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	==Overview==		==Overview==
	Benefactors operate a wide range of entrepreneurial endeavours, whether this is a business that operates solely in the field, such as a place to eat, or through more infrastructure-based trade through downtime resources, such as mines. For most benefactors, wealth is not an end in itself but a means to fund and support the projects that truly interest the benefactor, a principle that even extends to the [[~~Imperial~~ Bourse]]. A benefactor may take a less advantageous trade if it means that they have the resources they need for their desired project, though a benefactor that beggars themself may be seen as lacking [[Prosperity]] and [[Wisdom]] and not to be taken seriously.		Benefactors operate a wide range of entrepreneurial endeavours, whether this is a business that operates solely in the field, such as a place to eat, or through more infrastructure-based trade through downtime resources, such as mines. For most benefactors, wealth is not an end in itself but a means to fund and support the projects that truly interest the benefactor, a principle that even extends to the [[Bourse]]. A benefactor may take a less advantageous trade if it means that they have the resources they need for their desired project, though a benefactor that beggars themself may be seen as lacking [[Prosperity]] and [[Wisdom]] and not to be taken seriously.

	Benefactors are not moneylenders, they do not lend money and charge interest. Instead they invest in people and projects, providing money to help fund something in the hope that all the participants can gain as a result. The Highborn believe that this is a more ethical way for those who have money to employ it, since the benefactor takes the risk alongside the people they choose to invest in.		Benefactors are not moneylenders, they do not lend money and charge interest. Instead they invest in people and projects, providing money to help fund something in the hope that all the participants can gain as a result. The Highborn believe that this is a more ethical way for those who have money to employ it, since the benefactor takes the risk alongside the people they choose to invest in.

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	Benefactors are not moneylenders, they do not lend money and charge interest. Instead they invest in people and projects, providing money to help fund something in the hope that all the participants can gain as a result. The Highborn believe that this is a more ethical way for those who have money to employ it, since the benefactor takes the risk alongside the people they choose to invest in.		Benefactors are not moneylenders, they do not lend money and charge interest. Instead they invest in people and projects, providing money to help fund something in the hope that all the participants can gain as a result. The Highborn believe that this is a more ethical way for those who have money to employ it, since the benefactor takes the risk alongside the people they choose to invest in.

	Beyond purely monetary concerns, benefactors actively encourage people to make moral decisions when dealing with economics, discouraging the rapacious economic practices of other nations in favour of a virtuous approach to dealing. Benefactors believe that virtuous ~~men and women~~ set prices for things which are fair and buy and sell them accordingly. To do otherwise, to justify price gouging by citing market forces, is to abdicate responsibility for your own actions to an impartial and consequently immoral force. In the eyes of many Highborn this is equivalent to stealing food from a child “''because nature made you hungry''”.		Beyond purely monetary concerns, benefactors actively encourage people to make moral decisions when dealing with economics, discouraging the rapacious economic practices of other nations in favour of a virtuous approach to dealing. Benefactors believe that virtuous people set prices for things which are fair and buy and sell them accordingly. To do otherwise, to justify price gouging by citing market forces, is to abdicate responsibility for your own actions to an impartial and consequently immoral force. In the eyes of many Highborn this is equivalent to stealing food from a child “''because nature made you hungry''”.

	There is no formal organization of benefactors, but some have been known to gather in co-operation, and many of them use the symbol of the unbalanced scales, the upper pannier containing coinage and the lower (heavier) pannier containing some symbol of morality or humanity such as a heart or a skull.		There is no formal organization of benefactors, but some have been known to gather in co-operation, and many of them use the symbol of the unbalanced scales, the upper pannier containing coinage and the lower (heavier) pannier containing some symbol of morality or humanity such as a heart or a skull.

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	==Overview==		==Overview==
	Benefactors operate a wide range of ~~entreprenurial~~ endeavours, whether this is a business that operates solely in the field, such as a place to eat, or through more infrastructure-based trade through downtime resources, such as mines. For most benefactors, wealth is not an end in itself but a means to fund and support the projects that truly interest the benefactor, a principle that even extends to the [[Imperial Bourse]]. A benefactor may take a less advantageous trade if it means that they have the resources they need for their desired project, though a benefactor that beggars themself may be seen as lacking [[Prosperity]] and [[Wisdom]] and not to be taken seriously.		Benefactors operate a wide range of entrepreneurial endeavours, whether this is a business that operates solely in the field, such as a place to eat, or through more infrastructure-based trade through downtime resources, such as mines. For most benefactors, wealth is not an end in itself but a means to fund and support the projects that truly interest the benefactor, a principle that even extends to the [[Imperial Bourse]]. A benefactor may take a less advantageous trade if it means that they have the resources they need for their desired project, though a benefactor that beggars themself may be seen as lacking [[Prosperity]] and [[Wisdom]] and not to be taken seriously.

	Benefactors are not moneylenders, they do not lend money and charge interest. Instead they invest in people and projects, providing money to help fund something in the hope that all the participants can gain as a result. The Highborn believe that this is a more ethical way for those who have money to employ it, since the benefactor takes the risk alongside the people they choose to invest in.		Benefactors are not moneylenders, they do not lend money and charge interest. Instead they invest in people and projects, providing money to help fund something in the hope that all the participants can gain as a result. The Highborn believe that this is a more ethical way for those who have money to employ it, since the benefactor takes the risk alongside the people they choose to invest in.

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	Beyond purely monetary concerns, benefactors actively encourage people to make moral decisions when dealing with economics, discouraging the rapacious economic practices of other nations in favour of a virtuous approach to dealing. Benefactors believe that virtuous men and women set prices for things which are fair and buy and sell them accordingly. To do otherwise, to justify price gouging by citing market forces, is to abdicate responsibility for your own actions to an impartial and consequently immoral force. In the eyes of many Highborn this is equivalent to stealing food from a child “''because nature made you hungry''”.		Beyond purely monetary concerns, benefactors actively encourage people to make moral decisions when dealing with economics, discouraging the rapacious economic practices of other nations in favour of a virtuous approach to dealing. Benefactors believe that virtuous men and women set prices for things which are fair and buy and sell them accordingly. To do otherwise, to justify price gouging by citing market forces, is to abdicate responsibility for your own actions to an impartial and consequently immoral force. In the eyes of many Highborn this is equivalent to stealing food from a child “''because nature made you hungry''”.

	There is no formal organization of benefactors, but some have been known to gather in co-operation, and many of them use the symbol of the unbalanced scales, the upper pannier containing coinage and the lower (heavier) pannier containing some symbol of morality or ~~mankind~~ such as a heart or a skull.		There is no formal organization of benefactors, but some have been known to gather in co-operation, and many of them use the symbol of the unbalanced scales, the upper pannier containing coinage and the lower (heavier) pannier containing some symbol of morality or humanity such as a heart or a skull.

	==Creating a benefactor==		==Creating a benefactor==

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	<quote-right by="Lorkas the Benefactor">Had you not returned with a map of a shorter, safer, path through the Great Forest they would have called me a fool for funding your expedition as I did. Yet you are alive and have triumphed. I will ensure that this map will make us both rich and your Ambition and Courage are justly rewarded.</quote-right>		<quote-right by="Lorkas the Benefactor">Had you not returned with a map of a shorter, safer, path through the Great Forest they would have called me a fool for funding your expedition as I did. Yet you are alive and have triumphed. I will ensure that this map will make us both rich and your Ambition and Courage are justly rewarded.</quote-right>

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	==Overview==		==Overview==
	Benefactors operate a wide range of entreprenurial endeavours, whether this is a business that operates solely in the field, such as a place to eat, or through more infrastructure-based trade through downtime resources, such as mines. For most benefactors, wealth is not an end in itself but a means to fund and support the projects that truly interest the benefactor, a principle that even extends to the [[Imperial Bourse]]. A benefactor may take a less advantageous trade if it means that they have the resources they need for their desired project, though a benefactor that beggars themself may be seen as lacking [[Prosperity]] and [[Wisdom]] and not to be taken seriously.		Benefactors operate a wide range of entreprenurial endeavours, whether this is a business that operates solely in the field, such as a place to eat, or through more infrastructure-based trade through downtime resources, such as mines. For most benefactors, wealth is not an end in itself but a means to fund and support the projects that truly interest the benefactor, a principle that even extends to the [[Imperial Bourse]]. A benefactor may take a less advantageous trade if it means that they have the resources they need for their desired project, though a benefactor that beggars themself may be seen as lacking [[Prosperity]] and [[Wisdom]] and not to be taken seriously.

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	==Overview==		==Overview==
	Benefactors operate a wide range of ~~entrepreurial~~ endeavours, whether this is a business that operates solely in the field, such as a place to eat, or through more infrastructure-based trade through downtime resources, such as mines. For most benefactors, wealth is not an end in itself but a means to fund and support the projects that truly interest the benefactor, a principle that even extends to the [[Imperial Bourse]]. A benefactor may take a less advantageous trade if it means that they have the resources they need for their desired project, though a benefactor that beggars themself may be seen as lacking [[Prosperity]] and [[Wisdom]] and not to be taken seriously.		Benefactors operate a wide range of entreprenurial endeavours, whether this is a business that operates solely in the field, such as a place to eat, or through more infrastructure-based trade through downtime resources, such as mines. For most benefactors, wealth is not an end in itself but a means to fund and support the projects that truly interest the benefactor, a principle that even extends to the [[Imperial Bourse]]. A benefactor may take a less advantageous trade if it means that they have the resources they need for their desired project, though a benefactor that beggars themself may be seen as lacking [[Prosperity]] and [[Wisdom]] and not to be taken seriously.

	Benefactors are not moneylenders, they do not lend money and charge interest. Instead they invest in people and projects, providing money to help fund something in the hope that all the participants can gain as a result. The Highborn believe that this is a more ethical way for those who have money to employ it, since the benefactor takes the risk alongside the people they choose to invest in.		Benefactors are not moneylenders, they do not lend money and charge interest. Instead they invest in people and projects, providing money to help fund something in the hope that all the participants can gain as a result. The Highborn believe that this is a more ethical way for those who have money to employ it, since the benefactor takes the risk alongside the people they choose to invest in.

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	== ~~Introduction~~ ==		==Overview==
	Benefactors operate a wide range of entrepreurial endeavours, whether this is a business that operates solely in the field, such as a place to eat, or through more infrastructure-based trade through downtime resources, such as mines. For most benefactors, wealth is not an end in itself but a means to fund and support the projects that truly interest the benefactor, a principle that even extends to the [[Imperial Bourse]]. A benefactor may take a less advantageous trade if it means that they have the resources they need for their desired project, though a benefactor that beggars themself may be seen as lacking [[Prosperity]] and [[Wisdom]] and not to be taken seriously.		Benefactors operate a wide range of entrepreurial endeavours, whether this is a business that operates solely in the field, such as a place to eat, or through more infrastructure-based trade through downtime resources, such as mines. For most benefactors, wealth is not an end in itself but a means to fund and support the projects that truly interest the benefactor, a principle that even extends to the [[Imperial Bourse]]. A benefactor may take a less advantageous trade if it means that they have the resources they need for their desired project, though a benefactor that beggars themself may be seen as lacking [[Prosperity]] and [[Wisdom]] and not to be taken seriously.

			Benefactors are not moneylenders, they do not lend money and charge interest. Instead they invest in people and projects, providing money to help fund something in the hope that all the participants can gain as a result. The Highborn believe that this is a more ethical way for those who have money to employ it, since the benefactor takes the risk alongside the people they choose to invest in.

	Beyond purely monetary concerns, benefactors actively encourage people to make moral decisions when dealing with economics, discouraging the rapacious economic practices of other nations in favour of a virtuous approach to dealing. Benefactors believe that virtuous men and women set prices for things which are fair and buy and sell them accordingly. To do otherwise, to justify price gouging by citing market forces, is to abdicate responsibility for your own actions to an impartial and consequently immoral force. In the eyes of many Highborn this is equivalent to stealing food from a child “''because nature made you hungry''”.		Beyond purely monetary concerns, benefactors actively encourage people to make moral decisions when dealing with economics, discouraging the rapacious economic practices of other nations in favour of a virtuous approach to dealing. Benefactors believe that virtuous men and women set prices for things which are fair and buy and sell them accordingly. To do otherwise, to justify price gouging by citing market forces, is to abdicate responsibility for your own actions to an impartial and consequently immoral force. In the eyes of many Highborn this is equivalent to stealing food from a child “''because nature made you hungry''”.

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	== Introduction ==		== Introduction ==
	Benefactors operate a wide range of entrepreurial endeavours, whether this is a business that operates solely in the field, such as a place to eat, or through more infrastructure-based trade through downtime resources, such as mines. For most benefactors, wealth is not an end in itself but a means to fund and support the projects that truly interest the benefactor, a principle that even extends to the [[Imperial Bourse]]. A benefactor may take a less advantageous trade if it means that they have the resources they need for their desired project, though a benefactor that beggars themself may be seen as lacking Wisdom and not to be taken seriously.		Benefactors operate a wide range of entrepreurial endeavours, whether this is a business that operates solely in the field, such as a place to eat, or through more infrastructure-based trade through downtime resources, such as mines. For most benefactors, wealth is not an end in itself but a means to fund and support the projects that truly interest the benefactor, a principle that even extends to the [[Imperial Bourse]]. A benefactor may take a less advantageous trade if it means that they have the resources they need for their desired project, though a benefactor that beggars themself may be seen as lacking [[Prosperity]] and [[Wisdom]] and not to be taken seriously.

	Beyond purely monetary concerns, benefactors actively encourage people to make moral decisions when dealing with economics, discouraging the rapacious economic practices of other nations in favour of a virtuous approach to dealing. Benefactors believe that virtuous men and women set prices for things which are fair and buy and sell them accordingly. To do otherwise, to justify price gouging by citing market forces, is to abdicate responsibility for your own actions to an impartial and consequently immoral force. In the eyes of many Highborn this is equivalent to stealing food from a child ~~“because~~ nature made you ~~hungry”~~.		Beyond purely monetary concerns, benefactors actively encourage people to make moral decisions when dealing with economics, discouraging the rapacious economic practices of other nations in favour of a virtuous approach to dealing. Benefactors believe that virtuous men and women set prices for things which are fair and buy and sell them accordingly. To do otherwise, to justify price gouging by citing market forces, is to abdicate responsibility for your own actions to an impartial and consequently immoral force. In the eyes of many Highborn this is equivalent to stealing food from a child “''because nature made you hungry''”.

	There is no formal organization of benefactors, but some have been known to gather in co-operation, and many of them use the symbol of the unbalanced scales, the upper pannier containing coinage and the lower (heavier) pannier containing some symbol of morality or mankind such as a heart or a skull.		There is no formal organization of benefactors, but some have been known to gather in co-operation, and many of them use the symbol of the unbalanced scales, the upper pannier containing coinage and the lower (heavier) pannier containing some symbol of morality or mankind such as a heart or a skull.

	==Creating a benefactor==		==Creating a benefactor==
	A benefactor ~~character~~ will have a means to support themselves, either through commerce at festival or through the season. They will also have one or more ~~Projects~~ that interest them, and may feature in their ~~Chapter~~'s ~~Creed~~, to which the benefactor's funds and resources are primarily directed. Groups of benefactors may collaborate on a ~~Project~~, and may even be part of a particularly commerce- or project-focussed ~~Chapter~~. Alternatively, they may come together with an intention of pooling resources that will collectively benefit individual projects or investments.		A benefactor will have a means to support themselves, either through commerce at festival or through the season. They will also have one or more projects that interest them, and may feature in their chapter's creed, to which the benefactor's funds and resources are primarily directed. Groups of benefactors may collaborate on a project, and may even be part of a particularly commerce- or project-focussed chapter. Alternatively, they may come together with an intention of pooling resources that will collectively benefit individual projects or investments.

	Examples of possible ~~Projects~~ or Investments that may appeal to a benefactor:		Examples of possible projects or Investments that may appeal to a benefactor:
	* Supporting an individual or group in their political aspirations		* Supporting an individual or group in their political aspirations
	* Providing material support to a ~~Chapter~~ in living to its ~~Creed~~		* Providing material support to a chapter in living to its creed
	* Outfitting and funding an expedition to locate or obtain lost relics of Paragons		* Outfitting and funding an expedition to locate or obtain lost relics of Paragons
	* Funding research into metaphysical lore around the Labyrinth of Ages		* Funding research into metaphysical lore around the Labyrinth of Ages

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	== Introduction ==		== Introduction ==
	Benefactors operate a wide range of entrepreurial endeavours, whether this is a business that operates solely in the field, such as a place to eat, or through more infrastructure-based trade through downtime resources, such as mines. For most ~~Benefactors~~, wealth is not an end in itself but a means to fund and support the projects that truly interest the ~~Benefactor~~, a principle that even extends to the Bourse. A ~~Benefactor~~ may take a less advantageous trade if it means that they have the resources they need for their desired project, though a ~~Benefactor~~ that beggars themself may be seen as lacking Wisdom and not to be taken seriously.		Benefactors operate a wide range of entrepreurial endeavours, whether this is a business that operates solely in the field, such as a place to eat, or through more infrastructure-based trade through downtime resources, such as mines. For most benefactors, wealth is not an end in itself but a means to fund and support the projects that truly interest the benefactor, a principle that even extends to the [[Imperial Bourse]]. A benefactor may take a less advantageous trade if it means that they have the resources they need for their desired project, though a benefactor that beggars themself may be seen as lacking Wisdom and not to be taken seriously.

	Beyond purely monetary concerns, ~~Benefactors~~ actively encourage people to make moral decisions when dealing with economics, discouraging the rapacious economic practices of other nations in favour of a virtuous approach to dealing. Benefactors believe that virtuous men and women set prices for things which are fair and buy and sell them accordingly. To do otherwise, to justify price gouging by citing market forces, is to abdicate responsibility for your own actions to an impartial and consequently immoral force. In the eyes of many Highborn this is equivalent to stealing food from a child “because nature made you hungry”.		Beyond purely monetary concerns, benefactors actively encourage people to make moral decisions when dealing with economics, discouraging the rapacious economic practices of other nations in favour of a virtuous approach to dealing. Benefactors believe that virtuous men and women set prices for things which are fair and buy and sell them accordingly. To do otherwise, to justify price gouging by citing market forces, is to abdicate responsibility for your own actions to an impartial and consequently immoral force. In the eyes of many Highborn this is equivalent to stealing food from a child “because nature made you hungry”.

	There is no formal organization of ~~Benefactors~~, but some have been known to gather in co-operation, and many of them use the symbol of the unbalanced scales, the upper pannier containing coinage and the lower (heavier) pannier containing some symbol of morality or mankind such as a heart or a skull.		There is no formal organization of benefactors, but some have been known to gather in co-operation, and many of them use the symbol of the unbalanced scales, the upper pannier containing coinage and the lower (heavier) pannier containing some symbol of morality or mankind such as a heart or a skull.

	== Creating ~~Benefactors As Characters~~ ==		==Creating a benefactor==
	A ~~Benefactor~~ character will have a means to support themselves, either through commerce at festival or through the season. They will also have one or more Projects that interest them, and may feature in their Chapter's Creed, to which the ~~Benefactor~~'s funds and resources are primarily directed. Groups of ~~Benefactors~~ may collaborate on a Project, and may even be part of a particularly commerce- or project-focussed Chapter. Alternatively, they may come together with an intention of pooling resources that will collectively benefit individual projects or investments.		A benefactor character will have a means to support themselves, either through commerce at festival or through the season. They will also have one or more Projects that interest them, and may feature in their Chapter's Creed, to which the benefactor's funds and resources are primarily directed. Groups of benefactors may collaborate on a Project, and may even be part of a particularly commerce- or project-focussed Chapter. Alternatively, they may come together with an intention of pooling resources that will collectively benefit individual projects or investments.

	Examples of possible Projects or Investments that may appeal to a ~~Benefactor~~:		Examples of possible Projects or Investments that may appeal to a benefactor:
	* Supporting an individual or group in their political aspirations		* Supporting an individual or group in their political aspirations
	* Providing material support to a Chapter in living to its Creed		* Providing material support to a Chapter in living to its Creed
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	* Funding research into metaphysical lore around the Labyrinth of Ages		* Funding research into metaphysical lore around the Labyrinth of Ages

	== Playing ~~A Benefactor~~ ==		==Playing a benefactor==
	The role of the ~~Benefactor~~ can be found in various forms throughout various media. There are few adventurers and heroes who get very far without the means of a entrepreneur to aid them on their way. Examples include:		The role of the benefactor can be found in various forms throughout various media. There are few adventurers and heroes who get very far without the means of a entrepreneur to aid them on their way. Examples include:
	* Marcus Brody, who underwrote so many of Indiana Jones' adventures		* Marcus Brody, who underwrote so many of Indiana Jones' adventures
	* Professor Inkling, who funds and equips the Octonauts		* Professor Inkling, who funds and equips the Octonauts
	* Squire Trelawny, who supported the expedition to '''Treasure Island'''		* Squire Trelawny, who supported the expedition to '''Treasure Island'''

	Though some of the examples above involve characters who play subordinate roles to the titular characters, the ~~Benefactor~~ in Empire can be more of an equal partner and is rarely silent.		Though some of the examples above involve characters who play subordinate roles to the titular characters, the benefactor in Empire can be more of an equal partner and is rarely silent.

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