Korinth

is a Pocket Dimension that has historically been part of The Shantine Empire, often considered a boundary-point between the Shantine "core" and (depending on the period) its frontier or rivalrous states. As the main access point between Shantine and Fialta Space, Korinth changed hands repeatedly in the latter half of the 4th century, twice by treaty and multiple times by alternating occupations during the Coalition War. During the era of the Fialta Confederacy, Korinth came to mark one of the boundaries of Fialta space and served as an important entry point into the region for Shantine commerce. The historical significance of Korinth in the half-century of struggle between the Shantine and the emergent Fialta Imperium led to its enshrinement as a holy world within Shantine hagiocosmography, and to its political elevation as the seat of one of the Shantine Patriarchates. 
The "frontier" role of Korinth has diminished significantly in the latter half of the 5th century however, with Zanevuela assuming a similar role as a Shantine border-world and the intervening worlds of the "Korinthian Divide" being more fully integrated into the Shantine economy and culture. By the early 6th century, Korinth had enjoyed over a century of general peace, becoming a significant pilgrimage site. Despite this tranquility, Korinth became the seat of one of the most radical factions of the Kirvan church hierarchy, closely intertwined with the religious partisan groups that grew up during Fialta control of Zanevuela and participated in that planet's brutal reconquest by the Shantine Empire in the mid-5th century (with Korinth as a significant staging ground for covert and ultimately overt military support).
Category:Pocket Dimensions