McSmith's Charter Barges

McSmith’s Charter Barges
Owned by the McSmith family (father and 4 sons) this company runs for hire barges and boats up and down river. They are based from the river docks but have a small storefront (lodging for crew/family on second storey) where they conduct business from. They are a reliable company and provide somewhat professional crews for their watercraft. McSmith Sr. was a carpenter on a naval vessel and maintains his fleet in tip top shape although he doesn't do much of the carpentry work personally anymore. He runs the business like a navy, and his sons are all captains. Their fleet is four main large haul barges as well as several small craft and low bottom riverboats. McSmith is also a business partner with a Mwangi group who travel in catamarans for courier runs up and down the coast.

Passage up and down river can be purchased from McSmith and they run bi-weekly courier runs for mail and supplies to various camps and expeditions upriver.

McSmith is a gruff type who insists on shaking hands to seal every deal. His word is his bond and he would sooner die that break it. He is an older human, and having once been fit his body has now sagged a bit with age and inactivity of a desk job managing his business. McSmith will not provide charters for the Gemstone exchange as he feels Caius Greebolo cheated him on a previous venture.