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 Introduction
 ************
 
+.. image:: img/dellavitadelcont00bian-portrait.png
+
 In the late 18th century scientists around Europe were busy discovering
 the Laws of Nature; what if they had been able to *warp* them?
 
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 This manual is centered on the area around Como, in the Duchy of Milan /
 Cisalpine Republic / Kingdom of Italy / Kingdom of Lombardy - Venetia
 (and a couple more entities in between) where Alessandro Volta lived,
-discovered the secret of eternal life[#eternal]_ and founded an
+discovered the secret of eternal life [#eternal]_ and founded an
 important centre of research that attracted scientists and aspiring
 scientists from all around Europe and the world.
 
-
 .. [#eternal] or at least the means to prolong his own life and health
-   indefinitely 
+   indefinitely.
+
+The time range covered by this manual starts in the 1780s, with the
+establishment of a centre of research in Como (rather than accepting the
+post at the university in Pavia, as in the real world timeline) and
+reaches the mid 19th century, when a Volta recognised as immortal
+oversees the birth of the steampunk computer (with Electricity and small
+explosions in the UI).
+
+Of course, Volta wasn't alone and all european countries (and armies)
+had access to their own scientists, so nobody gained an undue advantage
+and the political history of this timeline follows more or less that of
+the real world timeline… except where it doesn't. This means that the
+players have a chance to get involved in such events as the Napoleonic
+wars or the Italian indipendence wars.