Shipping Contract
- Shipping Contract
- Binds when picked up
- "A shipping contract of questionable legality."
- <Right Click to Read>
The Shipping Contract drops from Emery Camden while on 
[50] Lost Shipment, part of 
[The Pride of Kul Tiras] storylne.
While skimming the contract, Flynn Fairwind noted that it contains ten pages of security measures, twenty pages of liability conditions, and within the mess of legalese and double-talk "legal mumbo-jumbo that would never hold up in court unless the judge were crooked".[1]
Contents
This Contract for Services is made effective by and between the Ashvane Trading Company behalf of Lady Ashvane (collectively known as the "Client") and Sweete Enterprises of Freehold (Collectively known as the "Carrier").
DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES: The Carrier will supply to the Client shipping services for one (1) Exiled Kul Tiran (henceforth described as the "Cargo") as described in the following document (henceforth known as the "Services"). All shipments are to be sent as soon as prevailing weather make possible.
A. Carrier shall promptly and efficiently receive, ship and deliver alive, within Client established schedules and without delay, the Cargo entrusted to it hereunder, whether received from the Client or from third parties at the request of the Client.
B. Cosignee shall be present at the time of delivery of the Cargo shipped under this Agreement.
C. The Client shall provide the necessary security precautions for conveying this cargo and preventing the Cargo from breaching contract. See Section 3.
D. The Carrier will respect the security precautions necessary to transport this cargo to the final destination and will adhere to all posted and verbal warnings. Security features are defined in Section 4.
E. Breach of containment of the Cargo due to mishandling by The Carrier will incur a 20,000 gold fine which the Carrier agrees to pay to the Client.
F. In the event of a breach in containment, the Carrier waives the right to claim damages and recompense from the Client.
PAYMENT. Payment shall be made to Sweete Enterprises of Freehold in the amount of 10,000 Gold upon completion of the shipping services described in this contract, with an additional 2,000 gold to cover "Hazard pay".
Failure of the Carrier to deliver goods in any condition other than "Alive, contained and in good condition" will be understood to be a breach of contract and the Carrier will incur the 20,000 gold penalty.
PERFORMANCE OF SERVICES Carrier agrees to meet Client's distinct transit and pricing requirements. Carrier agrees that Carrier will perform its services under this Agreement un[sic] accordance with the highest standards of industry.
Section 1: Terms of Liability.
The Client Agrees to pay to the Carrier...
<The contract goes on for a dozen pages, the last three of which are in very fine print.>
Patch changes
Patch 8.0.1 (2018-07-17): Added.
References
- ^ [50] A Local Guide