The Guilds



''One man is a dissident. One ten men are a conspiracy. One hundred men are a rabble. One thousand men are a union. It's important to remember that the union is made of ten rabbles, a hundred conspiracies, and one thousand dissidents. ''

The Guilds are a direct democracy drawing their constituents from the various skilled labour positions in the centre and immediate surrounds of the Port. Its members range from novices tanners to grandmaster goldsmiths, and every member is entitled to their vote. In practice, most novices, apprentices, and journeymen allow their masters to deliver their votes by proxy, but The Guilds fiercely defend their idea of 'true democracy'.





