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		<title>Siddharth1: /* History */</title>
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				&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-lineno&quot; id=&quot;mw-diff-left-l8&quot;&gt;Line 8:&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Runaria was one of the founding nations of the Unity Earth Sphere Alliance, and one of the few countries to come out of the Mage Wars with a reasonable level of technology.  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Runaria was one of the founding nations of the Unity Earth Sphere Alliance, and one of the few countries to come out of the Mage Wars with a reasonable level of technology.  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;As a result, they got a good jump on space exploration, and have been responsible for charting a substantial portion of the [[Known Worlds]] belonging to the Alliance.  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;As a result, they got a good jump on space exploration, and have been responsible for charting a substantial portion of the [[Known Worlds]] belonging to the Alliance.  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;They also managed to &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;take hold of and &lt;/del&gt;control a pretty large chunk of space in the final days of the war. Their territory actually makes up three percent of the Alliance&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;; &lt;/del&gt;triple the size of the next largest nation. By population, they come &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;in pretty &lt;/del&gt;far from the top. Runarins seem to value their space, which is why they took so much.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;They also managed to control a pretty large chunk of space in the final days of the war. Their territory actually makes up three percent of the Alliance&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;: &lt;/ins&gt;triple the size of the next largest nation. By population, they come far from the top. Runarins seem to value their space, which is why they took so much.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;A well-regulated economy and centralized administration made the Runarins strong. Their fast assimilation of conquered worlds as equals instead of slaves gave them a stable power base. Without having to worry about unrest from within, they were able to conquer new territories.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;A well-regulated economy and centralized administration made the Runarins strong. Their fast assimilation of conquered worlds as equals instead of slaves gave them a stable power base. Without having to worry about unrest from within, they were able to conquer new territories.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;When the [[Gudersnipe Army]] began targeting multi-world governments at the start of the Second Chaotic Period, the Runarin Empire was spared. Though Alliance historians record that this was because the Gudersnipe Army feared them, [[Laytami Gudersnipe]] said later that he delibrately spared Runaria because he saw no reason to destroy it, as a fair and equitable empire with a high standard of living, who did not practice slavery and respected human rights. There was nothing in Runaria (Laytami said) to call for its destruction.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;When the [[Gudersnipe Army]] began targeting multi-world governments at the start of the Second Chaotic Period, the Runarin Empire was spared. Though Alliance historians record that this was because the Gudersnipe Army feared them, [[Laytami Gudersnipe]] said later that he delibrately spared Runaria because he saw no reason to destroy it, as a fair and equitable empire with a high standard of living, who did not practice slavery and respected human rights. There was nothing in Runaria (Laytami said) to call for its destruction.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;As the Second Chaotic Period passed, the Runarin Empire converted from a monarchy to a constitutional monarchy and became the Runarin Confederation, eventually backing [[Eieber]]. The Runarin Confederation was the first signatory to the [[Ruling Council]], later the [[Ministry of Earth]], the [[Earth Sphere Unified Nations]], and finally the [[Alliance|Unity Earth Sphere Alliance]]. Their scientists visit international symposia (including [[The Caucuses]]; the Foundation share their star charts; and other than that, they are no more technologically advanced than most of the Alliance.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;As the Second Chaotic Period passed, the Runarin Empire converted from a monarchy to a constitutional monarchy and became the Runarin Confederation, eventually backing [[Eieber]]. The Runarin Confederation was the first signatory to the [[Ruling Council]], later the [[Ministry of Earth]], the [[Earth Sphere Unified Nations]], and finally the [[Alliance|Unity Earth Sphere Alliance]]. Their scientists visit international symposia (including [[The Caucuses]]&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;)&lt;/ins&gt;; the Foundation share their star charts; and other than that, they are no more technologically advanced than most of the Alliance. &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Their only notable eccentricity, is disclosed in the short story &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Forbidden]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, in which the [[Eighth Power]] discover the ruins of [[Planet Eladamri]] in a &amp;#039;Forbidden Zone&amp;#039; of Runarin space.  &lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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		<author><name>Siddharth1</name></author>
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		<title>CourseDirector at 03:51, 27 December 2018</title>
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;As the Second Chaotic Period passed, the Runarin Empire converted from a monarchy to a constitutional monarchy and became the Runarin Confederation, eventually backing [[Eieber]]. The Runarin Confederation was the first signatory to the [[Ruling Council]], later the [[Ministry of Earth]], the [[Earth Sphere Unified Nations]], and finally the [[Alliance|Unity Earth Sphere Alliance]]. Their scientists visit international symposia (including [[The Caucuses]]; the Foundation share their star charts; and other than that, they are no more technologically advanced than most of the Alliance.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;As the Second Chaotic Period passed, the Runarin Empire converted from a monarchy to a constitutional monarchy and became the Runarin Confederation, eventually backing [[Eieber]]. The Runarin Confederation was the first signatory to the [[Ruling Council]], later the [[Ministry of Earth]], the [[Earth Sphere Unified Nations]], and finally the [[Alliance|Unity Earth Sphere Alliance]]. Their scientists visit international symposia (including [[The Caucuses]]; the Foundation share their star charts; and other than that, they are no more technologically advanced than most of the Alliance.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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		<title>CourseDirector at 01:04, 16 November 2018</title>
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;When the [[Gudersnipe Army]] began targeting multi-world governments at the start of the Second Chaotic Period, the Runarin Empire was spared. Though Alliance historians record that this was because the Gudersnipe Army feared them, [[Laytami Gudersnipe]] said later that he delibrately spared Runaria because he saw no reason to destroy it, as a fair and equitable empire with a high standard of living, who did not practice slavery and respected human rights. There was nothing in Runaria (Laytami said) to call for its destruction.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;When the [[Gudersnipe Army]] began targeting multi-world governments at the start of the Second Chaotic Period, the Runarin Empire was spared. Though Alliance historians record that this was because the Gudersnipe Army feared them, [[Laytami Gudersnipe]] said later that he delibrately spared Runaria because he saw no reason to destroy it, as a fair and equitable empire with a high standard of living, who did not practice slavery and respected human rights. There was nothing in Runaria (Laytami said) to call for its destruction.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;As the Second Chaotic Period passed, the Runarin Empire converted from a monarchy to a constitutional monarchy and became the Runarin Confederation, eventually backing [[&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Uther&lt;/del&gt;]]. The Runarin Confederation was the first signatory to the [[Ruling Council]], later the [[Ministry of Earth]], the [[Earth Sphere Unified Nations]], and finally the [[Alliance|Unity Earth Sphere Alliance]]. Their scientists visit international symposia (including [[The Caucuses]]; the Foundation share their star charts; and other than that, they are no more technologically advanced than most of the Alliance.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;As the Second Chaotic Period passed, the Runarin Empire converted from a monarchy to a constitutional monarchy and became the Runarin Confederation, eventually backing [[&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Eieber&lt;/ins&gt;]]. The Runarin Confederation was the first signatory to the [[Ruling Council]], later the [[Ministry of Earth]], the [[Earth Sphere Unified Nations]], and finally the [[Alliance|Unity Earth Sphere Alliance]]. Their scientists visit international symposia (including [[The Caucuses]]; the Foundation share their star charts; and other than that, they are no more technologically advanced than most of the Alliance.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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		<title>Siddharth1: /* History */</title>
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				&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-lineno&quot; id=&quot;mw-diff-left-l16&quot;&gt;Line 16:&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;When the [[Gudersnipe Army]] began targeting multi-world governments at the start of the Second Chaotic Period, the Runarin Empire was spared. Though Alliance historians record that this was because the Gudersnipe Army feared them, [[Laytami Gudersnipe]] said later that he delibrately spared Runaria because he saw no reason to destroy it, as a fair and equitable empire with a high standard of living, who did not practice slavery and respected human rights. There was nothing in Runaria (Laytami said) to call for its destruction.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;When the [[Gudersnipe Army]] began targeting multi-world governments at the start of the Second Chaotic Period, the Runarin Empire was spared. Though Alliance historians record that this was because the Gudersnipe Army feared them, [[Laytami Gudersnipe]] said later that he delibrately spared Runaria because he saw no reason to destroy it, as a fair and equitable empire with a high standard of living, who did not practice slavery and respected human rights. There was nothing in Runaria (Laytami said) to call for its destruction.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;As the Second Chaotic Period passed, the Runarin Empire converted from a monarchy to a constitutional monarchy and became the Runarin Confederation, eventually backing [[Uther]]. The Runarin Confederation was the first signatory to the [[Ruling Council]], later the [[Ministry of Earth]], the [[Earth Sphere Unified Nations]], and finally the [[Alliance|Unity Earth Sphere Alliance]]. Their scientists visit international symposia (including [[The &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Caucases&lt;/del&gt;]]; the Foundation share their star charts; and other than that, they are no more technologically advanced than most of the Alliance.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;As the Second Chaotic Period passed, the Runarin Empire converted from a monarchy to a constitutional monarchy and became the Runarin Confederation, eventually backing [[Uther]]. The Runarin Confederation was the first signatory to the [[Ruling Council]], later the [[Ministry of Earth]], the [[Earth Sphere Unified Nations]], and finally the [[Alliance|Unity Earth Sphere Alliance]]. Their scientists visit international symposia (including [[The &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Caucuses&lt;/ins&gt;]]; the Foundation share their star charts; and other than that, they are no more technologically advanced than most of the Alliance.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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				&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-lineno&quot; id=&quot;mw-diff-left-l16&quot;&gt;Line 16:&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;When the [[Gudersnipe Army]] began targeting multi-world governments at the start of the Second Chaotic Period, the Runarin Empire was spared. Though Alliance historians record that this was because the Gudersnipe Army feared them, [[Laytami Gudersnipe]] said later that he delibrately spared Runaria because he saw no reason to destroy it, as a fair and equitable empire with a high standard of living, who did not practice slavery and respected human rights. There was nothing in Runaria (Laytami said) to call for its destruction.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;When the [[Gudersnipe Army]] began targeting multi-world governments at the start of the Second Chaotic Period, the Runarin Empire was spared. Though Alliance historians record that this was because the Gudersnipe Army feared them, [[Laytami Gudersnipe]] said later that he delibrately spared Runaria because he saw no reason to destroy it, as a fair and equitable empire with a high standard of living, who did not practice slavery and respected human rights. There was nothing in Runaria (Laytami said) to call for its destruction.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;As the Second Chaotic Period passed, the Runarin Empire converted from a monarchy to a constitutional monarchy and became the Runarin Confederation, eventually backing [[Uther]]. The Runarin Confederation was the first signatory to the [[Ruling Council]], later the [[Ministry of Earth]], the [[Earth Sphere Unified Nations]], and finally the [[Alliance|Unity Earth Sphere Alliance]]. Their scientists visit &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;annual &lt;/del&gt;symposia; the Foundation share their star charts; and other than that, they are no more technologically advanced than most of the Alliance.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;As the Second Chaotic Period passed, the Runarin Empire converted from a monarchy to a constitutional monarchy and became the Runarin Confederation, eventually backing [[Uther]]. The Runarin Confederation was the first signatory to the [[Ruling Council]], later the [[Ministry of Earth]], the [[Earth Sphere Unified Nations]], and finally the [[Alliance|Unity Earth Sphere Alliance]]. Their scientists visit &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;international &lt;/ins&gt;symposia &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;(including [[The Caucases]]&lt;/ins&gt;; the Foundation share their star charts; and other than that, they are no more technologically advanced than most of the Alliance.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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		<title>Siddharth1 at 20:38, 30 November 2017</title>
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				&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-lineno&quot; id=&quot;mw-diff-left-l5&quot;&gt;Line 5:&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;==History==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;==History==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Exactly when or where the Runarins originated is unknown, though their forefathers were probably survivors of the [[Fall of Roads]] who recovered from the [[Age of Darkness]] fairly quickly. They were isolated enough to develop high technology during the [[Mage Wars|First Chaotic Period]], and by the dawn of the Dynastic Period they had begun an alliance of several star systems.  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Exactly when or where the Runarins originated is unknown, though their forefathers were probably survivors of the [[Fall of Roads]] who recovered from the [[Age of Darkness]] fairly quickly. They were isolated enough to develop high technology during the [[Mage Wars|First Chaotic Period]], and by the dawn of the Dynastic Period they had begun an alliance of several star systems.  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-deleted&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-deleted&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Runaria was one of the founding nations of the Unity Earth Sphere Alliance, and one of the few countries to come out of the Mage Wars with a reasonable level of technology. &lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-deleted&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;As a result, they got a good jump on space exploration, and have been responsible for charting a substantial portion of the [[Known Worlds]] belonging to the Alliance. &lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-deleted&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;They also managed to take hold of and control a pretty large chunk of space in the final days of the war. Their territory actually makes up three percent of the Alliance; triple the size of the next largest nation. By population, they come in pretty far from the top. Runarins seem to value their space, which is why they took so much.&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;A well-regulated economy and centralized administration made the Runarins strong. Their fast assimilation of conquered worlds as equals instead of slaves gave them a stable power base. Without having to worry about unrest from within, they were able to conquer new territories.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;A well-regulated economy and centralized administration made the Runarins strong. Their fast assimilation of conquered worlds as equals instead of slaves gave them a stable power base. Without having to worry about unrest from within, they were able to conquer new territories.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;When the [[Gudersnipe Army]] began targeting multi-world governments at the start of the Second Chaotic Period, the Runarin Empire was spared. Though Alliance historians record that this was because the Gudersnipe Army feared them, [[Laytami Gudersnipe]] said later that he delibrately spared Runaria because he saw no reason to destroy it, as a fair and equitable empire with a high standard of living, who did not practice slavery and respected human rights. There was nothing in Runaria (Laytami said) to call for its destruction.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;When the [[Gudersnipe Army]] began targeting multi-world governments at the start of the Second Chaotic Period, the Runarin Empire was spared. Though Alliance historians record that this was because the Gudersnipe Army feared them, [[Laytami Gudersnipe]] said later that he delibrately spared Runaria because he saw no reason to destroy it, as a fair and equitable empire with a high standard of living, who did not practice slavery and respected human rights. There was nothing in Runaria (Laytami said) to call for its destruction.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;As the Second Chaotic Period passed, the Runarin Empire converted from a monarchy to a constitutional monarchy and became the Runarin Confederation, eventually backing [[Uther]]. The Runarin Confederation was the first signatory to the [[Ruling Council]], later the [[Ministry of Earth]], the [[Earth Sphere Unified Nations]], and finally the [[Alliance|Unity Earth Sphere Alliance]].&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;As the Second Chaotic Period passed, the Runarin Empire converted from a monarchy to a constitutional monarchy and became the Runarin Confederation, eventually backing [[Uther]]. The Runarin Confederation was the first signatory to the [[Ruling Council]], later the [[Ministry of Earth]], the [[Earth Sphere Unified Nations]], and finally the [[Alliance|Unity Earth Sphere Alliance]]&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;. Their scientists visit annual symposia; the Foundation share their star charts; and other than that, they are no more technologically advanced than most of the Alliance&lt;/ins&gt;.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Siddharth1</name></author>
	</entry>
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		<title>Siddharth1: /* History */</title>
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				&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Revision as of 18:01, 22 July 2014&lt;/td&gt;
				&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-lineno&quot; id=&quot;mw-diff-left-l10&quot;&gt;Line 10:&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Social development within the Runarin Empire was encouraged, allowing art and culture. By the [[Mage Wars|Second Chaotic Period]], the entire Runarin Empire was a unified nation with a rich shared heritage.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Social development within the Runarin Empire was encouraged, allowing art and culture. By the [[Mage Wars|Second Chaotic Period]], the entire Runarin Empire was a unified nation with a rich shared heritage.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;When the [[Gudersnipe Army]] began targeting multi-world governments at the start of the Second Chaotic Period, the Runarin Empire was spared. Though Alliance historians record that this was because the Gudersnipe Army feared them, &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;this was not true. &lt;/del&gt;[[Laytami Gudersnipe]] said later that he delibrately spared Runaria because he saw no reason to destroy it, as a fair and equitable empire with a high standard of living, who did not practice slavery and respected human rights. There was nothing in Runaria (Laytami said) to call for its destruction.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;When the [[Gudersnipe Army]] began targeting multi-world governments at the start of the Second Chaotic Period, the Runarin Empire was spared. Though Alliance historians record that this was because the Gudersnipe Army feared them, [[Laytami Gudersnipe]] said later that he delibrately spared Runaria because he saw no reason to destroy it, as a fair and equitable empire with a high standard of living, who did not practice slavery and respected human rights. There was nothing in Runaria (Laytami said) to call for its destruction.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;As the Second Chaotic Period passed, the Runarin Empire converted from a monarchy to a constitutional monarchy and became the Runarin Confederation, eventually backing [[Uther]]. The Runarin Confederation was the first signatory to the [[Ruling Council]], later the [[Ministry of Earth]], the [[Earth Sphere Unified Nations]], and finally the [[Alliance|Unity Earth Sphere Alliance]].&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;As the Second Chaotic Period passed, the Runarin Empire converted from a monarchy to a constitutional monarchy and became the Runarin Confederation, eventually backing [[Uther]]. The Runarin Confederation was the first signatory to the [[Ruling Council]], later the [[Ministry of Earth]], the [[Earth Sphere Unified Nations]], and finally the [[Alliance|Unity Earth Sphere Alliance]].&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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		<author><name>Siddharth1</name></author>
	</entry>
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		<title>Siddharth1 at 21:16, 9 September 2013</title>
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		<updated>2013-09-09T21:16:11Z</updated>

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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;==History==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;==History==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Exactly when or where the Runarins originated is unknown, though their &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;forfathers &lt;/del&gt;were probably survivors &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;from &lt;/del&gt;the [[Fall of Roads]] who recovered from the [[Age of Darkness]] fairly quickly. They were isolated enough to develop high technology during the [[&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;mage &lt;/del&gt;Wars|First Chaotic Period]], and by the dawn of the Dynastic Period they had begun an alliance of several star systems.  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Exactly when or where the Runarins originated is unknown, though their &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;forefathers &lt;/ins&gt;were probably survivors &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;of &lt;/ins&gt;the [[Fall of Roads]] who recovered from the [[Age of Darkness]] fairly quickly. They were isolated enough to develop high technology during the [[&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Mage &lt;/ins&gt;Wars|First Chaotic Period]], and by the dawn of the Dynastic Period they had begun an alliance of several star systems.  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;A well-regulated economy and centralized administration made the Runarins strong. Their fast assimilation of conquered worlds as equals instead of slaves gave them a stable power base. Without having to worry about unrest from within, they were able to conquer new territories.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;A well-regulated economy and centralized administration made the Runarins strong. Their fast assimilation of conquered worlds as equals instead of slaves gave them a stable power base. Without having to worry about unrest from within, they were able to conquer new territories.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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		<author><name>Siddharth1</name></author>
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		<title>Siddharth1 at 17:45, 9 August 2013</title>
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;==History==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;==History==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Exactly when or where the Runarins originated is unknown, though their forfathers were probably &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;an isolated band of &lt;/del&gt;survivors from the [[Fall of Roads]] who &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;were able to recover &lt;/del&gt;from the [[Age of Darkness]] fairly quickly. They were isolated enough to develop &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;a &lt;/del&gt;high &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;level of &lt;/del&gt;technology &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;durring &lt;/del&gt;the [[mage Wars|First Chaotic Period]], and by the dawn of the Dynastic Period they had begun &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;to forge &lt;/del&gt;an alliance of several star systems.  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Exactly when or where the Runarins originated is unknown, though their forfathers were probably survivors from the [[Fall of Roads]] who &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;recovered &lt;/ins&gt;from the [[Age of Darkness]] fairly quickly. They were isolated enough to develop high technology &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;during &lt;/ins&gt;the [[mage Wars|First Chaotic Period]], and by the dawn of the Dynastic Period they had begun an alliance of several star systems.  &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;A &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;wellregulated &lt;/del&gt;economy and &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;sentralized &lt;/del&gt;administration made the Runarins &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;a &lt;/del&gt;strong &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;force to be reconed with&lt;/del&gt;. &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;There &lt;/del&gt;fast assimilation of conquered worlds as equals instead of slaves gave them a stable power base. Without having to worry about unrest from within, they were able to &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;focus more throughly on conquering &lt;/del&gt;new territories.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;A &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;well-regulated &lt;/ins&gt;economy and &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;centralized &lt;/ins&gt;administration made the Runarins strong. &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Their &lt;/ins&gt;fast assimilation of conquered worlds as equals instead of slaves gave them a stable power base. Without having to worry about unrest from within, they were able to &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;conquer &lt;/ins&gt;new territories.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Social development within the Runarin Empire was encouraged, allowing art and culture &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;floruished&lt;/del&gt;. By the [[Mage Wars|Second Chaotic Period]], the entire Runarin Empire was a unified nation with a rich shared heritage.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Social development within the Runarin Empire was encouraged, allowing art and culture. By the [[Mage Wars|Second Chaotic Period]], the entire Runarin Empire was a unified nation with a rich shared heritage.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;When the [[Gudersnipe Army]] began targeting multi-world governments at the start of the Second Chaotic Period, the Runarin Empire was spared. Though Alliance historians record that this was because the Gudersnipe Army feared them, this was not true. [[Laytami Gudersnipe]] said later that he delibrately spared Runaria because he saw no reason to destroy it&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;. Runaria was &lt;/del&gt;a fair and equitable empire with a high standard of living, who did not practice slavery and respected human rights. There was nothing in Runaria to call for &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;it&amp;#039;s &lt;/del&gt;destruction.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;When the [[Gudersnipe Army]] began targeting multi-world governments at the start of the Second Chaotic Period, the Runarin Empire was spared. Though Alliance historians record that this was because the Gudersnipe Army feared them, this was not true. [[Laytami Gudersnipe]] said later that he delibrately spared Runaria because he saw no reason to destroy it&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;, as &lt;/ins&gt;a fair and equitable empire with a high standard of living, who did not practice slavery and respected human rights. There was nothing in Runaria &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;(Laytami said) &lt;/ins&gt;to call for &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;its &lt;/ins&gt;destruction.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;As the Second Chaotic Period passed, the Runarin Empire converted from a monarchy to a constitutional monarchy and became the Runarin Confederation, eventually &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;joining with and &lt;/del&gt;backing [[Uther]]. The Runarin Confederation was the first signatory to the [[Ruling Council]], later the [[Ministry of Earth]], the [[Earth Sphere Unified Nations]], and finally the [[Alliance|Unity Earth Sphere Alliance]].&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;As the Second Chaotic Period passed, the Runarin Empire converted from a monarchy to a constitutional monarchy and became the Runarin Confederation, eventually backing [[Uther]]. The Runarin Confederation was the first signatory to the [[Ruling Council]], later the [[Ministry of Earth]], the [[Earth Sphere Unified Nations]], and finally the [[Alliance|Unity Earth Sphere Alliance]].&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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		<author><name>Siddharth1</name></author>
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;When the [[Gudersnipe Army]] began targeting multi-world governments at the start of the Second Chaotic Period, the Runarin Empire was spared. Though Alliance historians record that this was because the Gudersnipe Army feared them, this was not true. [[Laytami Gudersnipe]] said later that he delibrately spared Runaria because he saw no reason to destroy it. Runaria was a fair and equitable empire with a high standard of living, who did not practice slavery and respected human rights. There was nothing in Runaria to call for it&amp;#039;s destruction.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;When the [[Gudersnipe Army]] began targeting multi-world governments at the start of the Second Chaotic Period, the Runarin Empire was spared. Though Alliance historians record that this was because the Gudersnipe Army feared them, this was not true. [[Laytami Gudersnipe]] said later that he delibrately spared Runaria because he saw no reason to destroy it. Runaria was a fair and equitable empire with a high standard of living, who did not practice slavery and respected human rights. There was nothing in Runaria to call for it&amp;#039;s destruction.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;As the Second Chaotic Period passed, the Runarin Empire converted from a monarchy to a constitutional monarchy and became the Runarin Confederation, eventually joining with and backing [[Uther]]. The Runarin Confederation was the first signatory to the [[Ruling &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Councel&lt;/del&gt;]], later the [[Ministry of Earth]], the [[Earth Sphere Unified Nations]], and finally the [[Alliance|Unity Earth Sphere Alliance]].&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;As the Second Chaotic Period passed, the Runarin Empire converted from a monarchy to a constitutional monarchy and became the Runarin Confederation, eventually joining with and backing [[Uther]]. The Runarin Confederation was the first signatory to the [[Ruling &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Council&lt;/ins&gt;]], later the [[Ministry of Earth]], the [[Earth Sphere Unified Nations]], and finally the [[Alliance|Unity Earth Sphere Alliance]].&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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		<author><name>CourseDirector</name></author>
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