Azoicleigh

## Climate

Mild in the summers, and heavily snowed in during the winters, there is a constant sense of cold throughout all months of the year. The snow increases with the altitude, with the peaks experiencing almost constant snowfall even during warmer seasons. Snow warms into rainfall during summers, and there is only a median of 1-2 months where skies clear up into partly cloudy weather. Wind speeds remain relatively low, picking up further into the mountains and in coastal areas.

## Background

Azoicleigh is home to the University of Azoicleigh (UofA). The university significantly shapes the city’s economy as it employs about 30,000 workers, including about 12,000 in the medical center. The city's economy is also centered on high technology and sciences, with several companies drawn to the area by the university's research and development infrastructure.

#### History

Azoicleigh was founded in 1925 in the formally Welkin Republic region after the discovery of spireglass properties. It allowed a northward expansion of all Reach territories, allowing Gaian people to take hold of previously inaccessible mountainous areas.

Azoicleigh became the seat of the Eastern Reach in 1960 and was incorporated as a major city in 1988. Representatives set aside 40 acres of undeveloped land and offered it the Reach as the site of the region capital, but lost the repute to Eastfall. In 1930, the property was accepted instead as the site of the University of Azoicleigh which had moved from Arcanhelm to Azoicleigh, granting the city its official name. The city grew at a rapid rate upon the piquing interest in the upper plane and spire-related studies. Since the university's establishment in the city, the histories of the UofA and Azoicleigh have been closely linked.

Spire-lined city street, with apartment towers with columns of windows at the far end of the street North University Avenue, a central location for Azoicleigh nightlife due to its concentration of bars and pubs. It gained a reputation as an important center for liberal politics. Representatives fought for measures including pioneering anti-discrimination ordinances, measures decriminalizing certain drug possessions, and a rent-control ordinance; many of these progressive organizations remain in effect today in modified form.

In the past several decades, Azoicleigh has grappled with the effects of sharply rising land values, gentrification, and urban sprawl stretching into the outlying countryside. A vociferous local debate has hinged on how and whether to accommodate and guide development within city limits. Regardless, it consistently ranks in the "top places to live" despite its vicarious living conditions. Commodities and services remain widely accessible as well as religious and intellectual flexibilities.

#### Economy

The University of Azoicleigh shapes the city’s economy significantly. It employs a significant amount of workers, taking charge in the educational, medical, and marketing world. Other employers are drawn to the area by the university's research and development money, and by its graduates. High tech, health services, and biotechnology are other major components of the city's economy; numerous medical offices, laboratories, and associated companies are located in the city.

Advanced scientific companies have been located in the area since the 1930s when spireglass refinement introduced the first manufactured byproducts such as spire gases. The MARCs fuel company, originally a subsidiary of Azoicleigh’s research branch, manufactured engines and fisher equipment in Azoicleigh from the 2000s onward.

Early media companies are currently being explored in response to the rise of online archives. The recent surge in companies operating in Azoicleigh regions has led to a decrease in its office and flex space vacancy rates, calling for expansive development and infrastructural improvements. As a result, mountain burrowing and subsequent mining are taking effect, though strongly discouraged by local parties.

#### Culture

Several performing arts groups and facilities are on the University of Azoicleighs's campus, as are museums dedicated to art, archaeology, and natural history and sciences. While art is not encouraged, it is enabled to encourage creative expression and expansive learning.

The Azoicleigh Museum is located in a renovated and expanded UofA branch. Multiple art galleries exist in the city, notably in the downtown area and around the campus. Aside from a large restaurant scene in the Main Street and North University Avenue areas, Azoicleigh ranks first among Reach cities in the number of booksellers and books sold per capita. The Azoicleigh District Library maintains four branch outlets in addition to its UofA building.

Several annual events—many of them centered on scientific and intellectual pursuits—draw visitors to the city. One such event is the Northern Lights Fair. Scheduled on Thursday through Sunday of the third week of August, the fair draw upward of half a million visitors. There they showcase the university’s exploits and products under the celestial event, the aurora borealis recollection point.

#### Law and Order

Azoicleigh has a council-manager form of government. The City Council has 11 voting members: the mayor and 10 city council members. Two city council members are elected from each of the city's five wards. The mayor and council serve four-year terms. The mayor and one council member from each ward are elected in Presidential election years, and the other five council members are elected in the alternate even-numbered years. The mayor is elected citywide. The mayor is the presiding officer of the City Council and has the power to appoint all Council committee members as well as board and commission members, with the approval of the City Council. The current mayor of Azoicleigh is Joh Randall, an aggressive activist of upper plane exploration.

## Places

**University of Azoicleigh (UofA)** – The University of Azoilcleigh was founded in 1940 in Arcanhelm and has since then moved northward during the founding of the city of the same name. The elevated structure and memory sea accessibilities allow it to be one of the nation's leading private universities. With just over 4,500 undergraduates, Azoicleigh is one of the largest and most collegiate in character among the top research universities in the nation.

**North University Avenue** – The happening place of Azoicleigh. This is where all leisure takes place, including festivals and exhibits. The liberal college town experience is prominent through the available recreation but remains safe through the availability of local, reliable law enforcement.

## Trivia

* Is located entirely in the mountains. People can only leave and enter the city through airship or train.
* Despite being a prominent hub for fisher and memory sea education, the city lacks active fishers.
* Primary location of the 1.3 Bounty investigation.

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