After the successful negotiations between workers and factory owners, peace in the lively Raetsburg has only partially returned. Hopefully, the administrative chaos in the town hall will settle as the new governing team finds its way. It remains to be seen what effect the establishment of a new party will have. There is also much turmoil on the international front. Not all issues with distant New Eden have been resolved, but there is fortunately much praise from England. The death of banker Von Aldringen caused a decline in the social season's vibrancy, not to mention the difficult episode involving Janssen Chemicals. However, there are still a few constants that provide stability, even forming an unexpected alliance: the University of Raetsburg and the significant religious order Mundo Vox Dei (which recently also established itself in Raetsburg). These two institutions will collaborate more closely. Mundo Vox Dei is making part of their monastery available to the university for groundbreaking research. This will further place Raetsburg at the center of scientific advancement.