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The Floating Fortress of Shasarazade, despite its name, is not literally a floating fortress. The fortress itself lies on land on the western banks of the [[Tolna Canal]] with fortifications extending across the canal. As such, it is a key defensive structure for the capital city of [[Gregminster]] along with the [[Fortress of Kwaba]]. | The Floating Fortress of Shasarazade, despite its name, is not literally a floating fortress. The fortress itself lies on land on the western banks of the [[Tolna Canal]] with fortifications extending across the canal. As such, it is a key defensive structure for the capital city of [[Gregminster]] along with the [[Fortress of Kwaba]]. | ||
Shasarazade also served as the base of the | Shasarazade also served as the base of the Imperial Navy and its commander [[Sonya Shulen]]. Although the fortress was considered extremely difficult to attack, Shasarazade has been approached by pirates several times; most notably when the pirate leader [[Anji]] pinned a wedding dress to its walls, taunting Sonya Shulen's unwed status. | ||
In the latter stages of the [[Gate Rune War]] Shasarazade was chosen as the [[Toran Liberation Army]]'s entrance to Gregminster precisely because it was believed to be unassailable by the liberation forces. Although the battle ended in victory for the rebel forces, [[Sanchez]], a spy who had hidden in the army thus far without detection, stabbed [[Mathiu Silverberg]], the head strategist of the Liberation Army, and set fire to the fortress prematurely, endangering many lives. | In the latter stages of the [[Gate Rune War]] Shasarazade was chosen as the [[Toran Liberation Army]]'s entrance to Gregminster precisely because it was believed to be unassailable by the liberation forces. Although the battle ended in victory for the rebel forces, [[Sanchez]], a spy who had hidden in the army thus far without detection, stabbed [[Mathiu Silverberg]], the head strategist of the Liberation Army, and set fire to the fortress prematurely, endangering many lives. | ||