Dear citizens of Florence, the entire city is observing a period
of mourning, for the great merchant Michelangelo de Inverno who has passed from
this life into the next. In the year 1513, at noon in front of the Duomo Santa
Maria del Fiore on June 15th, the great merchant was stabbed 7 times, by an
unknown assassin in full view of the crowd of 100 citizens entering for mass.
At this time the assassin remains at large, with few reliable descriptions
despite the numerous witnesses, the one fact everyone is certain of, is that
this man was dressed as a citizen from Roma. The kind Medici family has offered
to bury Michelangelo in their own private crypt in the Medici Chapel at San
Lorenzo. Inverno, a long time business associate and friend of the family since
1495 during the early stages of the expulsion of the Medici, he had supplied
them with arms and armor for their army to fight the usurper, Savonarola’s
soldiers. For his support of the family during that trying time, and his
continued partnership of his mercantile shops and their banking houses, they
have decided to honor their good relations with Inverno, and because they also
have lost a family member at Duomo Santa Maria, they will be burying him in the
private Medici family crypt. With the absence of Michelangelo de Inverno, his
son Giovanni Inverno will take up the command of the shops when he becomes of
age. At this moment there is a dispute among the Inverno family for control of
the vast merchant stalls in Venice, the Florentine blacksmith forges, and the
fleet of trade ships coming and going from the Ottomans at Istanbul. Victoria
Inverno is fighting desperately for control of the empire but is encountering
fierce resistance from Michelangelo’s cousins. While all members swear that they
will bow down and succeed control of the expansive trade empire and control of
the mercenary forces, they continue to fight about who is the most eligible to
run the empire for the 6 years until Giovanni becomes 18. This dispute is
leaving many northern cities with a shortage of finely processed wool, causing
prices there to rise to all-time highs. Many armies are finding their hired
mercenaries uneasy because of the lack of valid contracting with Michelangelo’s
passing and the dis-organization of the records among the disputing family.
Relatedly, the private police force employed by Inverno to protect the general
area around his shops, and his associates’ shops to, encourage business by
protecting the customer’s money, is unsure whether or not they will receive
payment this month or from whom, causing many to abandon their posts. Crimes,
specifically theft and mugging in the merchant districts of Florence and Venice
have experienced a steep rise since Michelangelo’s passing. His death leaves the
streets unsafe at night and the leaders of both cities have issued a mandatory
curfew for all citizens in and around the merchant districts. The shops, once
the pride of Invero’s business, that he renovated using his own money, are
reporting expense maintenance of all degrees in both cities with the damages
adding to over 40,000 gold florins total. Also, many of the shops around
Inverno’s stalls are petitioning for money from the leaders to supply the
expense coverage needed to maintain their shop improvements. Inverno bought
these improvements to make the street more attractive and further encourage
trade, he previously maintained the improvements, which were gifts from Inverno
in the first place. With the murder of Michelangelo de Inverno, a trade empire
is left withering on the vine cutting a major mercantile artery in Florence,
Venice, Istabul, and among numerous northern European cities. Both Florence and
Venice are left in need of a larger more organized police force to fill the void
of that Inverno’s occupied, to make the streets safe for trade again. They also
are trying to fund the many shops so that they maintain their4 visual
attractiveness and because of this trade. Many mercenaries in armies all over
Europe are left confused and leaderless, as well as without the supplies of
grain they relied upon from Inverno. Citizens all over Italy who relied upon
Inverno for support and patronage find themselves alone and afraid for the
future under the control of Inverno’s so far incapable family dynamic. The
artistic stalls that once lined the market district are on the verge of collapse
due to lack of funding that Inverno once supplied. The Medici bank will be
closed at noon tomorrow for the funerary services with a small period of one day
for mourning. Truly with the amount of peace and beauty Inverno brought to the
cities as well as the amount of money he created throughout the markets have
caused citizens all over Europe to mourn the passing of a Titan.
of mourning, for the great merchant Michelangelo de Inverno who has passed from
this life into the next. In the year 1513, at noon in front of the Duomo Santa
Maria del Fiore on June 15th, the great merchant was stabbed 7 times, by an
unknown assassin in full view of the crowd of 100 citizens entering for mass.
At this time the assassin remains at large, with few reliable descriptions
despite the numerous witnesses, the one fact everyone is certain of, is that
this man was dressed as a citizen from Roma. The kind Medici family has offered
to bury Michelangelo in their own private crypt in the Medici Chapel at San
Lorenzo. Inverno, a long time business associate and friend of the family since
1495 during the early stages of the expulsion of the Medici, he had supplied
them with arms and armor for their army to fight the usurper, Savonarola’s
soldiers. For his support of the family during that trying time, and his
continued partnership of his mercantile shops and their banking houses, they
have decided to honor their good relations with Inverno, and because they also
have lost a family member at Duomo Santa Maria, they will be burying him in the
private Medici family crypt. With the absence of Michelangelo de Inverno, his
son Giovanni Inverno will take up the command of the shops when he becomes of
age. At this moment there is a dispute among the Inverno family for control of
the vast merchant stalls in Venice, the Florentine blacksmith forges, and the
fleet of trade ships coming and going from the Ottomans at Istanbul. Victoria
Inverno is fighting desperately for control of the empire but is encountering
fierce resistance from Michelangelo’s cousins. While all members swear that they
will bow down and succeed control of the expansive trade empire and control of
the mercenary forces, they continue to fight about who is the most eligible to
run the empire for the 6 years until Giovanni becomes 18. This dispute is
leaving many northern cities with a shortage of finely processed wool, causing
prices there to rise to all-time highs. Many armies are finding their hired
mercenaries uneasy because of the lack of valid contracting with Michelangelo’s
passing and the dis-organization of the records among the disputing family.
Relatedly, the private police force employed by Inverno to protect the general
area around his shops, and his associates’ shops to, encourage business by
protecting the customer’s money, is unsure whether or not they will receive
payment this month or from whom, causing many to abandon their posts. Crimes,
specifically theft and mugging in the merchant districts of Florence and Venice
have experienced a steep rise since Michelangelo’s passing. His death leaves the
streets unsafe at night and the leaders of both cities have issued a mandatory
curfew for all citizens in and around the merchant districts. The shops, once
the pride of Invero’s business, that he renovated using his own money, are
reporting expense maintenance of all degrees in both cities with the damages
adding to over 40,000 gold florins total. Also, many of the shops around
Inverno’s stalls are petitioning for money from the leaders to supply the
expense coverage needed to maintain their shop improvements. Inverno bought
these improvements to make the street more attractive and further encourage
trade, he previously maintained the improvements, which were gifts from Inverno
in the first place. With the murder of Michelangelo de Inverno, a trade empire
is left withering on the vine cutting a major mercantile artery in Florence,
Venice, Istabul, and among numerous northern European cities. Both Florence and
Venice are left in need of a larger more organized police force to fill the void
of that Inverno’s occupied, to make the streets safe for trade again. They also
are trying to fund the many shops so that they maintain their4 visual
attractiveness and because of this trade. Many mercenaries in armies all over
Europe are left confused and leaderless, as well as without the supplies of
grain they relied upon from Inverno. Citizens all over Italy who relied upon
Inverno for support and patronage find themselves alone and afraid for the
future under the control of Inverno’s so far incapable family dynamic. The
artistic stalls that once lined the market district are on the verge of collapse
due to lack of funding that Inverno once supplied. The Medici bank will be
closed at noon tomorrow for the funerary services with a small period of one day
for mourning. Truly with the amount of peace and beauty Inverno brought to the
cities as well as the amount of money he created throughout the markets have
caused citizens all over Europe to mourn the passing of a Titan.
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