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Exemplars

Jewelry

Jewelry

Atomic art, ancient artifice & amber amulets.
Research Overview 2 min read   Public
Stint

Stint

Itinerant lifestyles & moments of clarity about powerlessness.
Story & Analysis 5 min read   Public

Latest

Stringent

Stringent

The social norms of bribery.
Story & Analysis 3 min read   Public
Last Stands

Last Stands

Lucky expeditions, comprehensive defeats, & the birth of legends.
Research Overview 3 min read   Public
A Good Host

A Good Host

Black widows & death cults.
Story & Analysis 5 min read  
Protection

Protection

Royal protection of the exotic.
Story & Analysis 4 min read   Paid
Tax Collectors

Tax Collectors

Locked boiling pans & Finnish mobs.
Research Overview 3 min read   Public
Surviving the Siege

Surviving the Siege

Short sieges and impenetrable castles.
Story & Analysis 4 min read   Paid
Trade

Trade

Merchant councils & abandoned crossroads.
Research Overview 2 min read   Public
Breakdown

Breakdown

The spread of euphoric gum.
Story & Analysis 3 min read   Paid
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