Outsourcing Warehouses in Faerûn: How the Waterdeep Trading Company Tracks Its 3PL Partners

Across the bustling Sword Coast, caravans flow like rivers of commerce. Yet even the Waterdeep Trading Company, with its sprawling storefronts and enchanted vaults, cannot hold every crate, barrel, or cask within its own walls. To meet demand, the guild has turned to third-party logistics (3PL) warehouses, outsourced storage partners who manage inventory on behalf of the company.

This practice is not without precedent in Faerûn. Merchant guilds in Calimport have centuries of experience with c...