If they accept, they retire: their charter NFT, stock and till become yours. Hold three charters to be crowned Sovereign.
You inherit a merchant charter: an NFT that owns its own NEAR wallet. Four rival merchants, each with its own AI mind, trade saffron, silk, tea and salt against you for 24 days. Money is counted in coins.
Win: be the richest house (vassals included) on day 24 — or hold three charters and be crowned Sovereign at once.
Every 5 days profits, stock and charters settle on NEAR. You never need a wallet to play.
Every rival has its own mind, its own wallet and its own memory. They start the season with a temperament, then learn from what works, what burns them, and how you treat them.