[[merchants]]
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| There isn't a service not offered by the associates of the Mercantile Guild. Some of them just may not be as publicly advertised as others.\\ | There isn't a service not offered by the associates of the Mercantile Guild. Some of them just may not be as publicly advertised as others.\\ | ||
| ===== Origins ===== | ===== Origins ===== | ||
| - | The Guild is barely 70 years old, and as such is still perceived as a novel idea. Many important figures are still opposed to the notion of uniting merchants across countries and to an organisation that's virtually independent from any government. However, with the Free Masons' backing, the Guild persisted.\\ | + | {{ :ship_replica.jpg?nolink&300| by VollwertBIT via Creative Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kieler_Hansekogge_2007.jpg}}The Guild is barely 70 years old, and as such is still perceived as a novel idea. Many important figures are still opposed to the notion of uniting merchants across countries and to an organisation that's virtually independent from any government. However, with the Free Masons' backing, the Guild persisted.\\ |
| The first branch was established in Venice, and is now considered the headquarters of the guild, housing archives and the Guildmaster's Office. Over the years, the Guild expanded to the whole Republic of Venice, then to Etruria and France, and the Byzantine Empire. Within 40 years, every European capital had a branch of the Mercantile Guild, and one can find contacts of the Guild in every major city.\\ | The first branch was established in Venice, and is now considered the headquarters of the guild, housing archives and the Guildmaster's Office. Over the years, the Guild expanded to the whole Republic of Venice, then to Etruria and France, and the Byzantine Empire. Within 40 years, every European capital had a branch of the Mercantile Guild, and one can find contacts of the Guild in every major city.\\ | ||
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