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It is Venice in the 1890s. A [[Crisp-packet blowing across St Mark’s square|crisp packet]] blows across St Mark’s Square. Complicatio and Regolamento hurry to the reception room of the Presuntuosa family having been summonsed by its head, [[Provocatoria Presuntuosa|Provocatoria]], a minor Venetian noble. Complicatio and Regolamento are part of her [[council of counsel]] — a kind of star chamber of her closest advisors — to plan the firm’s survival. | It is Venice in the 1890s. A [[Crisp-packet blowing across St Mark’s square|crisp packet]] blows across St Mark’s Square. Complicatio and Regolamento hurry to the reception room of the Presuntuosa family having been summonsed by its head, [[Provocatoria Presuntuosa|Provocatoria]], a minor Venetian noble. Complicatio and Regolamento are part of her [[council of counsel]] — a kind of star chamber of her closest advisors — to plan the firm’s survival. | ||
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The mercantile markets are in disarray: there are brigands on the Silk Road, pirates around the Barbary Coast, and the arrival of venal bankers from the New World is threatening the profitability of the Venetian families. | The mercantile markets are in disarray: there are brigands on the Silk Road, pirates around the Barbary Coast, and the arrival of venal bankers from the New World is threatening the profitability of the Venetian families. | ||
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“Our supply of gold ducats, once the envy of the world, is dwindling. I shall hand it over to those of you who can demonstrate their strategy for adapting to the new environment.” | “Our supply of gold ducats, once the envy of the world, is dwindling. I shall hand it over to those of you who can demonstrate their strategy for adapting to the new environment.” | ||
The Queen’s [[counsel council]] comprises: [[Complicatio]], who is responsible for [[Operations|workings of the firm]]; [[Ingraziatoro]], who looks after the firm’s best [[senior relationship manager|clients]], [[Regolamento]], who is in charge of [[compliance]], and the hapless [[Triago]], who is [[general counsel]]. Also present is [[Jeremiah Nuncle|Nuncle]], the Queen Provocatoria ’s diminutive special advisor — a sort of roving minister without portfolio, and [[Inclusivia Liberatardia]] from the [[personnel]] department. | The Queen’s [[counsel council]] comprises: [[Complicatio]], who is responsible for [[Operations|workings of the firm]]; [[Ingraziatoro]], who looks after the firm’s best [[senior relationship manager|clients]], [[Regolamento]], who is in charge of [[compliance]], and the hapless [[Triago]], who is [[general counsel]]. Also present is [[Jeremiah Nuncle|Nuncle]], the Queen Provocatoria ’s diminutive special advisor — a sort of roving minister without portfolio, and [[Inclusivia Liberatardia]] from the [[personnel]] department. | ||