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"...[name] stood in the [name2] Hall, a hundred
peers watching from the galleys above. She called her Provider's
name, and all could feel the power she commanded. [name3] summoned
his wards, but all that watched knew his efforts were in vain.
The next name she offered was his, and the misery of [name3]
was legend."
translated from Dekàlan
fragment
found in ruined Ildûn
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City of Shalvàsal
The southern-most city of Taldàna, Shalvàsal is
perhaps the least influenced by the wishes of the Albumor. The city is a popular
port for those rounding the Horn of Caldàeth. Shalvàsal is the second most prosperous city in
Taldàna, second only to the capital itself. One of the earliest port cities to open trade following the
Last War, the city has grown considerably in the last six hundred years. Ships from as far as Azálari
anchor in its harbor to resupply with goods from the bountiful Alùrin and to partake of Amra's pleasures.
This last reason has given Shalvàsal a poor reputation within Taldàna. Amrans view
prostitution as an opportunity for the wayward to learn of the Lady's mysteries,
rather than a chance to make a few Auram.
The docks of Shalvàsal are crowded all
day and lantern-lit to all hours of the night. By morning,
the piers are often draped with drunken sailors like a beached
fish kill. Within an hour of dawn most have crawled
back to their holds and holes to lick their wounds and wait
for the next evening.
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