I thought Shadovar itself was formed by PeL rebels? The rebels and old government really seemed to have a love/hate relationship, they really felt betrayed (the secessionists as much as the loyalists) when the whole thing blew over. I'd look it up the wiki, but the server's being !@#$ again.
We did indeed arrive at about the same time. I'm the only guy still there, though. I figure the wait paid off. 
Got the wiki to work. Ain't all too clear. But I do seem to remember that almost everyone from Shadovar ended up merging into D'Hara, minus the judge who caused the whole mess in the first place.
In other words, Shadovarians were assimilated into D'Hara either by allegiance or by force. I therefore see it as being a continuation. After all, that rebellion resembled the next one quite a lot.
