Following the Great War, the varani were given the Lotus Isles just north of Prutah as a reward for their participation, in conjunction with a promise of equal rights. It is viewed as a safe haven by most varani; however, others regard it as an elaborate prison designed to keep the varani oppressed. Of the malcontents, none speak louder than the Equalists who have taken to violence as a means of getting their message heard across the world of Aedirn. The varani have made their home in the city of Shirogane, though there are a few outlying settlements under their protection.