Editing Mercantile Alliance (section)

===Rulers of Orodeth===
The Mercantile Alliance continued to rule for several hundred years, though as the centuries wore on they became mired in bureaucracy. Accusations of excessive taxes and licensing fees grew more frequent, and though there were few serious challenges to their authority their popularity waned considerably. Drakkengarde's position on the [[Dragon Sea]] had always made it more attractive to foreign merchants, and while Orodeth nominally had two capitals Drakkengarde was the true heart of the Alliance's power; official business was rarely conducted in Northeron when not constitutionally required.