# General **Select Parent:** **Select Category:** Religious Order **Deity:** [[2-World/People/Deities/Lethiel.md|Lethiel]] The faith of [[2-World/People/Deities/Lethiel.md|Lethiel]], the Smiling Debt. It's a temple-bank: contracts are sworn, debts recorded, and secrets bought and sold under its golden domes. Merchants and nobles use it openly, and a Ledger House contract is famously unbreakable. That's exactly why careful people avoid one. Its clerks always smile, and they always read the small print twice. **Values:** Ambition, opportunity, shrewdness, and keeping every bargain to the letter. **Allies:** [[2-World/Groups/The Iron Mandate.md|The Iron Mandate]] **Enemies:** [[2-World/Groups/The Hall of the Hammer.md|The Hall of the Hammer]], [[2-World/Groups/The Church of the Weighed Hand.md|The Church of the Weighed Hand]] **Membership Requirements:** Open an account, and close a profitable deal under the House's eye. **Benefits:** - Standing 1: Loans at fair (well, legal) interest - Standing 2: Contracts that are magically unbreakable - Standing 3: Access to the secret-market, where information is bought and sold # Goals > [!NOTE]+ Public Goals > - [ ] Record every debt and contract > - [ ] Provide loans, contracts and banking across the continent # Membership A PC can join by opening an account and completing a profitable deal witnessed by a Notary. Higher ranks require trading in secrets. # Hierarchy List important relationships here. > [!NOTE]- Relationship Config - Enter name of People Notes > | Leader | Officers | > | --- | --- | > | | | > > | Members | Initiates | > | --- | --- | > | | | # Enemies/Allies **Enemies:** **Allies:** # People The following people are members of this group. # Services Services offered. > [!NOTE]+ Public Services > | Item | Cost | Weight | > | --- | --- | --- | > | Loan | 10% interest/month | - | > | Notarised contract | 5 gp | - | > | Bank deposit (safe storage) | 1 gp/month | - | > [!NOTE]- Member Services > | Item | Cost | Weight | > | --- | --- | --- | > | Buy a secret | Varies | - | > | Unbreakable contract (magically binding) | 100 gp | - | # Ranks Ranks listed here - Rank 1: Account-holder: loans and contracts - Rank 2: Notary: may witness contracts - Rank 3: Accountant: access to the secret-market - Rank 4: First Clerk: leads the House