Hafumel

Hafumel is a Zilatran commune located in the Hajamal Prefecture. As of 56 VE, it has a population of 68 players.
Founded in 3 VE by explorer Szal si Ahuden, Hafumel is Zilatra's second-largest city by trusted members (behind Transaria). It lays in Hajamal, west of the Vaku Anqe swamplands. It's governed by the Hafumel Municipal Council since 31 VE.
Originally an agricultural settlement, it was once recorded as having the largest cactus processing facility in the country. After the population boom, which began in 25 VE, the settlement urbanised heavily through large public works. Most of the town's industry is subterranean, and residents inhabit the surface. Its official mascot is Goober, the Silly Anarkitty who is often credited as the only legal anarchist in Zilatra.
==Etymology==
The city's name is derived from the archaic Baszku words: "hafu" ("farm") and "meliyah" ("place").
== History==
===Pre-Settlement===
Before the town was settled, multiple Baszku villages were located in the area, primarily living off of fishing and agriculture. They were large exporters of grain to the southern peoples due to the region's less harsh, temperate climate. Hajamal was home to a large population of a horses referred to as 'Hajamalaya', considered a noble breed among local aristocrats.
Due to being disconnected from Eastern Hajamal because of the Vaku Anqe, a large swamp bisecting the region, maritime travel was sometimes preferred to get to the eastern mining depots. It is said Atut-Edilus, the small mountains which surround modern Hafumel, was worshipped by ancient pagan believers.
=== Founding of the City===
Upon the arrival of the Eldhamites to Abexilas, one such traveler would be Szal si Ahuden, born Nosa Richthofen. She integrated into the local Baszku settlement where Hafumel was located, a site which was largely destroyed by sympathizers of the royalists during the Second Warring States Period which preceded the founding of Zilatra. Soon, Szal would officially found the Hafumel Commune in the Autumn of 3 VE.
Initially a very humble settlement, Hajamal as a whole was not filled with very populous settlements like the neighboring Prefectures of Dalar and Qatakema. At this point, the towns of Sziszarka, Hafumel, and eventually Kyrin would all be founded, all boasting small populations. However, out of these, Hafumel had seen the most development and industrialization. 
Early residents of Hafumel at this time would include the likes of Ki'yu Sanatou, Saor Termifor, Roostermaniac571, and Catalin Popa. In the census of 20 VE, the commune reportedly housed 12.1% of Zilatra's active citizenry.
During the National Programme initiatives of the 20's VE spearheaded by Ahudenya si Dal, Hafumel would create and massively expand its cactus farming facilities, where it had the largest cactus output in the country, helping to provide experience to the early Zilatran economy.
At this point in Hafumel's history it made very profound innovations in industry. The commune saw the creation of Stoneworks' first "Emerald-Fix Refillers", a design which would automatically refill furnaces with lava buckets without the use of hoppers. It also saw the implementation of the very first Frostwalker Cactus Farm, a design which would break cactus using the frostwalker enchantment as opposed to pressure plates or levers and would not necessitate the replanting of cactus. These combined allowed the city to have an incredibly profound economic output.
===Redevelopment and Reform===
Starting on 25 VE Zilatra saw a massive migration boom, tripling in population in just a few years. Hafumel became the largest beneficiary of the boom, becoming the second-largest city by trusted members (behind the capital Gaszalasi), and the largest city by primary residents. This boom spurred industrial activity and construction, developing Hafumel from a rural village to a fully-fledged city.
The rapidity and size of the boom caught city planners off guard, with urban sprawl getting out of control. The city had absorbed Yahasz in the south, and detached homes were quickly swallowing up the eastern swampland. A collective of independent residents formed the Hafumel Development Committee (HDC) to address this problem, as well as to plan out further large projects such as the University complex. The HDC created a plan to demolish most of the downtown area and rebuild it, constructing a town hall, a park, a plaza, and six plots of high-density housing.
This plan was presented to an assembly of citizens in the autumn of 30 VE, with major architects of the plan Art Inkman and Qiluya si Szenyanszcza fielding questions. The citizenry of Hafumel voted 17-1 to adopt the plan, and demolitions began the next day. The redevelopment plan's implementation is ongoing.
After the meeting, mayor Szal si Ahuden was added to the HDC, and discussion of more radical reform commenced. The success of the HDC, formed with no oversight or control of the mayor, demonstrated that collective governance was an effective system to run a commune. A charter outlining a new, council-based system of governance in line with the Constitution was drafted and approved by the mayor. The charter went to a referendum of Hafumel citizens, where it was approved unanimously.
==Government==
Hafumel was originally governed by its founder and first mayor, Szal si Ahuden. Following the adoption of the Hafumel Commune Charter, the governance structure transitioned to a council-based model. The council, officially referred to as the Municipality Committee, is composed of three elected citizens. Membership on the committee is not subject to fixed terms; instead, members are replaced only if their position is successfully challenged by another citizen.
List of Hafumel Municipality Committees.
No.	Names	Tenure 	Notes
1. 	Interim Municipality Committee:
Szal si Ahuden,
Ki’yu Sanatou, 
Art Inkman.	31 VE - 33 VE 	According to the Hafumel Commune Charter, the Interim Municipality Committee is only there to start, and overlook, an election for the next three members of the Municipality Committee. The members of this Iterim Municiplaity Committee are the previous mayor, and town admins. If they do not succsessfully start an election, then it is stated as treason according to the Charter.
2. 	Szal si Ahuden,
Art Inkman,
Kabli Ronango'O	33 VE - 45 VE 	This was the first democratically elected municipality committee for Hafumel. Szal si Ahuden won with 57% of the votes, Art Inkman with 43% and Kabli si Gadus with 38%. You could vote for 3 people at once in this election.
3. 	Szal si Ahuden,
Art Inkman	45 VE - Present	Following the resignation of Kabli Ronango'O, the third seat remains vacant.
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