Axel

Axel is a major coastal port city located in the north of the Alfheim Capitol Region of Alfheim. Axel currently stands as the second largest settlement in Alfheim and at one point held the distinction of being the third largest city in Uldarash. The city serves as Alfheim's only port, and, with the construction of The Underground, as an important economic and trade center. The city is known for its extravagant architecture and vibrant social life. 
== History ==
Axel was founded on the 14th of October 2021 by Nifty von Alfen, who managed the town until the 26th of December. Since then, the administrative body of the city was been converted into being governed by the Council of the Town Elders, instead of the Mayor. Besides Nifty, Ciaro was the only ever person to have had the opportunity to operate in the position of (temporary) mayor.
=== Founding ===
The area that would later become Axel was an uninhabited piece of land north of the former Kingdom of Aravind town of Midgard first claimed by Nifty von Alfen in September of 2021. During her first term as Prime Minister, Ashley Luon Alfricanus van Barcht attempted to settle a port city named 'Port Sakhalin' in the same area, although later discovered that Nifty laid claim to the area first. Immigrants quickly flooded in after the founding of Axel, including many talented politicians, poets, artisans, brewers, and architects such as Shae Occidotheon-Morningstar and Victrix van Barcht.
=== Merging with Rosewood and Mildrania ===
Axel quickly faced issues with space as its infrastructure grew much faster than anticipated; leading to the merging with older defunct Alfheimi towns becoming a necessity. The towns of Rosewood, formerly the Aravind town of Midgard, was initially repopulated by the Rosthorn family by PM Ashley through her connections to Voicemail von Rosthorn in her attempts to populate the area after King Alvar II's genocide of its residents. Likewise, the town of Mildrania was settled overtop of the former town of Twaizburg, both towns being the result of attempts to populate the area south of the Arvalians by PM Ashley and PM Piotik respectively during their terms. 
As both Mildrania and Rosewood's activity declined for various reasons, it was deemed Axel had a more important use for the land and thus acquired more over the course of several months. 
== Geography ==
The town is located north of Mount Midgard in the Arvalian Mountains and southwest of the Baldic Sea. Axel lies amidst several different types of biomes. Most of the inner city is located in a windswept hills region, whereas the port is situated on a stoney shore. The area around former Mildrania is located in a plains biome. The northernmost isle in the territory, surprisingly, is considered a Dark Forest, although every trace of it has been lost due to the construction of one of the port walls, also often referred to as the Wharf.
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