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. 
As I recall (and it was quite a while ago, so I may be misremembering), Shadovar was an unofficial Pian colony. We didn't support it, but it wasn't our enemy.
After Verus Luria and Katayanna's rebellion, her and Kaennji's supporters largely left for the islands, and it was they who founded D'Hara.
