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The other two positions are held by families that are generally supportive of the relative peace and humble prosperity the long-lived Prince has brought to Estrabule, especially as so many of its neighbors have declined into piracy or even in the most extreme cases desettlement. | The other two positions are held by families that are generally supportive of the relative peace and humble prosperity the long-lived Prince has brought to Estrabule, especially as so many of its neighbors have declined into piracy or even in the most extreme cases desettlement. | ||
Several merchant houses, including the Tavrillo, have [[Neo-Alexandrians]] in some sort of advisory capacity or another, if only to facilitate trade and exchange with the Sorcerer Queen's City. (Those who do not believe her name often refer to her as the Sorcerer Queen - a not-so-subtle reference to the arrogant monarch Antioch from bible times. | Several merchant houses, including the Tavrillo, have [[Neo-Alexandrians]] in some sort of advisory capacity or another, if only to facilitate trade and exchange with the [[Sorcerer Queen]]'s City. (Those who do not believe her name often refer to her as the Sorcerer Queen - a not-so-subtle reference to the arrogant monarch Antioch from bible times. | ||
One or two houses have even converted, taking Neo-Alexandrians in as majordomos and consiglieres. This action has usually led to mixed results for the house: the established faiths will not do wholesale business with a Neo-Alexandrian house, but the rump of Neo-Alexandrian business and citizens gravitate to them. | One or two houses have even converted, taking Neo-Alexandrians in as majordomos and consiglieres. This action has usually led to mixed results for the house: the established faiths will not do wholesale business with a Neo-Alexandrian house, but the rump of Neo-Alexandrian business and citizens gravitate to them. | ||
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A port at the mouth of the river systems that drain from the heartlands and what was the Northern riverlands. | A port at the mouth of the river systems that drain from the heartlands and what was the Northern riverlands. | ||
Neo-Alexandrian merchant vessals have been particularly interested in the export of amber the Nia-Aglaire, as the material is of great ritual and symbolic importance to them. Otherwise, the Neo-Alexandrians import inexpensive tools and trade goods from Nia-Agliare and have driven the papermakers and bookbinders of the city completely out of business, monopolizing that market. | Neo-Alexandrian merchant vessals have been particularly interested in the export of amber the Nia-Aglaire, as the material is of great ritual and symbolic importance to them. Otherwise, the Neo-Alexandrians import inexpensive tools and trade goods from Nia-Agliare and have driven the papermakers and bookbinders of the city completely out of business, monopolizing that market. Since this was never a strong export good for Estrabule, the merchant families have largely ignored the artisan complaints about this growing monopoly. Indeed, several houses support the consolidation to some degree, hoping that paper and books might become a growing export industry. | ||
==Organizations== | ==Organizations== | ||