Location - The Founding of Haven

The oldest of Haven’s writings record the town being founded somewhere around 1000 A.D. It was initially a town of Fae and Shifters, before the other species were introduced to the village in later years. While every species had existed in the world for thousands of years, the Fae and their Shifter protectors were the first ones to settle where modern-day Haven now sits. For centuries, the Fae lived peacefully amongst the rolling hills and tall trees. The Seelie and Unseelie courts bickered at times, but for the most part, Haven was a peaceful place to call home.

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A few hundred years after its settlement, a group of wandering gypsies stumbled upon the village inhabited by the Fae. These Human nomads were instantly fascinated and intrigued by the village that seemed as if the earth had come alive. They tried to claim it for themselves, intruding upon the Fae’s way of life and introducing disease and violence to the town. The Fae courts hated the Humans for invading their home, and planned to drive them out. Only, what the courts did not realize, was that a few of their members, and some of the Shifters, had fallen for the Humans, and vice versa. Those that wished to dispel the intruders from their home were met with resistance from the gypsies and the Fae whom had fallen for them.

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After much fighting, the three species came to an unsatisfying agreement: the gypsies would be allowed to stay so long as they remained peaceful, and their iron weapons were cast out of Haven. To prevent further invasions, the Fae courts came together to create the glamours - invisible borders made of magic that protected the town from the outside world.

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Over the centuries, the Fae, the Shifters, and the Humans would always have an uneasy friendship, as Humans proved to be selfish, power-hungry creatures that desired the magic of the Fae, and the Fae proved to be impish, sly creatures in return. The glamours worked to keep most intruders out, though with the world around Haven growing and expanding, it was not long before others came to know about the invisible village. The introduction of Vampires, and eventually, Werewolves, to the village would not ease the tensions within the town, and every race would eventually find themselves taking part in a troubled peace that could crumble at any moment.