u/CoachDaRoach

I have an idea to build a story/world where my main character is in a couriers guild, where he begins as an apprentice and then starts to uncover some dark secrets about the guild. Here is some brief lore.

The Crimson Arrow

This is an elite guild that specializes in courier services but only for the elite. They’ve been known to deliver decisive battle plans that turned the tide of wars.

They are confidants for Kings and help broker peace between nations.

They facilitate transfer of goods, weapons, food, and even civilians (and slaves) from kingdom to kingdom, doing the bidding of the respective king.

They are an old guild with its origins rooted in one of the greatest nations by being the main people who help facilitate battle plans for their rise to power. Their base is more isolated where they train their members, and have a code to remain neutral. They simply deliver messages.

There is a darker side to this guild, that fosters assassins for higher, using their courier business as a disguise, and it much more rooted in their origins than its members know. This knowledge is exclusive to the higher ups of the guild and select individuals, and of course the assassins themselves, some of the deadliest there are.

This darker side has been a big part in how it’s navigated through the political hurdles of the major kingdoms.

A few questions:

-What are some stories that deal with these sorts of ideas of espionage and spy’s and couriers?

-Because the guild primarily acts as couriers, what are the logistics that should be kept in mind?

-What kind of world would make sense for a guild like this to be practical?