My friend, the words you callously used in your post 3925 proves to me your lack of insight. You jump to action before thinking about the consequences, and your words now have earned my disfavour.
The Kharon did not abandon Ashtan. If you have kept up with our Guild's history, and studied our attempts at building a Kharon Empire, you would understand that our Guild was never officially concerned with Ashtan. We are concerned with our own building of power, and our move to Hashan fortifies us with new allies, and a Governmental System unrivaled in all the land.
My *personal* reasons for continuing what Gijan set forth is as follows:

I took the major brunt of the last 'war'. I lost over 100 ranks, and I even went on raids KNOWING I would not return. My passion for battle, and the honour held within was unmet, by BOTH sides, including Ashtan. A small handfold of the city fought for it. This worried me, for I see Ashtan losing it's power at a very rapid rate, and I will not continue to die alone on the fields of blood, while the rest of the city gathers to discuss inane topics. While I am *NOT* passing any judgement, or anger to any citizens in Ashtan, I find survival being foremost in my Guild's agenda.
I have always had a problem with innocent children being slaughtered to further knowledge that can be achieved if one's mind is sound enough to view the Unknown. My methods of meeting the Unknown, and at rare times, the Unknowable do not include murder of children. I will not support a city that does this, and it does not fit in the moral code if our Guild to do so either.
Hashan is a refreshing beacon of freedom, and unity. That same unity they enforce, is the lack of unity in Ashtan. When you openly declare a conflict with the Church, you drag the rest of Ashtan into it. What happens afterwards is a splitting of opinion within the city walls. Nany do not wish to fight the church for the same reasons as you. This creates a distemper among your fellow citizens, and therefore you will fall individually, as you declared this conflict without the consent of Ashtan.
I would recommend all of you to visit Hashan, and read the Great Canon, and the Guild Charter. Read it, and realize the strength held within that city, and woe to any who incurs it's attention.

Again, our 'abandonment' of Ashtan is nothing more than a step up in the power pool. You use the matyr tactic to rally Ashtan's support, and claim to be their whipping boys, but what you dont understand is, to take on the Church alone as a guild, will most certainly not succeed. Perhaps you should embrace your fellow citizens, and show them a reason to fight for your cause.
I would also recommend not making any new enemies by speaking words that took no forethought to write.

Penned by my hand on the 3rd of Glacian, in the year 239 AF.