Since the time Shar Vahl was rediscovered by adventurers, it has grown and prospered with the re-established connection to Norrath. The city has built upwards, and all has seemed well.

However, recently that hasn't been the case. Once a society that communed with all the spirits, under the Feral One, the people have splintered. The trade lines with Shadow Haven have become interrupted. Some division has been by spiritual paths, others by social constructs, and other citizens have simply become inhospitable in general. The prosperous Vah Shir city has become a shadow of its former self.