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{{Infobox settlement|name=Grasped Hollow|image=GraspedHollow_CoA.png|imagesize=250px|image_alt=Coat of Arms of Grasped Hollow|image_caption=Coat of arms of Grasped Hollow|type=~~City~~|nation=Directionland|province=Central Directionland|notable1=Gyorgy Wystan}}

{{Infobox settlement|name=Grasped Hollow|image=GraspedHollow_CoA.png|imagesize=250px|image_alt=Coat of Arms of Grasped Hollow|image_caption=Coat of arms of Grasped Hollow|type=Duchy|nation=Directionland|province=Central Directionland|notable1=Gyorgy Wystan}}

'''Grasped Hollow''' is a duchy of the [[Directionland|United Empire of Directionland]], located on the eastern border of Central Directionland. It is best known for the '''Balmeran Mines''', a strategically important source of iron, redstone and diamonds, and for its distinctive local folklore, including the so-called ''Legend of Grasped Hollow'' involving a Ghast sighting over [[Monitoring Station Delta]].

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Before the establishment of the duchy, the land that would become Grasped Hollow was part of a wider ecclesiastical region informally known as the '''Divine Province'''. This region was administered by the '''[[Order of Simonius]]''' owing to its proximity to two of the most important holy sites of the [[Aetherian Faith]]:

* The '''[[Temple of Simonius]]''' and the developing city of '''God’s Landing''', founded on land considered sacred by the Church

* The '''[[Temple of Simonius]]''' and the developing city of '''[[God's Landing|God’s Landing]]''', founded on land considered sacred by the Church

* The '''[[Ancient Cross of Simonius]]''', located north of God’s Landing and regarded as the oldest religious symbol on Mundus

* The '''[[Ancient Cross of Simonius]]''', located north of God’s Landing and regarded as the oldest religious symbol on [[Mundus]]

When God’s Landing was still under construction and the surrounding lands ~~werze~~ effectively church-administered territory, the Crown issued a '''royal charter''' allowing exploitation of the rich iron veins known to exist further east. This charter marked the first formal secular claim in the area that would become Grasped Hollow.

When God’s Landing was still under construction and the surrounding lands were effectively church-administered territory, the [[Imperial Crown of Directionland|Crown]] issued a '''royal charter''' allowing exploitation of the rich iron veins known to exist further east. This charter marked the first formal secular claim in the area that would become Grasped Hollow.

=== Discovery of the Balmeran Mines ===

According to both surviving records and later retellings, an '''unrecorded miner'''—whose name has been lost to history—took it upon himself to act on the charter. Travelling into the wooded, snow-patched hills east of God’s Landing, he began to dig a solitary shaft in what is now the centre of Grasped Hollow.

According to both surviving records and later retellings, an '''unrecorded miner'''—whose name has been lost to history—took it upon himself to act on the charter. Travelling into the wooded, snow-patched hills east of [[God's Landing|God’s Landing]], he began to dig a solitary shaft in what is now the centre of Grasped Hollow.

As he worked, he uncovered:

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-{{Infobox settlement|name=Grasped Hollow|image=GraspedHollow_CoA.png|imagesize=250px|image_alt=Coat of Arms of Grasped Hollow|image_caption=Coat of arms of Grasped Hollow|type=City|nation=Directionland|province=Central Directionland|notable1=Gyorgy Wystan}}
+{{Infobox settlement|name=Grasped Hollow|image=GraspedHollow_CoA.png|imagesize=250px|image_alt=Coat of Arms of Grasped Hollow|image_caption=Coat of arms of Grasped Hollow|type=Duchy|nation=Directionland|province=Central Directionland|notable1=Gyorgy Wystan}}
 '''Grasped Hollow''' is a duchy of the [[Directionland|United Empire of Directionland]], located on the eastern border of Central Directionland. It is best known for the '''Balmeran Mines''', a strategically important source of iron, redstone and diamonds, and for its distinctive local folklore, including the so-called ''Legend of Grasped Hollow'' involving a Ghast sighting over [[Monitoring Station Delta]].
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 Before the establishment of the duchy, the land that would become Grasped Hollow was part of a wider ecclesiastical region informally known as the '''Divine Province'''. This region was administered by the '''[[Order of Simonius]]''' owing to its proximity to two of the most important holy sites of the [[Aetherian Faith]]:
-* The '''[[Temple of Simonius]]''' and the developing city of '''God’s Landing''', founded on land considered sacred by the Church
+* The '''[[Temple of Simonius]]''' and the developing city of '''[[God's Landing|God’s Landing]]''', founded on land considered sacred by the Church
-* The '''[[Ancient Cross of Simonius]]''', located north of God’s Landing and regarded as the oldest religious symbol on Mundus
+* The '''[[Ancient Cross of Simonius]]''', located north of God’s Landing and regarded as the oldest religious symbol on [[Mundus]]
-When God’s Landing was still under construction and the surrounding lands werze effectively church-administered territory, the Crown issued a '''royal charter''' allowing exploitation of the rich iron veins known to exist further east. This charter marked the first formal secular claim in the area that would become Grasped Hollow.
+When God’s Landing was still under construction and the surrounding lands were effectively church-administered territory, the [[Imperial Crown of Directionland|Crown]] issued a '''royal charter''' allowing exploitation of the rich iron veins known to exist further east. This charter marked the first formal secular claim in the area that would become Grasped Hollow.
 === Discovery of the Balmeran Mines ===
-According to both surviving records and later retellings, an '''unrecorded miner'''—whose name has been lost to history—took it upon himself to act on the charter. Travelling into the wooded, snow-patched hills east of God’s Landing, he began to dig a solitary shaft in what is now the centre of Grasped Hollow.
+According to both surviving records and later retellings, an '''unrecorded miner'''—whose name has been lost to history—took it upon himself to act on the charter. Travelling into the wooded, snow-patched hills east of [[God's Landing|God’s Landing]], he began to dig a solitary shaft in what is now the centre of Grasped Hollow.
 As he worked, he uncovered: