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MEMORANDUM FROM THE TRIUMVIRI OF THE QUARANTIA TO
THE DECEMVIRUM OF THE MOST SERENE REPUBLIC​


To the Honourable Gentlemen of the Decemvirum and His Serenity the Doge,​


This august body was convened yesteryear with a single charge: the preservation of the Most Serene Republic, its institutions and its people. This is a supreme and challenging task, rightly entrusted to the greatest and most noble men of the City. But it is, as yet, unaccomplished.

The traitor may be defeated, and his very name expunged from posterity, but he yet lives in exile. His confederates and accomplices remain at large; should the one be united with the other, they shall avenge their defeat and at last fulfil their insidious purpose. The Most Serene Republic cannot nourish such a viper in its bosom. Traitors are inveterate: once a conspirator, always a conspirator. And so all those who plotted to subvert the Great Council must be uncovered, identified and brought to justice. Until such a time, and not a minute before, shall the City be safe from tyranny. Previously, the champions of the republic have erred in their triumph, grown complacent in victory, and allowed their enemies time to recover and strike again. Such was the failure of Cicero and Demosthenes; and their failure presaged the fall of the republic. If we are to preserve the Most Serene Republic, we must not emulate the errors of the past.

As such, we petition the Decemvirum to grant writ to establish the Consilium Civitatis Inquisitorum. The latter shall act within the purview of the Decemvirum to investigate, prosecute and sentence outstanding fugitives from the conspiracy. Accused traitors shall be brought before the tribunal for scrutiny. The evidence shall be presented against them. If compelling, they shall face judgement; if lax, they shall be released without penalty. And so on and so forth, until all known traitors are brought to face responsibility for their actions against the people.

As with the Decemvirum itself, the Inquisitorum is a temporary solution to an acute crisis. Once the emergency period has passed, it shall dissolve itself along with the Decemvirum. Until such a time, it shall perform honourable service in identifying those traitorous remnants that have yet eluded justice. The shadow of the arch-traitor shall never pass over the City until the great task is accomplished. We implore you, signores, to consider our proposal in your wisdom and grant us leave to act in defence of our beloved homeland.


We beg to remain, Sirs, your faithful and obedient servants,

Constantino Ziani, Triumvir of the Quarantia​
 
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((Hope it is alright with 99KingHigh that I made myself his uncle? :p))​
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((As long as you are totally loyal to the family leader :)))​
 
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((Sometimes Syriana, I read your IC and just wish to give up the forum games as a nod to how much of a god you are to IC))

The waves of the Mediterranean chopped lighty across the bow as the slaves hoed to and fro. Pascal would not give up this life for anything, and as he gave the wheel back to his wheel master, he caught sight of the 4 other boats in sight. The lion flying from their mast filled his heart with pride and joy as he slowly walked back to his cabin. There are plans to be set in motion, but more importantly there is money to made
 
Luigi watches the stage, twinkle in his eye as a beautiful woman danced about, twirling fine ribbons of Venetian red. This particular performance was in it's beginning stages, as the rather small theatre was apt to host amateur writers, which provided unique performances. Ending in a grand spectacle of emotional song, the small audience shuffled out and back to their lives, while Luigi stayed behind, approaching the dancer. By the end of the night, another rising star was made.
 
Vitale Venier yawns and stretches. Looking blearily at the empty canvas in front of him, he grimaces as he thinks about what could inspire him. A recreational painter Vitale often painted to help himself think and relax, and considering recent events of the past couple of years, Vitale had been painting alot. The Inquisition in particular was playing on his mind, and he was thinking of ways to make it benefit him and his family. An idea hit him, and with a smile on his face, he went back to painting.

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A Letter to the Grand Council

Dear Honourable Gentlemen,

Having thought long and hard on the matter of the establishment of the Consilium Civitatis Inquisitorum, I have decided to lend it my support. There are many enemies that must be brought to light, and the Inquistion will be able to do so admirably.

Vitale Venier, Member of the Council of Ten
 
Returning from his latest outing, this time to see an exotic show, Luigi spoke of the Inquisition.

Enemies of our beloved Republic must be rooted out, then quickly delivered justice. We cannot allow these traditori to sully the good name of Venice, through their words and actions, whether internally or abroad. Therefore, I give the proposition of the Consilium Civitatis Inquisitorum my fullest support.

- Luigi Grimani, Member of the Council of Ten
 
As a member of the Grand Council, I put forth the Constantino Ziani's proposition regarding the prosecution of those involved within the most treacherous betrayal attempt, and lend my full support to it. It is within the interests of our Republic to not tolerate such actions, and so it is imperative we act upon such matters with all haste.

-Pasterna Loredan, Member of the Grand Council of the Most Serene Republic of Venice
 
Name:Ubaldo Dandolo
Age:35
Occupation:Merchant
Biography:A member of the mighty Dandolo family, Ubaldo has as much ambition as his ancestor Enrico, but he also knows the way to sucess in Venice is to make lots and lots of money.
 
Standing on the balcony of his palace, Michel Vitali was sipping French wine from the Bohemian-glass goblet and enjoying the view of the Sea. Sea was the very source of life and prosperity of his and of Serenissima, maritime trade made this very evening as it is, and Michel was never tired to look on the ever-changing mosaic of waves.
He would be here all day if he could, but his position demanded much from Duke of Candia. News of recent turbulent events in the City were troubling, but at the very least his benefactors seemed uninvolved. Glancing one last time on the azure surface of water, he turned and went into the palace. There was work to be done.
 


Name:Guglielmo I Sanudo
Age/Date of Birth: 4th of April 1274 (Age: 37)
Occupation: Duke of the Archipelagos (Duchy of Naxos)
Biography: Born in Naxos, his family is related to the Dandolo's. He grew up on the island, learning Venetian and Greek fluently, he went off to Venice to be taught by a scholar. He became interested in politics, and travel. After visiting many palaces in Venice, he vowed to make his island Duchy a place of luxury living. He became obsessed with money, and living in luxury.
 
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A personal missive from Francesco Dandolo to Clement V:

Your Holiness,

I write to you today to beseech you, O Holy Father, in your infinite compassion and wisdom, to remove the sanction you have laid upon our Most Serene Republic and return Venice to the communion of the Roman Catholic Church. I realize that you were greatly angered by the conflict in Ferrara, but you I beg you to realize that the conflict has ended. Peace has returned, and yet the people of Venice remain outside their beloved Church, kept estranged from the solace and the forgiveness of Christ by some years-old enmity whose source has since disappeared.

I am afraid, Your Holiness, afraid because I am not permitted to confess my sins, to accept communion, and to enter into Heaven when I die. But what frightens me even more than my own fate is the fate of my people, for the men of Venice grow weary of living under the burden of excommunication. They grow more cynical and less reverent with each passing day; commoners are not strong of belief like you and I, they know only what exists in front of them and accept it without question. Some day soon, they may come to accept that they are simply no longer allowed within the Catholic Church, perhaps even that they are no longer Catholics. We must both agree that this is the worst possible outcome, one which must be avoided at all costs.

However, if you were to extend your loving forgiveness to the Most Serene Republic, you would restore in an instant the faith currently being brought into question, would be considered by the Venetian people to be heroic in your kindness and gentleness. They would see this gesture of forgiveness and return it a hundredfold, this I assure you. All would be rendered anew between Venice and her beloved Church and we could move forward, together, in the spirit of brotherly love, as Christ intended. I beseech you, O Holy Father, to embrace that spirit and renew the rightful bonds between the Republic and her Church, so that Venice might return to the flock and continue to uphold the teachings of Jesus Christ.

Should you wish to speak further, Your Holiness, I remain at your disposal.

Sincerely,
Francesco Dandolo
On behalf of His Serenity, Doge Marino Zorzi, and the Most Serene Republic of Venice
 
Name: Francesco Ziani
Date of Birth: 4 June 1281
Occupation: Banker, Member of the Grand Council

Born into a cadet branch of the Ziani family, Francesco's father, Giacomo, had at best a modest fortune (but by no means at any time were they poor), as the wealth of the Zianis had taken a hit when their ships, the great bulk of their original capital, were all seized by pirates. It took a fortuitous match by Francesco marrying Bianca Dangulo, the daughter of a wealthy grandi family, to restore much of the losses the Zianis that incurred (that Francesco was totally besotted with Bianca, and her with him, was of course, a bonus). On the death of his father, Francesco parlayed his inheritance into a prosperous banking practice.

Ziani, quite apart from family antipathy to the Tieopolo family, was and is an inherently moderately conservative figure in spite of his links beyond the aristocracy; as a pious man he is a convinced believer in opening a new round of negotiations of the Holy See regarding the interdict. He is generally wary of expansionism for expansionism's sake.
 
Zianni addressed the Grand Council:

With all due respect to my relatives, I feel that if we are to have such an Inquisition, that its impermanence must be in the law itself. If we allow it to last longer than is necessary, it will turn into merely a collective despotism. Thus I propose that the duration of this Inquisition be set at five years, subject to renewal by the Grand Council, naturally. We rightfully limit the Doge in fear of monarchism; we must fear equally the oligarchy of a few.
 
Across the Inns and Harbours of Venice, hundreds of flyers appear

Brave Warriors! Hardy Sailors! Soldiers of Fortune!

The Great Captain, Giustiniano Morosini, Commander of the Famed Warship Il Drago
Offers the Chance of a Lifetime!

Explore the Seas! Travels to Far-Off Lands! Bed Beautiful Wenches!

Fight for Glory! For Honour! For Gold!

Fight for the Morosinis!
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MEMORANDUM FROM THE TRIUMVIRI OF THE QUARANTIA TO
THE DECEMVIRUM OF THE MOST SERENE REPUBLIC​


To the Honourable Gentlemen of the Decemvirum and His Serenity the Doge,​


The Triumviri of the Quarantia, pleased to have received the generous endorsement of the honourable Signores Vitale Venier and Luigi Grimani in the Decemvirum and Signor Pasterna Loredan in the Grand Council, notable amongst others, have convened to make suitable arrangements for the Consilium Civitatis Inquisitorum, particularly its standards and practices, which proceed in the following:

In the noble tradition of the Most Serene Republic, any session of public inquiry shall be conducted in the Piazza San Marco, betwixt the Columns of Justice, in complete vision of the people of the City. Notification of the upcoming session shall be provided a fortnight in advance, in the form of public letters and paid orators in the squares of the people. The accused shall then be delivered unto the Piazza San Marco by the officers of the Quarantia. There, they shall face the scrutiny of the Supreme Tribunal of the Consilium Civitatis Inquisitorum, presided over by the Triumviri of the Quarantia. The allegations against the accused shall be expounded on at length by the Advocate for the Tribunal: to this office, we appoint the honourable Signor Alaricos Badoer. Any citizen who wishes to offer himself as advocate of the accused must present himself at the Quarantia prior to the session.

Once the proposing and opposing motions for the conviction of the accused have been presented by the relevant officers, the Supreme Tribunal shall deliberate, seek further consultation if necessary, and then finally deliver their sentence at the place and time of the session. If discovered guilty, justice shall be delivered at the aforesaid place and time; if discovered innocent, the accused shall be released and immediately returned to their accommodation.

Moreover, to assuage the concerns of our distant cousin, Signor Francesco Ziani, we reiterate that the Consilium Civitatis Inquisitorum shall be intrinsically intertwined with the Decemvirum, and shall endure only so long as the latter body that has spawned it. Both these institutions are temporary in character: a necessary response to the crisis that nearly sundered the Most Serene Republic but a year ago. Rest assured, at the very moment that the Decemvirum declares its emergency mission concluded, the Consilium Civitatis Inquisitorum shall dissolve itself in tandem with the aforesaid council.

We pray that these arrangements are suitable and sufficient in the eyes of the people and the officers of state.


We beg to remain, Sirs, your faithful and obedient servants,

Constantino Ziani, Triumvir of the Quarantia​
 
I feel great Distinction, and pride to be honored with such a position, by his Excellency Ziani. I of course swear to bring justice to those whom have wronged Venice, and her people, and as such I shall prepare my Case immediately.

~Alaricos, Badoer
 
A humble appeal to The Decemvirum of The Most Serene Republic

Honourable Gentlemen,

Seeing the general endorsement for the creation of the Consilium Civitatis Inquisitorum, I would like to make an inquiry regarding its authority. While it is likely that most dangerous elements would be found in the City itself, I believe it be prudent to think of the Stato da Màr as well. But it would not do to send every accused man with all witnesses necessary from farthest colonies to the Venice, thus I propose to grant authority for local governors to establish minor Consiliums in overseas proper for the conduction of preliminary investigations.

~ Michel Vitali, Duke of Candia
 
Francesco Cornaro stood upon the deck of the Hydra as the small convoy entered the Candia harbor, bringing various wines and other luxury goods for the Venetian nobles living in the island Kingdom. Even though it was nearly midnight, and most of the city shrouded in darkness as its residents slept softly, the port continued to bustle with activity as ships docked and left. Even with the great distance still separating Francesco's ship and the docks, Francesco could still pick out the waving Cronaro crest flying below the Lion of St. Mark upon many of the docked ships. Years of hard work had seen his branch of the Cornaro merchant company corner the shipping coming into Candia, and everything from livestock to crossbows were brought by his ships to the Kingdom of Candia.

Staring at the lights coming from the dock and ships, growing larger as his ship drew near, Francesco thought back to the first time he entered the city, the very first trade mission of his new company, so many years ago. Things had been shaky at first, starting from nothing, but he had pushed on and persevered, and now dominated much of the trade in the eastern Mediteranean. Even the chaos created by Bajamonte's failed coup opened up opportunities for him to make more money, and increase the power of himself and the Cornaro family.
 
To His Serene Highness, the Duke of Candia,​


Having received the latest missive, we compliment His Serenity on his zeal to extirpate sedition wherever it may dwell. Truth be told, the Triumviri had perhaps myopically concerned ourselves solely with the traitorous remnants in the city proper; we had failed to consider that the conspirators of the arch-traitor may have already sought to evade justice by voluntary exile. If left to fester in the periphery, they shall inevitably endeavour to restore their former affluence by means of seizing the state, perhaps in confederation with the arch-traitor himself.

Naturally, we appreciate the logistical constraints posed by the referral of all allegations to the central apparatus of the Consilium Civitatis Inquisitorum in Venetia. As such, we are prepared to dispatch a plenipotentiary to the Duchy of Candia, in order to establish a satellite tribunal in this locality and the maritime possessions of the Most Serene Republic. If he shall accept this honour, we would bestow it upon Signor Alaricos Badoer. An adversary for the tribunal is easily substituted; his skills are best served in the outer islands, rendering justice unto every corner of the Most Serene Republic.


Please allow, Your Serene Highness, the expression of our most respectful salutations,

Constantino Ziani, Triumvir of the Quarantia​
 
((Apologies for the double post, but thought I should get this in before the orders deadline.))


PROSCRIPTIO

In nomine Domini Dei nostri decemviri salvtis rei pvblicae:

filii familiæ

QVERINI

et

PARTICIPAZIO

accvsatus est criminibvs gravissimis

PERDVELLIO ET LAESA MAIESTAS

testificandvm in conspectv

SVPREMI TRIBVNALIS
CONSILIVM CIVITATIS INQVISITORVM

Qvaestionvm pvblice ad qvadratvm S. Marci
Seqvens qvattvordecim diebvs
Fiat ivstitia rvat caelvm

Manv propria

CONSTANTINVS ZIANI
PRAEFECTVS​


 
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