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<Meanwhile, at the courtyard of the Mage's Guild>
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Halen: You know, Serpent's End was founded nearly 200 years ago, not long after the Barian Invasion was defeated. It was to be a sign of victory for the Byzarian Union over the Serpent Empire.
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Katharina: Ah ... thus the name, I guess?
Halen: Exactly, my dear. For the first century it was a rather small Byzarian settlement that had a rough time surviving here in the jungle. But they didn't want to give up.
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Katharina: But, ehm ... didn't we humans also help?
Halen: Heh, yes, of course. But WE, or more specifically the people of Soaleywyn were the only ones CRAZY enough to live at the edge of the great jungle ... mocking the giant, wounded snake and be the first ones to be DEVOURED, should it ever rise again ...
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Katharina: Um ... so WHY exactly do so many people live here, now ... ?
Halen: Well, The Snake, as you know, DIDN'T rise again. Instead, it crawled back into its den and built the Great Wall around it ... so the settlement remained.