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==Famous Faces== | ==Famous Faces== | ||
More than a few famous faces have hailed from Ashtan: | More than a few famous faces have hailed from Ashtan: | ||
*King [[Garrin]], the Golden, the ruler of Ashtan who first instigated battle with rival [[Shallam]] over easily accessible ores in the [[Siroccian Mountains]] after generations of isolation from one another. | |||
*The wise King [[Martin (king)|Martin]] ruled circa 200 years before the rise of [[Seleucar]]. The district known as Martin's Sorrow was named after him; according to local tales, when he looked over it, he wept at the suffering he saw before him. | *The wise King [[Martin (king)|Martin]] ruled circa 200 years before the rise of [[Seleucar]]. The district known as Martin's Sorrow was named after him; according to local tales, when he looked over it, he wept at the suffering he saw before him. | ||
*The resistance fighter [[Zarathustra]] led the citizens of both Ashtan and [[Thera]] (around the same time) to revolt against their Shallamese captors. The Parade of Zarathustra is named after him, and a statue in his likeness may be found at the centre of the Pillars of Ashtan. | *The resistance fighter [[Zarathustra]] led the citizens of both Ashtan and [[Thera]] (around the same time) to revolt against their Shallamese captors. The Parade of Zarathustra is named after him, and a statue in his likeness may be found at the centre of the Pillars of Ashtan. | ||