Factors Overview
Summary of Merchant Factors in Gosterwick
This document compiles information about the various merchant “Factors” operating in and around Gosterwick, including their characteristics and services.
Rarities Factor
- Led by local goblin Wicktrimmer.
- Offers the lowest storage fee in Gosterwick; now free for the party due to a deal for Larel’s Dagger.
- Willing to house non-cash goods.
- Has locations only in Narsileon, Newmarket, and Gosterwick.
Prosperity Factor
- An Empire-wide factor.
- Offers medium storage fees in Gosterwick.
- Three statue brokers working at the Inn of the Broken Head represent the Prosperity Factor, Golden Band, and Wisdom Factor.
Silent Factor
- An Empire-wide factor.
- Known for dressing in black with veils and using a kind of sign language with interpreters.
- Commands the highest storage fee in Gosterwick, but offers the highest security and most privacy.
Other Factors Mentioned
Golden Band
- An Empire-wide factor.
- Represented by one of the statue brokers at the Inn of the Broken Head.
Wisdom Factor
- A merchant factor.
- Represented by one of the statue brokers at the Inn of the Broken Head.
Locations of Factors
- Gosterwick: Has branches of Rarities Factor, Prosperity Factor, and Silent Factor.
- Newmarket: Has all five named Factors (Rarities Factor, Prosperity Factor, Silent Factor, Golden Band, Wisdom Factor).
- Narsileon: Has more Factors than Newmarket.