competitors' suppliers and manipulate markets as to force competitors to go bankrupt. The Fulcrum is mostly based in large settlements around Merchant's Bay, though their endeavors can be seen throughout Marcandria. Smaller settlements that discover a valuable resource may soon find themselves having attracted the attention of the Fulcrum — who'll move in to conduct mass extraction of said resource. There are many small settlements in Marcandria whose industry is dominated or solely made up of the Fulcrum's endeavors there.
The Fulcrum does not itself have goals — besides seeking to increase the wealth and market dominance of its members. Its members seek to increase their wealth and market influence as a means to reach their own goals, with the Fulcrum acting as facilitator for its members. The Fulcrum does not care about why a member seeks to increase their wealth and market influence, so long as they do not break the Fulcrum's rules or cause issues for the organization. The Fulcrum cares deeply for it's reputation. It does not necessarily care about being liked by everyone, since they'll never win over those who they put out of business. They do care about maintaining good relations with their suppliers, customers, and government bodies; simply because relations here have an impact on their bottom line.
-The organization is led by the Board of Nine, whom are the nine wealthiest and most influential members
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for their own goals — goals that can vary significantly from member to member. The Fulcrum acts as a combined effort to fa
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The organization is led by the Board of Nine, whom are the nine wealthiest and most influential members. Below them are 7 committees — each with a member of the Board of Nine as chairmen. Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the Board of Nine do not lead a committee, instead being responsible for the overall day-to-day dealings of the organization as a whole. The Fulcrum's members vote on who — out of the Nine — they wish to act as Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the Board. Committee members — aside from the chairmen — are also selected by vote. The Fulcrum conducts an evaluation before each election cycle to determine who'll have a seat at the Board of Nine.
Faction symbol/insignia: A spherical disc with a thick border, depicting perfectly balanced weighting scale. Commonly made in platinum or silver, depending on size.