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-==== Resh ====
+===== Resh =====
-Before the wars, Resh was a highly isolated kingdom.  They were ruled by a theocracy
+=== Common Knowledge ===
-who worshipped the [[Babylonian]] gods.  However, some time ago, these gods were apparently
-killed by the [[Godslayer]].
-When [[Backbone]] fell to the Orc armies in 1098, hundrerds of thousands of people were
+Before the wars, Resh was a highly isolated kingdom ruled by a theocracy that worshipped
+the [[Babylonian]] gods.  They considered outsiders to be dangerous and eschewed contact
+as much as possible.  Combined with the marshlands west of [[Backbone]], this kept the
+nation relatively safe.
+When [[Backbone]] fell to the Orc armies in 1098, hundreds of thousands of people were
 displaced.  While most took ships to The King's Island and beyond, many could not afford
 this travel and so fled to Resh on foot.  A combination of the great marshland (where
 Lizardfolk live) and Resh's isolationism whittled those refugees down to a bare minimum.
-But even that small number was enough to push the nation to adopt a more friendly
+But even that small number was enough to nudge the nation to adopt a more friendly
 attitude toward outsiders.
-Then, in 1104, [[neville|a mysterious hero]] arrived who defeated
+Then, in 1104, [[neville|a mysterious hero]] arrived who defeated a group of evil cultists
-a group of evil cultists who were intent on summoning the Godslayer to appear in the
+who were intent on summoning the Godslayer to appear in the flesh.  This evil group had
-flesh.  This evil group had operated in secret without the citizens of Resh even being
+operated in secret without the citizens of Resh even being aware of their presence.
-aware of their presence.
 While the hero died in the fight, he disrupted the cult enough that the Resh populace
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 hero.  And since his name was unknown, they simply named him "Fighter".
-After the chaos of the cult, it was revealed that the ruling theocracy had lost their
+After the chaos of the cult, it was revealed that the ruling theocracy had lost its
 powers.  They were replaced by a warlord named Helmer -- who eventually installed a new
 form of government and helped open the society to the outside world.
+=== Expert Knowledge ===
+The theocracy lost its powers because the [[Godslayer]] killed the entire [[Babylonian]] pantheon.
+=== Hidden Knowledge ===
+The hero who saved the city was a little-known adventurer named [[Neville]] who was granted
+the ability to travel through time by [[Parádoxa]], the Lord of Time.  His exploits resulted
+in a significant alteration of the time stream -- saving the nation not only from the cultists
+but also from total destruction.