12.3.2 Hashan, Court of Shadows
Built upon a wellspring of latent power, the city of Hashan has grown from humble beginnings and persevered through centuries of adversity to produce a fiercely independent and tenacious people. A city of secrets and sages, of mystics and mystery, Hashan is led by the Seneschal and council of Regents, leaders in the intricate dance of politics and power that comprises the Court of Shadows. A deeply seated curiosity is inherent to the people of Hashan, who, through relentless study and experimentation, seek to master the metaphysical forces that constitute our existence, unravel the mysteries of the multiverse, and lay bare the secrets that divide mortalkind. They are dismissive of religious zealotry and the moral constraints mortalkind has traditionally placed upon itself, supporting the idea that the ends justify the means. Hashan's citizens are quick to embrace new ideas, fearlessly marching into the future without looking back.