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#MERCANT
Nautilus Mercantile, The Merchantman, Mercantile, M, 1, Peraud, M, 0, 0, 0, 1, 1, 
TECH, Indust, TECH, DocFlex, PENALTY, Planned, SOCIAL, -GROWTH, SOCIAL, +ECONOMY, FUNGENERGY, 1, PROBECOST, 125, UNIT, 4, AQUATIC, 0, DRONE, 5, INTEREST, 2, HURRY, 150, TECHCOST, 120, 
Values, Wealth, ECONOMY, 
Values, Knowledge, nil, 
Mercantile, Merc
Jeanette, Labrunie, Jeanette's Coral
Admiral, savvy, aqua-daft, resourceful, weevil-ridden, 
Rogue Syncophant
harness vast aquatic energies
to architect a new economic model for Chiron's seas
plundering our underwater resources
plundering all our underwater resources
transmogrify our oceans into one big mining platform
devising new ways to drill ocean shelf squares
devising new ways to drill ocean shelf squares
dubious underwater expeditions
bloated merchantmen, M1
seaborne industries, M2
deep marine initiatives, M2
seaferers' tax, M1
keeping offshore industries afloat
my Merchant Navy
The Mercantile Commerce Articles

#BASES
Mercantile Shore
Mercantile Forum
Flatland Assembly
Borehole Waypoint
Chiron Forum
Merchantman City
Flatlands Market
Chasis Bazaar
Alien Artifact Institute
Chiron Exchange Rate
Exchange Terminal
Planet Trade Pavillion
Chiron Terra Banking
The Mineral Exchange
Borehole Imports
Overland Exports
Overland Trade Route
Caravan Vector
#END

#WATERBASES
Mercantile Harbor
Offshore Platform
Trench Industries
Chiron Seaports
Merchantman Port
Ocean Shelf Institute
The Trade Lanes
Seaside Markets
Trunkline Institute
Undersea Warehouse
Merchant Navy
Mercenary Docks
Mercantile Shipyards
Kelp Loading Zone
The Docking Bay
Sailene Storehouses
Chiron Aquatic Banking
Thermocline Waypoint
The Queen's Galleon
The King's Coin
Fueling Yards
Shipping Lanes
Marine Energy
Freighter Bay
#END

#BLURB
While Svensgaard indulges in his Jules Verne and Bluebeard
fantasies, the real power of Chiron's oceans remains
untapped.  Beneath Chiron's fungal expanse is a cornucopia
of energy, the envy even of Morgan from his gilded terraces!  All that's needed are the right tools and proper industries.  Do you, as I, dare to dream? 
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^      -- Admiral Etienne Peraud
^         "Merchants at Stern" Lecture

#DATALINKS1
^LEADER: {Admiral Etienne Peraud}
^BACKGROUND: {8th French Republic; Nautilus Commerce Director}
^AGENDA: {Oceanic Energy Monopoly}
^TECH: {Industrial Base, Doctrine: Flexibility}

#DATALINKS2
^+1 ECONOMY: {Aquatic Conglomerate}
^-1 GROWTH {Long merchant expeditions away from families}
^120% Tech cost: {Cramped labs; research grants at a premium}
^125% Probe cost: {Computer techs behind latest encryption techniques}
^150% Hurry cost: {Difficult to network industries at sea}
^Extra DRONE per five citizens: {Sea-weary traders miss comforts of home}
^Penalty doubled for PLANNED: {Regulated economies breed mass smuggling}
^2% INTEREST on energy reserves: {Trans-aquatic loans}
^+1 ENERGY from fungus squares: {Attuned to xeno-energy resonance}
^Bonus mineral from shelf squares, sea former/colony pod prototype costs waived, may eventually terraform trench squares: {Nautilus Pirate roots}
^{May not use Knowledge values in Social Engineering}

#FACTIONTRUCE
#xs 440
#caption $CAPTION7
"The biggest losers in this conflict are our assembly
lines and energy banks, $NAME1.  Let's put aside our
differences and fight a bigger battle."

"Took the words right out of my mouth, $NAME3."
"You're the only loser here, $NAME3.  Watch MY assembly lines prove it!"

#FACTIONTREATY
#xs 440
#caption $CAPTION7
"A Treaty of Friendship would benefit both our economies
$TITLE0 $NAME1, whether on land or sea.  How about a
long-term agreement?"

"You don't need to sell me on the idea, $NAME3.  I'll sign."
"I'll not be conned into financing your navy, $NAME3."

#ALIENFACTIONTRUCE
#xs 440
#caption $CAPTION7
"I'm but a humble merchant, $TITLE0 $NAME1.  I shall not enroach on Progenitor interests and wish to sign a Blood Truce as an act of faith."
"$NAME3: little threat.  Manifold Six: beckons.  Truce: agreed."

#ALIENFACTIONTREATY
#xs 440
#caption $CAPTION7
"I'm content to manage my seaborne industries and merchantmen,
$TITLE0 $NAME1."  The other factions however, may feel
differently.  A Treaty of Friendship with us would insure
against spreading yourself thin."

"Other factions: forthcoming conflict.  Treaty: in Progenitors'
interest."
"$NAME3: ulterior motive.  Treaty: ill-advised."

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