A number of trade vessels were built in the ports of the Koori Union and formed into the Koori Trading Company, or KTC, in 1685. These ships are armed with cannons but not to the extent of the Koori Nuwa, to allow space for resources to trade. The fluent Koori traders were split up into groups to man the various trading ships. The ships crews were made up of entirely experienced Koori sailors, many from the Koori Nuwa, and were armed and armoured with the same supllies as the Koori Yung. They were also the first Kooris to be armed with the Koori blunderbuss, as it was believed that ship based fighting would be extremely close quarters. Karmai Gelar and the Grand Council continued to analyse maps for suitable lands for the Koori Union. The area that they believed would be most suitable next