The merchants of the Red Compact benefit from the Empire of Arcadia's financial backing and access to its well-protected trade routes within the Emperor's lands.
Red Companymen are known to pay lip service to the theocratic tenets of the mad Emperor's ideology, but agree with the Emperor's intent to sweep the whole world with their influence. A Red Companyman desires to increase the Empire's industry, and will not discriminate against its enemies, ideological or otherwise. Sometimes the safest way to gain an audience with the Emperor (without risking immolation) is to speak with the Compact instead.
Red Companyman operate with great efficiency, in small numbers, and are well-outfitted with advanced Clockwerk technology and magical implements that rival even that of the marvels produced by the Nim artificers of Telrain.