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-The Bed And Barn Inns: An Eastian chain of hotels owned by Lionel Rostchilde, whom Cattleya personally knew and hated. They were known for their bad service and cheapness, yet were still rich somehow. They might purchase the clothes Bertha made at a premium, and had much desire for textiles. Openly dealing with them would lead to a bad reputation with the Westphalians, whom there were many of here.
-Westphalian West Islands Company: A large conglomerate that doubled as a colonial company for the United Kingdoms of Westphalia. Ruby said that they were vain enough to purchase the textiles and clothing in bulk at a generous price. According to Mel they were in the pockets of Augustus Forthwythe. Openly making deals with them could leave you in hot water with Eastia.
-The Mitsubishi-Yasuda Trading Firm: A smaller firm that operates from Centria. It specializes in shipping products and weapons all around the world, focusing on countries other than Eastia and Westphalia. From what Ruby found, it's a recent merger between two family firms. You think that the kitsune family is involved/leading the company in some way. Their prices for textiles and clothing were fair, yet their future was somewhat unknown.
-Iron Boot Free Company: Elite mercenaries that worked for those payed them the most. You met and saved two in their ranks--Korneac and Lysette--from the bandit camp, likely helping raise their opinion of you. They used textiles to decorate armor, in certain weapons/machinery. They also liked to buy cotton at a higher price than in the market (it was still lower than the price of textiles and clothing, though). Sadly they didn't seem to care much about any clothing that isn't to their specifications.
-The Adventurer's Guild of Centria: A guild that sounded like one of the stereotypical one's you always see in isekai, but in a larger scale. They'd buy and sell anything that wasn't illegal, though membership was required to make deals with them.
There were other smaller guilds that controlled certain facets of Centria, such as the Merchant's Guild (sadly Rose, without a proper invitation, wasn't allowed in) or the Artisan's Guild (which apparently Herta had given her blessing towards, to the confusion of the goddess), among many others.
Ruby also told you this list was neither a complete or exhaustive; it was all she managed to find in a day.
"Can't we sell to both Eastia and Westphalia without getting into trouble with the other?"
"If we smuggle, perhaps. But we would need a network to do so." Said Ruby. The innocent look on her face told you what she was implying from a mile away.
As Herta was preparing dinner, there was the question of where to sleep...
>Sleep on the ship. There was a reason you made a cabin filled with bunk beds there.
>Go to an inn (that isn't part of Rostchilde's chain). Who knows, it might be nice.
>Ask to sleep in the kitsune's home. You're sure they'll allow it, but things might get crowded.
>(Write-in)
