Lorderas Bank

The Lorderas Bank is an Imperial banking institution founded by the Lorderas family in the Second Era. Constans Lorderas is the head of the bank, inheriting this role from his father in 3E 288.

The bank is sometimes called the Stag Bank in reference to the tale of its origin. The story, likely apocryphal, states that a stag of golden fur led the merchant Amadeus Lorderas to a treasure hoard contained within a ruined tower. The wealth contained within was used by Lorderas in his business pursuits, quickly buying him influence and protection.

Its successes tied to the common order and stability of Septim rule, the bank holds sway throughout the Empire. Belonging exclusively to the Lorderases, an unlanded and non-noble family, it has given them tangible power through the bank’s many debtors.

The bank’s chief function is the procurement of money. It lends to the many nobles, merchants, and citizens in the Empire, exacting substantial (sometimes, though not usually, crippling) interest on these loans. Additional services include the safekeeping of wealth and the fulfilment of letters of credit. The bank also possesses minting rights, granted to it by Emperor Tiber Septim himself.