Metalsmiths Guild

The Metalsmiths Guild was a major trade union on the ore-rich planet of Vandelhelm, whose roots dated back to the original settling of the world. Renowned for creating some of the galaxy's finest alloys, the Metalsmiths Guild had sole control over Vandelhelm's metal production, which in turn played a large role in shipbuilding galaxy-wide. Vandelhelm's metalsmiths were renowned for their secrecy and superstition, jealously guarding the methods they used to create their alloys and refusing to work without the blessing of the Venerated Ones, who were descended from the original founders of the Guild. Although the Metalsmiths Guild fell under Imperial sway during the Galactic Civil War, the Alliance of Free Planets freed the imprisoned Venerated Ones and removed the Imperial collaborator Guildmaster Orrk.

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