Indeed, I remember when D'Hara was first formed and I had to travel to Astrum to buy caravans so that I could try and feed the isles. We got rid of such things and allowed traders to "broker" trades over distance. Pointless travel is just busy work, it doesn't make the class anymore attractive. Traders and the realm Banker simply overlap too much. If we make traders more important to trade, people complain the Banker doesn't have a good overview and/or control. Giving the Bankers more power and ability makes traders less essential.
