House of Customs Authority

The House of Customs Authority is the primary (only?) citywide enforcement agency in Andorith; other enforcement is carried out at the neighborhood level under Andorith's decentralized barriocratic system. It is the duty of agency officers to report and confiscate dangerous extraplanar goods. The administative division also regulates planar hybridizations. Agents have search and seizure powers in most jurisdictions.

THoCA is given more leeway than most might expect for a customs agency. While the majority of Andorith residents support the existence of the agency, tHoCA is known for not just being concerned with safety but also authoritarian. They have a "nothing gets past us" ethos.

Locations

The Authority enforcement headquarters are located in The Docks at what once was Andorith's first immigrant inspection station. An administrative headquarters has been opened between Embassy Row and The Sand, and small tHoCA stations now exist in each neighborhood. THoCa also maintains a hidden warehouse, colloquially called The Customs' Freezers, in Jotenheim the Everlasting. They are also sponsors of the Greenhorn Ice Arena.

They have an old, loud belltower on top. When the bell rings you know its from customs. A specific sound. Makes an effort to recruit agents from every neighborhood for presence, visibility, and buy in. Regimented way of dealing with customs infractions. Predictable. Always give a chance to resolve peacefully. When you join its like joining a mystical order. You become legally part of a different neighborhood, the customs neighborhood. Wear their clothes, rep their neighborhood. Lots of embassies clustered in this area.

Relationship with The Dimmer Gang

The Dimmer Gang is an Andorith-based criminal organization active primarily in the UnderDim and Night Market. The Dimmer Gang moves any goods they receive, legal or not. While the Dimmer Gang has always operated outside of the law, they have recently been allowed by the Black Chamber of the Commerce Guild to open an official permanent stall in the Great Market. This is widely seen as a slap to tHoCa's authority and has caused tension between them and the Black Chamber of the Commerce Guild.

THoCA believes the Dimmer Gang is responsible for the dangerous trans-dimensional rift in Carokole Plaza.

Curfew Controversy

An urban legend panic has recently caused tHoCA to enact curfew for minors in Prime Market. While this has decreased teen rowdiness in Andorith, it has increased teen hooliganism in Quarina, causing tension between Andorith and its closest neighbor.

Landmarks

• Customs' Freezers
• Greenhorn Ice Arena