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#MERCANT
La Marchand Marine, The Merchantman, Mercantile, M, 1, Peraud, M, 0, 0, 1, 1, 0, 
TECH, DocFlex, PENALTY, Planned, SOCIAL, -GROWTH, SOCIAL, +ECONOMY, UNIT, 4, AQUATIC, 0, DRONE, 5, INTEREST, 2, HURRY, 150, TECHCOST, 125, VOTES, 1.5,
Values, Wealth, ECONOMY, 
Politics, Police State, 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
Le Marchand Marine 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 of even Morgan from
his gilded terraces! All that's needed are the right tools and proper industries.  Do you, as I, dare to dream?"
^
^        -- Fleet Admiral Etienne Peraud,
^           "Merchants at Stern" Lecture

#DATALINKS1
^LEADER: {Admiral Etienne Peraud}
^BACKGROUND: {8th French Republic; Ex-Peacekeeper Admiral}
^AGENDA: {Oceanic Energy Monopoly}
^TECH: {Doctrine: Flexibility}
^

#DATALINKS2
^+1 ECONOMY: {Aquatic Conglomerate}
^-1 GROWTH: {Long merchant expeditions away from families}
^125% TECH COST: {Cramped labs; grants at a premium}
^150% Hurry cost: {Difficult to network indulstries at sea}
^Extra DRONE per five citizens: {Exploitive labor practices}
^Penalty doubled for PLANNED: {Regulated economies breed mass smuggling}
^2% INTEREST on energy reserves: {Windfall from aquatic loans}
^50% More votes in planetary elections: {PK Officer Corps charisma}
^Bonus mineral from shelf squares, sea former/colony pod prototype costs waived, may eventually terraform trench squares: {Nautilus roots in French Navy}
^{May not run Police State 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 from 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
"As I see no need for this Vendetta to continue, $NAME1,
a pledge of Blood Truce would seem in order."

"Progenitor: perceive no point either. Mutual agreement:
truce."

#ALIENFACTIONTREATY
#xs 440
#caption $CAPTION7
"$TITLE0 $NAME1, my noninterference philosophies would
seem to make me the only natural ally for you from among
these warring human factions. Can't we sign a Treaty
of Friendship and coexist in peace?

"Hive: safe ally. Treaty: admirable idea."
"Hive: control: too important. Ally: dangerous. Answer:
no."

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