Aureasorn

Aureasorn (Golden City) is a planet in the Ayweniverse which bears a resemblance to Crestellon. It is a medium distance away from Aywen's planet. The planet is wet and full of foliage. It has a booming agricultural economy, and a massive city that glows like a star at night. The planet has one star, named Canari. Orbiting around the planet are six moons, two of which are easily visible at night.

## Way of Life

The first section of Aureasorn is dark and overgrown. Despite its decrepit state, there is life all across these lands. There are many miniature towns with their own ways of life. Not all areas in the outskirts are in a horrid condition. Since there is a plentiful amount of people to inhabit each and every building, there are plenty of jobs to go around. Plus, the outskirts gets plenty of exports and imports from the city.

The reason the people of the outskirts are typically poorer is due to its placement. The land in swampy and covered with dense forests, making it nearly impossible to make way for new buildings and land. The foliage grows back unnaturally quick, and the only source of light at night comes from the city. Another reason is that the residents of the city have mined all the natural resources from the area, dug up all materials they needed for construction, and left it to rot.

The main reason the outskirts even exist is because of overpopulation in the city. It became harder and harder to keep expanding the city, and when it eventually reached its limit, people were pushed out of the city. Construction on buildings began incredibly quickly, which made them flimsy, fragile, and unstable. There was nothing protecting the houses from the elements, which caused them to become overgrown or even collapse.

Residents of the outskirts are not excluded from the city. In fact, they are invited. At least once a year, schools take students on a tour around the city, with the goal of helping them decide their future: residing in the outskirts or moving to the city. It only costs a small fee to enter the city from the outskirts.

Because of the swampiness of the land, combined with the fast-growing foliage, the agriculture industry outperforms all others. Food is never scarce, no matter the area. Although meat is sold on the market, it is considered ignoble to eat it. Specific types of fruit and vegetable are considered valuable.

Although the people of the outskirts are considered less ‘important’ than the residents of the city, they play a major role. If the outskirts did not exist, there would be no food or trade, and Aureasorn would have no way to get enough materials to build up their society.

In the city, life is different. There is barely a reason to work in the first place. The residents of the outskirts produce all the materials the residents of Aureasorn will ever need, and they are comfortable doing it. City life is luxurious and exciting. Every building is slathered in a layer of gold paint, making the entire city glow aureate at night.

There are nearly no dangers within the city itself. The only dangers come from construction accidents, or from raised animals. There has been no threat of war from the outskirts in recent times. Only once, in the far past, has an incident escalated to that level. This occurred after a terrorist group was formed with the goal of directly opposing the ideas and goals of the city. The city itself is divided into many separate areas.

The monument of Aureasorn is the gigantic golden archway above the city. It towers over every building in the city, and can be seen from extremely far distances. The most densely populated region of the city is located right underneath it. At night, the arch appears to glow brilliantly.

Gold itself is often held to be sacred by most residents of Aureasorn. It is unknown where this believe stemmed from, as gold has always been used to build in the city. The city’s archway is a major part of Aureasorn’s religions, due to its massive size and impressiveness. Nearly all famous pieces of art display the arch, either a large component, or a decoration in the background.

Aureasorn runs off of a socialist government. Its ideas and structure is established from a document called The Aurean Mascot. This document contains the major rules that all laws must abide by. Each sector of the city has its own laws to abide by. However, such is not the case for the outskirts. The outskirts runs off of a single set of laws. People are promoted to power according to seniority.

The most valuable resources are of course gold. There are mining operations around the planet, dedicated solely for locating and mining gold. The buildings are all made of gold, statues are golden, and even the roads are covered in gold. Luckily, this planet has a great abundance of gold.

There are many bars, restaurants, and shops open in the city. Most restaurants and bars are equipped with golden light filters, which give the building a sparkly appearance. No building in the city has a golden interior, though, because seeing the same thing everywhere gets boring quickly.

The city is known for having grand libraries, with endless lines of bookshelves, lined with gold. Some of the largest buildings in the city are libraries, even dwarfing malls with their size. Some libraries don’t even have enough books to be filled with, and end up having large, empty corridors of open space.

Gold, despite its abundance, is still valuable. It lies in the streets and on walls, but it is an incredibly powerful resource for all those who live in Aureasorn. Gold built the city and its monument. Gold forges its entire society, and the people know it. This is why it has such a high value.

Overall, Auresorn is very wealthy, even if it isn’t recognized within the society itself. There is no other place in the Ayweniverse with nearly enough gold to make a city and more. If Auresorn decided to trade with their galactic neighbors, they could very well be a competitor for one of the richest planets of the Ayweniverse.

(HBC)