Blood Merchants
The Blood Merchants are the licensed monopoly for any merchant selling directly to the public (as opposed to the exclusively wholesale purchases made through the Process Guild) with a few exceptions for outsiders and also by profession (alchemists, smiths, and the like have different licensing boards and different regulations regarding their commercial activity). Usually only native borne can be official Blood Merchants and any foreign merchant has strong limitations on how they can conduct commerce in the city. Technically every trader from humble jerky vendors with a single stall up to lords like sellers of thousands of slaves is a Blood Merchant if they have paid their licensing fee and submitted to the city’s rules of commerce, but the term is typically used to denote the very wealthy or those that sell Tarrasque-derived goods (which includes most everyone). In addition to providing licenses for retail buyers and sellers within the city, the organization of Blood Merchants advocates for member interests and even provides legal or other help for members in good standing when trouble rears. The Blood Merchants are an incredibly diverse lot and few overarching statements can be made about the group as a whole. Generally however they advocate for more extraction, lower taxes, higher li-censing fees (supposedly to ensure quality but mostly to discourage new competitors), and are generally interested in business as usual to continue unabated.
NOTABLE BLOOD MERCHANTS
Tendirion Patzadrago: A hugely corpulent human in his fifties who is carried on a litter everywhere he goes, Tendirion made his start inheriting a profitable family import and export business he transitioned to focus on banking he is now responsible for half the debt in Salt in Wounds and even many Binder-Lords defer to Tendirion.
Azure Tertio: A half-orc who once nearly cornered the market on Tarrasque horn, Azure wisely (and lucratively) diversified near peak price for the stuff and she is now one of the richest merchants in the city.