Asterian Restoration

An eon ago, the Seleucarian Empire stood as the pinnacle of mortal      
accomplishment, founded on the dreams of Nicator and the genius of      
Severian, strengthened by the brilliance of leaders like Catarin        
deSangre. With the fall of Seleucar and the sundering of Sapience, those
who remained on the new continent of Meropis were forced to fight       
against unimaginable dangers. Thanks to the heroism of warriors such as 
Davis Kephry and the discovery of a boy named Durande, the descendants  
of those remnants live on today. However, much of the knowledge gained  
by the Empire that was has been lost or set aside, irrelevant to the    
Meropians' everlasting battle for survival.                             

As the stewards of what was once the duchy of Aster Malik, we have taken
it upon ourselves to create the first public sanctuary dedicated to the 
free exchange of ideas on the continent of Meropis since the fall of the
Seleucarian Empire. With institutions like the Ingram Cairo Memorial    
Library and the Theatron Meropian, we form a foundation for the         
discussion and sharing of ideas away from the boundaries often created  
by the delineations of citizenship. Despite this, we do not eschew the  
idea of service to the various mortal and Divine ideals present in the  
world. We learn from each other as we view the world through the lenses 
of our differing experiences and identities. The pursuit of scholarly   
and philosophical excellence should not be limited by ideological       
borders, and the Asterian Restoration was founded with the goal of      
offering knowledge to all, regardless of those barriers.