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=== Early History ===
Kharbranth was formerly a pirate town in its early years, before becoming a real city over the course of decades.{{annotation ref|sa1|chapter=3}} It is culturallyrumored diverseto be older than the [[Last Desolation]], with peopleat fromleast allone oversource Rosharclaiming boththat visitingit was built during the [[shadowdays]]. During the time of the [[Silver Kingdoms]], the area in which Kharbranth is situated would have been considered part of Thalath. Kharbranth has been a [[Vorin]] nation since at least the [[Hierocracy]], and residingmaintained a strong alliance with many of the other Vorin nations following the [[War of thereLoss]].{{annotation ref|sa1|chapter=3}}{{book ref|sa1|3}}{{map ref|Silver Kingdoms}}{{book ref|Sa1|8}}
 
The two chambers that make up the [[Palanaeum]] predate the founding of the city, with the rooms that house the Palanaeum's collection of manuscripts, books, and tomes having been added after people settled in the region. How the caverns were created is unknown, however, some believe that it was the work of the [[dawnsingers]]. At some point between the creation of the Palanaeum and present day, a fire occurred that destroyed parts of the library's collection.{{book ref|sa1|7}}{{book ref|sa1|45}}{{epigraph ref|sa1|46}}
 
=== Pre-1173 ===
 
As a youth, [[Lirin]] travelled to Kharbranth as a courier, where he was introduced to different cultures and societies. Later in his life, Lirin studied medicine under [[Vathe]], who had been trained as a surgeon at the [[Great Concourse of Kharbranth]].{{book ref|sa1|10}}{{book ref|sa1|17}}
 
=== Shallan, Jasnah, Taravangian ===