Solomon House

The world famous Solomon House, an exploration and adventuring society, has an outpost located here. It commissions, funds, and furnishes supplies for exploratory expeditions. Joining Solomon House is easy; agree to their bylaws, pay your dues, and recite their oath. This ancient order dates back before many empires and their are patronized by many nations.

Their oath is:

''“I will never falter in the pursuit of the unknown, the betterment of my fellows, or the advancement of the world as a whole. I will never cheat, I will never dishonor Solomon or its House, I will never fail to provide the House with a full account of my journey, I will provide shelter for earnest travelers in need, I will not despoil nature, and I will always strive to be a better person tomorrow than I am today.”''

In exchange for supplies, funding, and pay upon completion of a survey, expedition, or mission all discoveries, trade goods, money, treaties, useful knowledge, artifacts, and objects of interest will be provided to Solomon House. If an object interests you, you can buy it at a discounted rate with your pay (at market value, and this assumes they are willing to sell it).

The origin of Solomon House is clear: they were originally part of the priesthood of the deity Solomon but have since expanded beyond their clerical function into a full-fledged exploratory guild. Still, they are linked to that deity: their patron deity is still Solomon, clerics of Solomon act as researchers and/or agents, their main branch is in Ethendoor and it is believed that their council of leaders commune with Solomon directly. They accept members of all faith but one would be wise not to speak ill of the god of travelers when among them....