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-In all of [[universe:mikurmiya:avishraa]], there are only two - possibly three, now - major places where the [[chosen:|Chosen]] can live openly without being hunted down, enslaved, or otherwise made miserable. One is the [[ethnicity:Abethine:]] city-state of [[geopolitical:Ǣdyihòzh:]], whose peculiar tolerance for "witches", and indeed other types that society might consider unsavory, stems from its history as a penal colony for the city of [[geopolitical:Uzhidam:]] and the revolt that led to its independence. One, which is very tenuous but might strengthen over time, is the area of the western [[geography:sekhaa:region:brightness]] dominated by the sect known as the [[mythology:path_of_radiance:great_illumination]]; its intensely universalist ethos generally considers all thinking beings to be potential foes of the dark entity [[mythology:path_of_radiance:vom]], to the point that the Illuminators are already one of the few [[takma:|takma]] groups to openly embrace [[xtauh:]] as equals. While the Chosen are traditionally considered agents of Vom, the Illuminators' contact with [[ethnicity:abethine:Ǣdyihòzhis]] culture has introduced a certain amount of sympathy for them.
+In all of [[universe:mikurmiya:avishraa]], there are only two - possibly three, now - major places where the [[chosen:|Chosen]] can live openly without being hunted down, enslaved, or otherwise made miserable. One is the [[ethnicity:Abethine:]] city-state of [[geopolitical:Ǣdyihòzh:]], whose peculiar tolerance for "witches", and indeed other types that society might consider unsavory, stems from its history as a penal colony for the city of [[geopolitical:Uzhidam:]] and the revolt that led to its independence. One, which is very tenuous but might strengthen over time, is the area of the western [[geography:sekhaa:region:Brightness]] dominated by the sect known as the [[mythology:path_of_radiance:Great Illumination:]]; its intensely universalist ethos generally considers all thinking beings to be potential foes of the dark entity [[mythology:path_of_radiance:Vom]], to the point that the Illuminators are already one of the few [[takma:|takma]] groups to openly embrace [[xtauh:]] as equals. While the Chosen are traditionally considered agents of Vom, the Illuminators' contact with [[ethnicity:abethine:Ǣdyihòzhis]] culture has introduced a certain amount of sympathy for them.
-Both of the above are areas dominated by takmar that allow, or may soon allow, Chosen to exist within the wider culture. The third and most important, however, is a place of Chosen alone, called the [[geopolitical:citadel:]], a valley refuge tucked amid the [[geography:sekhaa:region:spine_of_sirdanth]]. For generations, Chosen in danger of persecution have found their way there, led by trusted guides from the Citadel itself, or by powers or instincts unknown. It's in the Citadel that the study of the nature of the Chosen has been the most complete, for the simple reason that there are, and have been for a long time, more of them together there than anywhere else; while Chosen will breed true among themselves, for a Chosen to be born to ordinary takma parents is a relatively rare occurrence. Most takmar never meet one, and most Chosen would not survive long enough to be studied if they did.
+Both of the above are areas dominated by takmar that allow, or may soon allow, Chosen to exist within the wider culture. The third and most important, however, is a place of Chosen alone, called the [[geopolitical:citadel:]], a valley refuge tucked amid the [[geography:sekhaa:region:Spine of Sirdanth]]. For generations, Chosen in danger of persecution have found their way there, led by trusted guides from the Citadel itself, or by powers or instincts unknown. It's in the Citadel that the study of the nature of the Chosen has been the most complete, for the simple reason that there are, and have been for a long time, more of them together there than anywhere else; while Chosen will breed true among themselves, for a Chosen to be born to ordinary takma parents is a relatively rare occurrence. Most takmar never meet one, and most Chosen would not survive long enough to be studied if they did.
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