Editing Dark Ring (section)

=== ''Investments'' ===
With being the larger lender in the Rings comes many investments. The Bank of Salt finds profitable enterprises in many areas. From supporting a rising nation to funding a new bridge, the bank does not discriminate between money making enterprises. The main thing the bank’s leadership examines is whether or not they can make money on the venture or at least break even. Risky investments are often met with high interest rates or absurd pieces of collateral. Once, when the nation of Breoa defaulted on a loan, the Bank of Salt received their entire production of mead for a year. Under threat of being terminated from the bank’s client list, the nation of Breoa capitulated and have never defaulted on a loan since.

The Bank of Salt’s investing is so widespread that they have developed a stock market. Stocks are bought and sold within the headquarters of the bank. It is estimated that more than three million gold pieces worth of stock are traded daily.