Still, Hill being able to do this was inseparable from the Crystal Flower in his Floating Castle.
The Crystal Flower's purifying power was far too strong, making her an excellent central controller instead... whatever passed by her would be slapped flat, torn apart, and devoured completely.
Yet she was not a true Crystal Flower and could not continue growing, so she would not absorb energy.
That was why such a small place as the Floating City could become the Gods' conference hall. No matter who stood where, all they sensed was the purest air.
And the Mythal had originally been controlled by the Crystal Flower.
Yet the foundation that made all this possible was Hill's inherently tolerant nature toward all things.
As one of the Children of the Earth, he accepted every normal form of existence.
For example, Hill did not believe that creatures born evil should not exist... he simply refused to accept the sinful debts they carried.
Some people who belonged to evil factions but did not count as truly evil under the sort of alignment judgment used by Hill and William could also enter Aglaia.
For example, that legendary dual-blade Drow could enter Aglaia's city district, rather than merely passing through the port like some of his kind.
Perhaps because Qilue and Black-and-White Road had ultimately formed an Alliance... this Chosen, who had constantly wandered outside, completely disregarded Mystra's Path of Fate, and devoted herself to finding a place where good Drow could settle, had actually become the one among the Seven Sisters with the best relationship with the Undead.
Laira had originally been the most likely to reach that point. However, having once been a queen, decisive in killing, and skilled at fighting for benefits alongside her bureaucrats, she had always been somewhat incompatible with the