Editing Castalia Mercenary Company (section)

== Foreign Relations and Logistics ==
Because the Ardenian Royal Army is heavily strained and the Albion Navy blockades the coasts, Castalia relies on a complex web of foreign alliances to maintain their supply lines:
* '''The [[Turturici Syndicate]]:''' A Sycillian mafia family. Lady [[Rubia Rossina Turturici]] (Stark's third wife) smuggles essential medical supplies and rare metals overland through [[Gallia]].
* '''The Qurtuban Caravans:''' Merchant Lord [[Hikam ibn Idris]] provides massive shipments of grain, spices, and weapons via official trade routes, heavily protected by mercenaries like [[Rashid]].
* '''Renjiran Tribes:''' In exchange for Castalia defying Crown Prince Finlay's orders and protecting them from [[Kingdom of Varyag|Varyag]] slavers, the beastkin tribes formed a united front to protect Castalia's eastern mountain flanks.