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Bishop Angelo Vetrini

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       As the ranking Mithran priest at Cerro Rico, Bishop Angelo Vetrini had, in theory, been in charge of the souls of all the populace of the mine and island. His job was their spiritual wellbeing, to do everything he could to influence their eventual fate in the afterlife.      That had been the mission given to him by the Holy Church.     His responsibilities toward his family, the Vetrini Clan, and their local head, Overseer Lucius Vetrini, who operated the Cerro Rico mines, had been somewhat different.     "Keep them docile" Lucius had instructed him on his first day at this new post. "Keep them obedient.  Focus them away from their current circumstances toward their eventual reward in the afterlife. Preach the value of hard work, of obedience to authority. Keep them in line, Angelo. That's your job. Do it well, and you will be rewarded. Greatly."     Bishop Angelo had done his job well in his thirteen years at his post. He had a flair for oratory after a