The year is 1260 and Venice teeters on the brink as the wealthiest patricians vie for control.
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Jewish
Jews served as skilled financiers, moneylenders, merchants, doctors, and artisans, offering vital services that Christian societies often prohibited their own citizens from performing. Jewish communities in the Adriatic region were highly cosmopolitan, blending Sephardic traditions from Spain, Ashkenazi practices from Northern Europe, and local Italian influences. They lived in close-knit neighborhoods or ghettos, where synagogues and schools became centers of learning.
Dalmatian
City-states like Split, Zadar, and Dubrovnik were part of Dalmatia, influenced by Venetian culture through trade and political control but retained their own Slavic language, traditions, and customs. Had a distinctive cultural identity that mixed Slavic, Byzantine, and Venetian influences. Dalmatians were Catholic, tying them culturally to Venice and the West, unlike Orthodox Slavs (Serbs & Bulgarians) further inland.
Tyrolean
Tyroleans, from the Tyrol region in the Alps, are tough, self-sufficient, and deeply tied to the mountains. They are skilled in mining, woodcraft, and guiding traders through treacherous alpine passes. Their culture is simple but rooted in tradition, emphasizing survival and loyalty. Venetians see them as essential allies for trade but view their stubborn independence as frustrating.
Austrian
Austrians, hailing from the alpine regions of the Holy Roman Empire, are reserved, strategic, and practical. Known for controlling critical trade routes, they value stability, tradition, and quiet diplomacy. Their culture is stoic and pragmatic, emphasizing hard work and loyalty. Venetians see them as reliable but calculating, often leveraging their control of the Alps to extract concessions in trade negotiations.
Hungarian
Hungarians are bold, independent, and deeply tied to their cavalry traditions. They value freedom, martial skill, and resourcefulness, often thriving in harsh environments. Their culture blends Christian piety with tribal roots, creating a unique mix of pragmatism and zeal. Venetians view them as fierce and pragmatic, though their ambitions in the Balkans often clash with Venetian interests.
Bulgarian
Bulgarians, known for their martial traditions and dominance in the Balkans, are proud, resilient, and fiercely independent. They value honor and strength, often acting as mercenaries or traders along Venetian routes. Their culture emphasizes kinship, religious devotion, and heroism in battle. Venetians respect their military prowess but often see them as unruly and difficult to control.
Croat
Croats, seafaring Slavs from Dalmatia, are steadfast and hardworking, tied to the sea through trade and shipbuilding. They value loyalty, community, and independence, often serving as Venetian sailors or laborers. Their culture is humble and focused on survival, but they take pride in their craftsmanship and maritime skills. Venetians see them as reliable yet subordinate, while Croats view Venetians with cautious pragmatism.
Sicilian
A mix of Norman, Arab, and Byzantine influences, Sicilians are adaptable, tough, and resourceful. Their culture blends diverse traditions into a proud identity of survival and independence. They value family, loyalty, and resilience, while their islands' history of conquest gives them a pragmatic view of power. Venetians see them as rugged and unpredictable, and Sicilians often play the role of mediators between cultures or enforcers of power.
Tuscan
Tuscans, especially Florentines, are the intellectual and financial elite of Italy, blending Renaissance creativity with banking expertise. They are curious, diplomatic, and driven by commerce, often patronizing the arts. Culturally, they value education, aesthetics, and debate, prizing finesse over brute strength. Venetians admire their sophistication but distrust their cunning. To Tuscans, every interaction is an opportunity to enrich their position.
Milanese
The Milanese are proud, ambitious Italians from the wealthy city-state of Milan, known for their military strength and industrial productivity. They are pragmatic, competitive, and fiercely independent, with a reputation for prioritizing conquest and wealth. Their culture is steeped in discipline and engineering innovation. Venetians see them as hardworking but harsh, a mirror of their own ambitions. They value loyalty within family and distrust outsiders.
Persian
Persians, under Mongol Ilkhanate rule, remain culturally refined and pragmatic. They are known for their poetry, science, and silk production, blending Turkic and Persian traditions. Culturally, they prize elegance, intellectual pursuits, and diplomacy, often acting as mediators in East-West trade. Venetians respect their sophistication but find them distant and inscrutable. To Persians, reputation and subtlety are paramount, making them patient in their dealings.
Anatolian
The Seljuks of Anatolia, primarily Turkish with Persian cultural influence, are proud, disciplined, and deeply spiritual. Known for their fine craftsmanship in textiles and ceramics, they balance military prowess with artistic sophistication. They value loyalty, tradition, and community but distrust Venetian pragmatism. Often viewed as fierce and honorable warriors, they are respected for their skill but feared for their territorial ambitions in former Byzantine lands.
Arab
Pragmatic and cosmopolitan, Arabs from Mamluk Egypt, Syria, and the Arabian Peninsula are master traders and diplomats, bridging East and West with their spices, textiles, and scientific knowledge. They thrive in negotiation, valuing honor and cunning equally. Despite religious tensions with Venetians, their wealth and expertise make them indispensable. Culturally, they embrace hospitality, poetry, and intellectual pursuits. Arabs are seen as wise and shrewd, but often viewed with suspicion.
Geneoese
Italian, but distinct from Venetians due to their rival city-state culture and independence. Venetians see Genoese as crude, treacherous, and overly ambitious. Genoese see Venetians as snobbish cowards who hide behind their wealth. Genoese merchants are shrewd, Genoese admirals are daring, and their spies are everywhere. They’re locked in a centuries-long feud with Venice for control of the Mediterranean.
Byzantine
Predominantly Greek, with some Armenian and Slavic influences. Seen as proud, erudite, and deeply religious. To Venetians, they can appear as scheming diplomats or haughty intellectuals. Byzantines, remnants of the once-great Eastern Roman Empire, are a proud and sophisticated people. Their art, culture, and architecture deeply influence Venice.
Venetian
Predominantly Italian, but with Greek, Slavic, and even Arab influences due to centuries of trade and migration. To outsiders, Venetians are seen as cunning, opportunistic, and ruthlessly pragmatic. To each other, they are rivals first, allies second. They are pragmatic, resourceful, and deeply political, using alliances, betrayals, and commerce to dominate their rivals. Nobility and merchants often blur together, creating a society where wealth is the ultimate status symbol.