#because that's what orichalcum is. it's copper. truly.

[bellamyroselia]

So I came to this weird realization that based on my headcanons, it would make most sense for Pit and Dark Pit to bleed some copper-colored substance because it's metallic orange and you get metallic orange color if you mix metallic yellow (ichor) with red (blood).

Alternatively angels could just have copper-colored fluid running in their veins to symbolize how they're somewhere between gods and humans, because I like this idea way too much to not use it outside my headcanons

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Glass Spider AU 【♤ Pt. 3♤】

AKA: ★~Villianous Edition!~★

Parts 1 & 2

Now to flesh out a bit about our resident villians: The Sinistrum Orichalcum. A loose conglomeration of cursed gem users and their assorted allies. They're a varied and rather tumultous bunch that, despite everything, seem to share the same goal. To collect the cursed gems that drew them together before anyone else can get their hands on them. Why? Simple. Those who control the gems can control New Londhatten, and then, the world. (However, like all organizations, there seems to be some movement in the darker than black. Shadowed talks of magic and science intertwined, stolen powers and dark arts with mentions of boosters and artifical gems? Lord only knows what happens behind closed door and in the minds of madmen...)

The curtain rises upon the stage and here we have our antagonists in this tale of tragedy and intrigue.

【Professor Kracken】 A former marine biologist with a serious hoarding problem turned greedy treasure hunter. His ability to control the high seas coupled with that urge to ruthlessly plunder is surely to lead him to Davy Jones' Locker.

【Hercules】 A former bodyguard who decided one day to bill himself as "a philantropist who helps the poor out of the 'kindness' of his heart." Pitch had the misfortune of running into him during his stint on the lamb and inadvertantly uncovers the man's extortionist schemes thus currying favour with the lower class of New Londhatten.

【The Steel Dragon】 A somewhat sadistic underground medic with a draw towards exessive body modification. Procuring a gem that let him literally transform his body was the best thing that ever happened to him, at first anyway...

【Mysterion The Magnificant】A failed small-name stage magician with a big ego who hopes his new aeronautic abilities will be his one way ticket to stardom.

【Atlas Jones】 Mike's father and owner of Prometheian Forges. Not a bad guy, per say, just strict. He was actually on positive terms with Pitch (in no fault due to his son) until things kind of went to shit. See, now he had been kind of struggling with money issues recently due to rival factory buisness opening shop. Eventually he just couldn't keep up so he took the other's deal and then Prometheian Forges was now a part of Orichalcum Metalworks. With this devil's deal he learned the secret to the buisness's success and learned the hard way that if you get greedy & play with the Fox's fire you're going to get burned. (And through a truly tragic series of events recieved firsthand knowledge as to what it was like to have both fire and lightning wage war in your soul as the power of not one but two cursed gems wound up ripping his mind and soul asunder.)

【The Grey Goblinshark】 A wealthy shipping empire tycoon with ties to the crown and a penchant for dark magic. Plays up his good public image by regularly holding fishing tournaments to "reminisce on his roots as a simple fisherman from Innsmouth" and "donating" pieces from his private collection to places such as the New Londonhatten Museum. Seems to take great pleasure in taunting the Glass Arachnia with his newfound criminal status and actively challenges him to come after his "newly reclaimed" collection featuring an (in his own words: "paultry and useless bauble") dubbed the Glass Spider. (It kind of backfired on them heavily because Pitch, having nothing left to lose at this point but the clothes on his back and the steadfast desire to keep those cursed atrocities out their wretched hands, then plotted his biggest heist yet. Although, unbeknownst to the spiderling, he wasn't bereft of everything just yet. For you see, during that stint on the run from the coppers all those little deeds he did slowly began to add up and at the end of the day it turns out he had amased quite the following of well-wishers. Ones that would later prove instrumental in providing him a buffer to make his escape. After all, despite grit and grime, the city protects its own.) (("Y-You, you're going to get yourselves hurt. Killed even!" He shook his head slowly, disbelief mounting as person after person crept out of the woodwork all to, what? Help him?

"I don't...what?" A hand clutched clutched at his aching head as a deli worker landed a solid blow to an officer's skull. They didn't get back up.

They huffed with a gruff nod and turned to the flabbergasted teen. "Well," It was hard to hear in the pandemonium but thankfully his ears weren't as busted up as his impromptu mask. "I reckon it was bout time. Damn bobbies gettin' too full of 'emself." They spat, giving the lawman a none too soft kick. "Gets what's commin' to 'em."

The other straightened and pinned him a piercing look. "Saw what you did fer that kid. And, look. No one's gonna shower yeh with medals and all that tripe but..." With a huff the other turned away. "Never think we don't repay our debts. Yeh hear?

"...Yeah."

A careless wave of the hand," Yeh, yeah. Now go on. Get. Shoo."

And before he could restrain himself, he surged forward pressing the small smoke orb into the startled other's palm. "Thank you."

And he was off.))

[seekeroftruthpromestein]

Let’s do some side quest! Grangold and Succubus village! Let’s do this! 

Why is Orichalcum considered so great in RPG’s? It sounds fancy, but it was attributed by Plato as something of a slightly more shinier copper. For that matter, why was Gold considered an upgrade from Iron? Gold as an allow is horribly pathetic. 

Diamond/Crystal equipment wouldn’t actually be that great either all things considered, as Diamond is incredibly brittle and a considerable hard blow would cause to to shatter into dust. 

So, I can at least say Orichalcum would be better then Diamonds so there’s that. 

Thank god Lava is only a little painful. 

Yeah, I walked across it. It took 1, maybe 2 damage. I’m fine. 

Okay. I admit this is hilarious. But come on. Let’s help her.

Aww. how nice. Granted I have little use for it now that I have the Medal Queen. But still. 

Also helpful. 

That’s actually interesting. 

Welp. Got the Orichalcum. Gonna slip by Succubus village and see whats wrong.

So far everything seems normal.

Welp. It looks like things are bad. If I don’t hurry. The man will surely be killed

But i’ve got a blacksmith to see. So hopefully he’ll be fine.

This equipment sucks. But I *KNOW* It’ll be used later for sythesizing. So I gotta get it. 

Anyway. Back the the village.

That’s surprisingly noble. 

Aaand. Things are falling into place. Interesting.  I see what man they’re talking about and why they want him dead. 

We arrive at the Mayor’s mansion after fighting a bunch of succubi. And what we learn.

Aaaand we are reaching an uncomfortable topic. 

Hey. Believe me. I would have cut down all of them if the game let me. 

This certainly took a turn I was not expecting. But. I’m gonna trust you Lily. 

Not to interrupt. But. I think hating him is 1000% justifiable and I would not lose any sleep at night if he was lynched. 

Look. I’m with you. But. This man probably does deserve it. 

That I can agree with yes.

Yeah. Attacking the village was a bit much. 

But can we do that trial thing? The man seems like he’s happy to be alive.

Every day I smile because I know picking you was the right choice. 

But yeah. The takeaway. It was wrong to attack this village. But this man should 100% die. 

And everyone had a happy ending. 

WOO! I can now upgrade humans! Truly it is a happy day. Maybe I should get Sonya back in the party afterall. 

And that’s all for now! 

[smartoptionsio]

The Evolution of Money Part III: The Gold Standard of Money and the Rothschild Banking

Welcome to the third part of the “EVOLUTION OF MONEY” series, contributed by Cryptomedics – one of the best channels when it comes to Crypto Education, Altcoin and Margin Signals. In this sequel of the epic educational series, we move forward to the beginnings of the stock market, the Rothschilds and finally, the gold standard of money.

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The Evolution of Money Series

Part I: The Past, the Present, and the Future 

Part II: The Age of Shylocks and Banking

Part III: The Gold Standard of Money and the Rothschild Banking

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With the evolution of the banking business arose the need to standardize money for the sake of its value. The 17th century Europe was a more connected region that thrived in commerce, and the wealthiest members in the society were judged by how much money they had. Having more gold meant having more money and this meant greater influence to determine the outcome of wars, who becomes king, and which state the world could do business with. This was a period when money was gradually replacing religion as the most formidable tool of power.

To truly understand the gold standard of the monetary system, and how the value of the most precious metal standard revolutionized the global economy, we have to take a step back to the fall of the Roman Empire. At its peak, the Romans were very successful for the simple reason that their coin-based economy was inflation-proof. This was because the value of the money the Roman Empire had was directly tied to the value of Gold and other precious metals. For most of Roman history, their money was made from copper, orichalcum, silver, bronze, and Gold.

After the fall of the Roman empire in 434 C.E, their success in storing wealth and value with money persisted. The resulting fragmented states all over Europe, Asia, and North Africa minted their own coins from precious metals and within no time, Silver and Gold emerged as the most feasible for use as currency. With the rise of money lending in Florence, Italy, in the 13th century and subsequent success of shipping and international trade, money played a central role in shaping political dynasties as religion was relegated to the ceremonial background.

The Bank of England and The Stock market

By the end of the 17th century, England was in financial ruins. Over half a decade of unending wars against the French and other Kingdoms had drained the Kingdom’s resources and they had to turn to private lenders to finance new wars. The money lenders, who mostly made their fortune in money changing, charged a high price and demanded taxes as security. These turned out to be private banks that controlled and manipulated the British Pound in the stock exchange. The Bank of England was founded by these private banks in 1674 to consolidate their power and monopolize the issuance of Gold-backed currency. The Bank of England became the first privately owned central bank in the world.

During the era before the Napoleonic Wars, multiple European Kingdoms were constantly feuding and fighting over territory. Wars cost money. Soldiers had to be fed and paid and weapons and horses cost a fortune to acquire and mobilize. Governments turned to the then richest banks for loans, which was paid back with interest. In 1803, an alliance of European powers including the United Kingdom, the Kingdom of Spain, the Kingdom of Prussia, and the Kingdom of Hanover formed a coalition to fight Napoleon in 1803. For funds, they turned to the then richest bankers, the family of Mayer Rothschild.

Government bonds, then known as War bonds/War consoles, were issued by governments as promises to pay the bearer an equivalent of currency denomination and was traded in the stock market. The Rothschilds financed government wars but at the same time speculated and traded in the stock exchange. The value of government-issued bonds fluctuated based on the confidence investors had in the government, just as currencies do today. During the battle of Waterloo, the financial market held its breath as it awaited the results of the battle between the French and two of the coalition forces – the United Kingdom and Prussian forces. This was the war that would determine whether the value of Government bonds, in particular, the British, would rise with a victory or sink with a loss.

The Rothschilds and the Battle of Waterloo

No individual or group of people played a more central role in shaping the evolution of modern money than the Rothschild family. The entire history of modern money and its unfailing relationship with Gold can be traced back to one decisive battle in Europe that may have shaped the entire human history: The battle of Waterloo of June 18th, 1815. It was during this battle that Nathan Rothschild, a popular banker and bonds trader, leveraged the information about the outcome of the battle of Waterloo to carry out the largest financial coup that saw him take control of the stock market and even the bank of England.

To get a clearer picture of how one family got to get control of an entire stock exchange and a central bank of one of the most powerful kingdoms in the world, it is imperative that we go back a little further and get to know how the Rothschilds came to dominate European Banking. Mayer Rothschild was born in Frankfurter Judengasse (Jewish Ghettos of Frankfurt) in the Holy Roman Empire (present-day Frankfurt) in 1710. Like most people living in the Jewish ghettos of the city, he quickly learned the money changing and money lending business. At the time, only Jews could engage in the money business because the majority of Christians considered it a sin to lend money at interest. Mayer was very successful at what he did, and he did a good job of teaching his five sons how to conduct the money business. The Jewish Encyclopedia proclaims that Mayer Rothschild made most of his fortune by selling coins to Prince William IX of Hesse, and was eventually entrusted with the task of managing his accounts and banking in general.

When the sons were older, Mayer Rothschild sent them to start the same business in different cities across Europe. Nathan went to London, where he started a textile and money lending business, Amschel took over the Frankfurt family bank, Salomon established himself in Vienna, Calmann went to Naples, and Jakob started the family bank in Paris. Like their father, the Rothschild brothers made most of their money by associating and handling banking for nobility. Nathan Rothschild became so close to the Duke of Wellington and was appointed the Court Jew, a special title for Jewish bankers who handled finances for European royalty. The Rothschilds proximity to power gave them a business advantage that they maximized on. From 1809, all the five banks across Europe began dealing in gold bullions and government bonds. When Napoleon was wreaking havoc in Europe, the kingdoms turned to the Rothschilds for loans to fund their wars against him and this is where the family banks made the most money. This is because loaning to governments was very lucrative – the bankers could dictate the terms and since they were secured by taxpayers, the risks were minimal. And who did Napoleon get money for funding his wars? Correct, he received also from the Rothschilds.

By the year 1815, the five Rothschild brothers were supplying gold and silver secretly to both the coalition forces led by the Duke of Wellington and the Napoleon Army (via Jakob’s bank in France). This may have been when they embraced the policy of funding both sides in wars. The Rothschilds, with time, grew to love wars for the simple reason that they were expensive to the warring sides but massively profitable to whoever had the funds to loan them. It did not matter who won or lost the war when they were funding both sides because the victor would always honor the terms of the loan. The policy of funding both sides persisted beyond the 19th century through the 20th century.

The Rothschilds were in the best position to fund every major war in Europe, not only because they already had banking infrastructure spread out across Europe, but also because they had set up an unparalleled spying and message delivery network complete with fast couriers and secret routes. Since this was a time when the price of government bonds fluctuated massively, the Rothschilds were always a step ahead with current events and were very successful in speculating and even determining bond prices. Besides, since the Rothschilds were funding both sides of the war, their couriers were the only merchants who were permitted to pass through the French and English blockades. Nathan, like his father, understood that money was power. He was so confident of his position that he has been quoted saying:

“Give me control of a nation’s money and I care not who makes its laws.”

Government Bonds

During the final battle of the Napoleonic era in Waterloo on June 18th 1815, it is alleged that Nathan Rothschild, already a looked-upon figure and richest man in the stock exchange, started a selling frenzy by spreading false news on the outcome of the battle to crash the price of the Sterling pound and bought them secretly. Rothschilds’ sophisticated and multi-faceted messaging system of spies and homing pigeons proved to be invaluable. Nathan Rothschild had positioned a man named John Roworth on the northern side of the battlefield, closer to the English channel, with instructions to send news of any developments on the battlefield as soon as they happened. When the battle was decided, agent Roworth immediately dispatched a homing pigeon to Nathan informing him of the coalition’s victory. The news may have been delivered on the evening of Monday, June 19th, over 24 hours before the government’s messenger arrived with the news on horseback on 21st. It is claimed that Nathan capitalized on his knowledge of the outcome of the battle by spreading rumors that the coalition forces had been defeated, causing panic selling of the Pound Sterling bonds on the stock exchange. The Rothschild’s agents were then instructed to buy up all the bonds at a fraction of the price they were worth just a few hours earlier.

By the time the news of Napoleon’s defeat arrived in London and the price of Pound Sterling shot back up, Nathan Rothschild and the Rothschild family bank were the largest shareholders of the Bank of England. It is estimated that Nathan Rothschild’s investment on that day increased by a factor of 20 to 1 and the Rothschild’s family fortune doubled from £0.5 million to £1 million in a day, a fortune unfathomable at that time.

The Gold standard of Money

The Gold Standard of money is a form of monetary system where a particular currency, typically in coin and paper money, has its value directly tied to a specific value of Gold. This means that the value of the currency is ‘sound’ or ‘stable’. Countries with a currency set a fixed price for Gold and bought and sold the precious metals at that price. This paved the way for the production of non-inflationary bank notes that were printed on cheaper and more convenient paper to represent a certain amount of gold. With the government converting the value of their gold reserves to paper money and using debt instruments issued to private banks and individuals, the struggle between paper money and gold eventually resulted in the popular gold standard of money.

In 1816, England became the first Kingdom to standardize the value of money based on gold. This meant that banks and individuals who owned the most shares of the government bond had similarly large shares of the treasury gold. This was a major development in the history of money because it meant different denominations of the same currency could be produced by a central authority without actually proving that the gold the money represented was available on demand. The paper currency was essentially a receipt that proved the bearer had a certain amount of gold deposited with the issuer (the government) and was ‘good for the money’. Despite the introduction of paper money in Europe in the 16th century, gold coins and bullions continued to rule the global monetary system until the 18th century when paper money became more popular.

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