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    \_|                       New Darkhaven                             |
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      |  The city of Darkhaven, famed City of Hope and light, is a      |
      |  bastion of safety in the perilous lands of the Realms.         |
      |  Darkhaven has repelled numerous assaults and maintained its    |
      |  position as a pillar of stability throughout the lands. Only   |
      |  once, during the Age of Exultation, were the walls of          |
      |  Darkhaven compromised and the town razed.                      |
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      |  Despite the loss of their homes, the stalwart citizens of      |
      |  Darkhaven began to rebuild away from the ruins of their old    |
      |  home. They christened the city New Darkhaven and set about re- |
      |  building their reputation as the most prosperous and secure    |
      |  city within the Realms. New Darkhaven again became a center of |
      |  both commerce and knowledge. The city's markets bustled daily. |
      |  It became known as a pinnacle of knowledge due to the          |
      |  construction of the Guild houses and the Tower of Knowledge.   |
      |  As a monument to prosperity, Castle Darkhawk was constructed   |
      |  on the hill in the northeast corner of the town. Just to the   |
      |  west the Cathedral Notre Dame de Sioux was built as a focal    |
      |  point for the worship of Thoric.                               |
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      |  Fortunately for New Darkhaven, little was disrupted during the |
      |  Shattering. The citizens were shaken and disturbed, but most   |
      |  of the structures remained intact despite the horrible         |
      |  shifting of the land. The guards increase their shifts and     |
      |  clutch their steel longswords tighter as they peer over the    |
      |  walls at the unfamiliar lands surrounding them.                |
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