Caelius Rennovar learned early in life that even with nothing more than an earl's title, his family held a firm and quiet footing in the capital.
Officially, the Rennovar household was known for its medicine business, supplying herbs and healing potions to those who could not afford the temple's services, as the temple demanded heavy donations from nobles before offering treatment.
For commoners, however, the Rennovars sold medicine more freely but always in exchange for information gathered from the darkest corners of the slums, where secrets traveled faster than coins.
Beneath the respectable trade ran an intelligence guild few dared to speak of, allowing the family to hear whispers long before they reached the palace halls. But because many nobles remained ignorant of this underground network, the Rennovars were often looked down upon for associating too closely with common folk.
