The more things change, the more they stay the same, and those who do not learn from history, are doomed to repeat it... And so on. In a tragicomedic world very much like ours (because it is ours) a closely knit community of characters rises to meet a new age. As the Renaissance calls, political machinators, aspiring adventurers and potentially heretic natural philosophers open the door for innovation, discovery – and better business opportunities.