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Hashan displays a tenacity to survive any hardship, its policies marked by supreme self-interest. It famously touted itself as a haven of political and cultural independence, where diverse characters of Sapience could live in harmony and community without fear of prejudice, oppression, or bigotry and where citizens were free to pursue their own interests without outside interference. For centuries, Hashan was home to [[Achaea]]'s first [[Serpent]] organisation, the [[Cult of the Serpent Lords]], as well as defunct [[Spirit Walkers]] and the disestablished [[Sect of the Black Lotus]]. | Hashan displays a tenacity to survive any hardship, its policies marked by supreme self-interest. It famously touted itself as a haven of political and cultural independence, where diverse characters of Sapience could live in harmony and community without fear of prejudice, oppression, or bigotry and where citizens were free to pursue their own interests without outside interference. For centuries, Hashan was home to [[Achaea]]'s first [[Serpent]] organisation, the [[Cult of the Serpent Lords]], as well as defunct [[Spirit Walkers]] and the disestablished [[Sect of the Black Lotus]]. | ||
688 saw the stirring of an ancient and unknown nexus of energy beneath | The year 688 AF saw the stirring of an ancient and unknown nexus of energy beneath Hashan. Surging from deep below, it tore the city from its roots, lifting its foundations to mysteriously float above the scarred woodlands, separating itself from the Ithmia. The wide chasm in the earth resulting from the displaced structure was named the [[Sunderlands]]. | ||
The leaders of the city soon agreed that it was their responsibility to both understand and harness this power, closing its great [[Houses]] so that all resources could combine and be put toward this unified goal. To mark this revival in civic purpose, Hashan redubbed itself the ''Court of Shadows''. In a post-[[House Renaissance|Renaissance]] world, the [[Somatikos]] and [[Krymenian Academy]] now safeguard and advance the city-state's new aims. | The leaders of the city soon agreed that it was their responsibility to both understand and harness this power, closing its great [[Houses]] so that all resources could combine and be put toward this unified goal. To mark this revival in civic purpose, Hashan redubbed itself the ''Court of Shadows''. In a post-[[House Renaissance|Renaissance]] world, the [[Somatikos]] and [[Krymenian Academy]] now safeguard and advance the city-state's new aims. | ||