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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]]: | 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 were 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 === | === 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: | As he worked, he uncovered: | ||