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|image=http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a315/DelphinusW/achaea/wiki/Ashtan.jpg | |image=http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a315/DelphinusW/achaea/wiki/Ashtan.jpg | ||
|cityname=Ashtan | |cityname=Ashtan | ||
|Overseer= Jy'Barrak Dameron | |Overseer= Jy'Barrak [[Dameron]] | ||
|leader=Dunn Lichlord | |leader=Dunn Lichlord | ||
|patron=[[Vastar]], the Skylord | |patron=[[Vastar]], the Skylord | ||
|founder=[[Glanos]] | |founder=[[Glanos]] | ||
|tutor=[[Epicurus]] | |tutor=[[Epicurus]] | ||
|guardian= | |guardian=a [[guardian abomination]] | ||
|allies=[[Thera]], [[Petra]] | |allies=[[Thera]], [[Petra]] | ||
|enemies=[[Targossas]], [[Eleusis]] | |enemies=[[Targossas]], [[Eleusis]] | ||
|documents=The [[ | |documents=The [[Ruinous Accord]], the [[Standards of Ambition]] | ||
|arms=Sable, a Zarathustran eagle volant contourny Or | |arms=Sable, a Zarathustran eagle volant contourny Or | ||
}} | }} | ||
Located on the northwestern | Located on the northwestern coast of [[Sapience]], the revamped [[city-state]] of '''Ashtan, Seat of Chaos''', was founded in the days of legend, long before the rise of the [[Seleucarian Empire]]. It has been a prominent seaport on the [[Sapphire Sea]] almost since the day [[Glanos]] established it, shortly after he and [[Sahart]] left [[Ceylon]]. Though the overseas trade dried up during the [[Anarchy Rebellions]] and the naval force fell into deprecation, in modern times Ashtan has still remained a powerful force politically, economically, and martially. Once a freedom-loving state, its primary principles now serve the ends of the [[Chaos Lords]], in mind, body, and spirit. | ||
Reborn upon an abominable alliance of ruthlessly enduring vendetta, military might, and the terrible machinations of Imperator Glaaki and his Chaos Court, Ashtan has embraced its title of the Seat of Chaos. Their profane aims are wrought with havoc and destruction, utter ruin brought to bear against the orderly social and theological structures that would dare oppose the Bastion and her hermetic benefactors. | Reborn upon an abominable alliance of ruthlessly enduring vendetta, military might, and the terrible machinations of Imperator Glaaki and his Chaos Court, Ashtan has embraced its title of the Seat of Chaos. Their profane aims are wrought with havoc and destruction, utter ruin brought to bear against the orderly social and theological structures that would dare oppose the Bastion and her hermetic benefactors. | ||
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==Laws and Policies== | ==Laws and Policies== | ||
: ''Main Article: [[Pillars of Ashtan]] | : ''Main Article: [[Pillars of Ashtan]] | ||
In 691 AF, the vaunted Pillars of Ashtan - so named due to the fact that they could be read upon seven pillars on the Parade of Zarathustra - melded into a single, seven-sided pillar, upon which the [[Standards of Ambition]] were scribed in the wake of [[Glaaki|Glaaki's]] takeover. While discord and chaos are valued above all, a minimal system of laws is required, if only to protect the well-being of the citizens. | |||
==Government and Political History== | ==Government and Political History== | ||
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:585 AF - Tanris Rozzan replaced Darknight as Overseer | :585 AF - Tanris Rozzan replaced Darknight as Overseer | ||
:611 AF - Dunn Lichlord replaced Tanris as Overseer | :611 AF - Dunn Lichlord replaced Tanris as Overseer | ||
:691 AF - Jy'Barrak Dameron replaced Dunn as Overseer | |||
===City Leaders - Archon Ascendants=== | |||
:691 AF - Dunn Lichlord ascends as first Archon Ascendant | |||
==Landmarks== | ==Landmarks== | ||
On the eastern side of the city, across the [[Accra River]], lies the historic '''Cyclade,''' the hill upon which the monastery of the Ashuran monks | On the eastern side of the city, across the [[Accra River]], lies the historic '''Cyclade,''' the hill upon which the ruins of the monastery of the Ashuran monks lies. The hill originally held the "Minorus Basilica," built by the [[Church]] during [[Shallam]]'s occupation of Ashtan. Easy access to this Basilica was what the Church had in mind when they built the [[Sanctuary Bridge]] across the river. In 172 AF, the [[Kharon]] monks took the fortress as their own, and when they moved to Hashan, they took the fortress with them. The Ashuran Monastery took its place before being destroyed in turn during the resistance against [[Golgotha]]. | ||
The [[Arboretum of Enlightenment]], '''de Vermiis Art Gallery''', and [[Loving Hearts Orphanage]] were all built by the legendary [[Occultist]] [[Servelan de Vermiis]]. The Arboretum contains many strange and exotic plant species. The de Vermiis Art Gallery, while receiving critical praise, has been said by some to depict the Church in an unfair light. The Loving Hearts Orphanage is where children are led to be slaughtered so that their pineal glands can be harvested. | The [[Arboretum of Enlightenment]], '''de Vermiis Art Gallery''', and [[Loving Hearts Orphanage]] were all built by the legendary [[Occultist]] [[Servelan de Vermiis]]. The Arboretum contains many strange and exotic plant species. The de Vermiis Art Gallery, while receiving critical praise, has been said by some to depict the Church in an unfair light. The Loving Hearts Orphanage is where children are led to be slaughtered so that their pineal glands can be harvested. | ||
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*[[Remick]], the troll cook | *[[Remick]], the troll cook | ||
*[[Schliemann]] the Unlocker | *[[Schliemann]] the Unlocker | ||
*[[Setyond]] | |||
*[[Simetra]], the stablemaster | *[[Simetra]], the stablemaster | ||
*[[Tauris]], the Master Elementalist | *[[Tauris]], the Master Elementalist | ||