Ordo Minervae Fortunata

Here we see the famous Amphitrite Off World Suppliers of Ravenna. No self respecting spacefarer from the Adriatic to the Rhône would fail to pay them a visit, before venturing past the Oort Cloud, The shop girls' distinctive owl tattoos and bare feet mark them as initiates of the ancient, secretive and fabulously wealthy Ordo Minervae Fortunata, a quasi religious body that advises on trade policy, oversees galactic expansion, and is widely regarded as the true power behind the Imperial throne. Lately, I've been indulging my interest in 'what if?' alternate history, initiatic ritual, sacred, esoteric sisterhoods and all sorts of other whatnot. I don't really know where these manias spring from, and don't care to know. They fascinate me, for some reason.