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 =====The Golden Age===== =====The Golden Age=====
  
-  * Little is known about the origins of the Empire.+  * Little is known about the origins of the Rastaban ​Empire.
   * We know, of course, that it was glorious. That it was ruled by a benevolent Emperor, who conquered all the known lands of the world and brought them under sacred subjugation. ​   * We know, of course, that it was glorious. That it was ruled by a benevolent Emperor, who conquered all the known lands of the world and brought them under sacred subjugation. ​
-  * That this was the Golden Age of the world, ​where everyone found communion in the shared triumph of Rastaban, and there was peace, prosperity, and plenty for all.  +  * That this was the Golden Age of the world, ​when everyone found communion in the shared triumph of Rastaban, and there was peace, prosperity, and plenty for all.  
-  * That the Emperor sat on the Throne in the capital of Rastaban and kept everything running in perfect harmony, like the mainspring in an orrery.+  * That the Emperor sat on the Throne in the capital, the City of Rastabanand kept everything running in perfect harmony, like the mainspring in an orrery.
   * How long this Golden Age lasted, none can say.    * How long this Golden Age lasted, none can say. 
   * But end it did.   * But end it did.
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   * The world fell to chaos and destruction. ​   * The world fell to chaos and destruction. ​
   * Darkness reigned.   * Darkness reigned.
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 =====The Age of Isolation===== =====The Age of Isolation=====
  
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   * Nobody could come. Nobody could leave.   * Nobody could come. Nobody could leave.
   * The Gate of Beginnings was shut.    * The Gate of Beginnings was shut. 
-  * The Wood of Loss swelled massively, embracing Rastaban in its thorny clasp. ​+  * The Forest ​of Loss swelled massively, embracing Rastaban in its thorny clasp. ​
   * Thanks to this decisive action, the people of Rastaban were spared, and the glory of Empire continued.   * Thanks to this decisive action, the people of Rastaban were spared, and the glory of Empire continued.
   * A thousand years passes.   * A thousand years passes.
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 =====The Dawn of a New Age===== ​ =====The Dawn of a New Age===== ​
  
-  * It is the Day of Triumph. ​+  * It is the Day of Triumph.
   * For every Day of Triumph for the last thousand years, there has been a solemn procession down the Imperial Boulevard, to rehash the faded glories of the Empire. Almost everyone in the city attends; there are delegations and representatives from every Guild and profession. They march along the boulevard, from Gate of Beginnings in the southwest to the Gate of Dynasties in the north, floats and ribbons fluttering in the wind, singing and chanting and playing instruments. ​   * For every Day of Triumph for the last thousand years, there has been a solemn procession down the Imperial Boulevard, to rehash the faded glories of the Empire. Almost everyone in the city attends; there are delegations and representatives from every Guild and profession. They march along the boulevard, from Gate of Beginnings in the southwest to the Gate of Dynasties in the north, floats and ribbons fluttering in the wind, singing and chanting and playing instruments. ​
   * It is the one time of year where the Silent Regent leaves the Imperial District - in her palanquin, carried aloft by hooded servants in dusty robes. She never shows her face.    * It is the one time of year where the Silent Regent leaves the Imperial District - in her palanquin, carried aloft by hooded servants in dusty robes. She never shows her face. 
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   * The Silent Regent disembarks. ​   * The Silent Regent disembarks. ​
   * She is wrapped from head to toe in mourning cloth. ​   * She is wrapped from head to toe in mourning cloth. ​
-  * She announces that the Edict which closed the City is lifted; that the Gate of Beginnings is to be opened. And so the procession returns the way it came, and the Gate is ceremonially unbarred. ​+  * In a voice as smooth as silk, she announces that the Edict which closed the city is lifted; that the Gate of Beginnings is to be opened. And so the procession returns the way it came, and the Gate is ceremonially unbarred. ​
   * In the days that follow, a call goes out for heroes to pledge themselves to the Empire'​s great reconquest.   * In the days that follow, a call goes out for heroes to pledge themselves to the Empire'​s great reconquest.
   * You are one such hero.    * You are one such hero. 
  
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