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-Economics cult, overall vibe is "what if Adam Smith was also Pythagoras?"

-Coins are stamped with blessings and proverbs, which gain power as they circulate; thus, it is their sacred duty to encourage as much trade as possible -(Possibly the idea of circulating blessings came from some other cult they absorbed)

-(Coin imagery/slogan ideas?) -Hand pointing upward, turning into a swirl at the bottom? -What metals do they use? Do those have magical significance too?

-When questioned about motives or methods, they only say "we respond rationally to incentives"

-Only group that developed modern, large-scale economic theories; teaching people requires inducting them into a cult

-As the printing press develops, a schism approaches about the proper role of paper money, or if it should be allowed at all

-The Efficient Market Hypothesis is their Problem of Evil -It is in the nature of markets to seek efficiency; the world is imperfect; how do we fix this? -Fantasy analogues of different schools of economics -Markets are inefficient when people have incomplete information; Thus, We Must Become Omniscient

-Factions (and/or rival cults) have their own coinage?

-Officially, Kaelmar denies any Invisible Hand involvement in their economy, but everyone knows the truth

FACTIONS: -Libertarians ("Water seeks its own level") -Communists -People focused on externalities

-Fund/run schools to teach math and/or magic?

-What weird social rules do they have?

-Coin-flipping as divination, different coins for different circumstances