There are no set religious beliefs that would act as a commonality among all of the Fulcrum's members. The Fulcrum generally does not care where you are from or what believes you have unless they could cause issues for the organization. Members of Marcandrian nationality do generally tend to be quite closely aligned with the Marcandrian goddess Meranzi — as she represents commerce and trade as well as exceptionalism. The Fulcrum typically hold very meritocratic views, and hold favorable views on individuals who are successful and who have demonstrated exceptional skill — often respecting them as peers.
The Fulcrum primarily exists to make its members more wealthy and influential, with members joining in the belief that the Fulcrum will aid them in acquiring this. Many are firm believers in the Marcandrian notion of reaching towards the pinnacle of society, and as merchants believe the best way to do this is through economic power. The Fulcrum's members may have varying personal goals, though most believe it is by the use of economic power that one is best positioned to serve one's interests and goals. Economic power thus trump all other form of power in terms of usability to get one's will.
-The Fulcrum believe that the best way to secure their positions in the markets is through enforcing an undisputed market dominance, or even a monopoly that is controlled solely by them. Even if they have to run their businesses at a deficit for a while, if doing so would bankrupt their competitors and ensure them a solid market dominance, then they view it as worth it in the long run.
+The Fulcrum believe that the best way to secure their positions in the markets is through enforcing an undisputed market dominance, or even a monopoly, that is controlled solely by them. Even if they have to run their businesses at a deficit for a while, if doing so would bankrupt their competitors and ensure them a solid market dominance, then they view it as worth it in the long run.
The Fulcrum cares deeply about image — that others respect them, and that their competitors may even fear them. They also care for their public image. This doesn't mean they care about how everyone view them. They want to keep good relations with business partners, and at least maintain a good enough relation with customers that they do not avoid their goods. For those who loose their businesses because of the Fulcrum's aggressive pushing for market dominance — well they're never going to like the Fulcrum anyway, so the Fulcrum tends not to care much about them. Marcandrian society tends to look down on failures and failed ventures — which is lucky for the Fulcrum as that means those they push out of the market are often viewed as failures by society and thus find little public support.