Editing Rogue Trader - Passionate Intensity (section)

===The Spinward Calyx Trading Company (PF: 30)===
These are the chartist captains, bean counters and corrupt plutocrats who come in and handle the nuts and bolts of the various trade agreements and monopolies arranged by the House at the barrel of a Macrobattery. Originally based out of the Spinward section of the now-defunct Calyx Expanse, it has since expanded its area of operation to anywhere within a sector of the Calixis Sector (including the Koronus Expanse and the Scarus Sector).

These are the people who show up to make your life terrible in many subtle and insidious ways after the heroes of the dynasty have made it terrible in much more flashy and direct ways. While they're all fairly corrupt, petty and genuinely terrible humans beings the employees of the Spinward Calyx Trading Company are well compensated and protected by the House from prosecution for their crimes. Because of this they are surprisingly loyal for a band of cut-throats and liars. They know on which side their bread is buttered.

Although far more shares than are necessary for control (95%+) are always maintained by the House, and more than 80% owned by the Warrant Holder directly, giving a few shares of this company to a vassal house or other entity is an excellent way to ensure loyalty. Giving someone a percent of a percent of a percent of the trading contracts of House Vasilyevitch makes them very inclined to make concessions on the behalf of the House. For example the Inquisition was given the largest number of shares outside of the House itself, and ever since this generous gift scandals that could potentially ruin the House have had a ways of getting their whole planets depopulated.

The Spinward Calyx Trading Company only oversees the long-term trading contracts of House Vasilyevitch, and they could be cut loose at any moment. It's always nice to have one's finger on a button.