House Naran
House Naran operates the oldest and most successful bank in Andoran, called the Forester's Endowments.1 As of 4710 AR, the house's leader was Jerrik Naran.2
Background
House Naran started as loggers and shipwrights. It is based in Augustana and is the biggest supplier of naval vessels to the Andoren government. Their shipyards are considered the best in the country.1
Exports
House Naran primarily deals in timber and ships but is also the top exporter of dyes created from various types of bark: deep blue and black dyes from willow, brown dyes from red oak, slate dyes from pine, purple dyes from maple, and many others. They also export wax and almonds.3 As of 4710 AR, the house owns 22 branches across the Inner Sea region and employs 132 clerks called "factors".1
Associations
Lumber Consortium
The Forester's Endowments hold accounts for the Lumber Consortium,4 and house scion Senator Augustyn Naran, a Grand Ambassador to Absalom,5 is married to Lumber Consortium board member Gol Ephialtes's daughter Dalessa.6
Bountiful Venture Company
House Naran and House Vaylen jointly formed the Bountiful Venture Company to protect their assets in their attempt to found a distant colony in Azlant, from which they could harvest and export natural resources and recovered antiquities. Should the colony fail, Andoran would take control of the Company's assets.4
The houses Naran and Vaylen are two of the three responsible for Andoran's largest banks. As House Naran's banks hold accounts for the Lumber Consortium, the anonymity of the Bountiful Venture Company also allows House Naran to insulate itself from claims of a conflict of interest by having stakes in two lumber-producing organizations.7
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 “Andoran: Birthplace of Freedom” in Andoran, Spirit of Liberty, 5. Paizo Inc., 2010 .
- ↑ “Andoran: Birthplace of Freedom” in Andoran, Spirit of Liberty, 6. Paizo Inc., 2010 .
- ↑ “Andoran: Birthplace of Freedom” in Andoran, Spirit of Liberty, 12. Paizo Inc., 2010 .
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 “The Lost Outpost” in The Lost Outpost, 6. Paizo Inc., 2017 .
- ↑ “NPC Glossary” in Absalom, City of Lost Omens, 363. Paizo Inc., 2021 .
- ↑ “NPC Glossary” in Absalom, City of Lost Omens, 290. Paizo Inc., 2021 .
- ↑ “The Lost Outpost” in The Lost Outpost, 6–7. Paizo Inc., 2017 .