"It's worth considering who we are dealing with. In Daggermark, your power and privilege depend directly upon

"It's worth considering who we are dealing with. In Daggermark, your power and privilege depend directly upon the weight of your coinpurse. Whereas leaders of other countries often surreptitiously act as profiteers and bandits, it's through profiteering and banditry that rulers in Daggermark rise to power. – And to be clear, the city is thriving."