Natrimar Clan

The Natrimar are a clan of dwarves who specialize in shipping products across seas in submarines, in the process collecting and selling chlorine gas.

Business
The Natrimar business process cannot be categorized as mining or shipping or production, so it is simply considered business. The Natrimar merchant fleet does not have to deal with pirates or current or wind, so it is a faster and more reliable method than conventional sea travel.

The submarines work on their own, but are all united under the Head Admiral. It is he who decides which ports are blocked to them, but other than that, each vessel is it's own nation.

A submarine will stop in a port and buy goods or agree to ship goods for a portion of the profit. It then begins traveling, but the way it travels is important.

Saltwater is allowed into cylinders mounted inside the top of the submarine. Each cylinder has a bottom and side valve, and it is through the side valve that the water is let into the cylinder. The lens allows the light to be focused, and every once in a while the lens is wiped to prevent condensed moisture from reuniting with the salt.

The salt is now placed in a large container and mixed with calcium carbonate retrieved from corals. The calcium carbonate lowers the melting temperature, and the salt is divided into sodium and chloride. The sodium is carefully taken from the furnace after it cools, while the chloride is pumped through a vacuum into containers that are then sold to the Dwarven Domain Military. All of this is done by running electric current through the salt, the current being provided by a gear system connected to a waterwheel on the outside of the submarine, which spins with the motion of the submarine.

If the sub runs out of sodium and must be jumpstarted to melt more, then it can be raised to the surface and powered by oar - this is a slow method, but it gets it to work so that they can keep moving.