CODEX Entry 2450: High Frequency Trading   High Frequency Trading or HFT averages 40% of trading volume in equities, and 15% of volume in foreign exchange and commodities. HFT firms do not hold ...

CODEX Entry 2230: Treaty of Tordesillas   Christopher Columbus, financed by the Crown of Castile, stopped in Lisbon, Portugal, on his way back to Spain. He met with King John II to show objects ...

CODEX Entry 1605: The Adoration of the Eucharist   The Adoration of the Eucharist, with the Monstrance, and blessing of the bread and wine, are Egyptian rituals transferred, almost unchanged, ...

CODEX Entry 1034: The death of Moses   Moses proved himself a loyal and talented leader in unprecedented circumstances. On several occasions Moses had successfully interceded on behalf of the ...

CODEX Entry 1015: The Cornucopia   Lost in a maze of poetry and symbolism, the broken horn has been a significant image in Mediterannean mythology, generally referred to as the Cornucopia. The ...

CODEX Entry 1014: The Divine Right of Kings and the Royal Houses   The divine right of royal family’s was based on their ability to trace descent from one of the gods. Prior to 500 BC, and in s ...

An indigenous Koryak from Kamchatka. In another life, Leo would be an artist famed for his singing, dancing, and remarkable imitations of the natural world. In this life, however, he is a soldier ...

A Watcher stationed on Earth throughout the 12th to 16th centuries. Bearing low rank, little importance and enormous familial debts, Cass enjoys a liberal relationship with the virtues of honesty and ...

CODEX Entry 3200: Siwa - Oasis   Slightly below sea level, between the Qattara Depression and the Great Sand Sea in the Western Desert, 50 km east of the Libyan border, and 500 km from Cairo is ...

The Supreme Master has six Senior Wardens whose chief duties are to advise him on the Patrician’s global policies. Six Junior Wardens also report directly to him for communicating with the other E ...