Archolla

Archolla is the city where most Dark Etherians reside, and is currently ruled by Princess Spindella.

### Geography

Archolla is located near the mountains of the Kingdom of Snows. The city is practically all underground, except for a few solitary trading ports and a place for ambassadors to meet above ground.

### Design

Archolla is a maze of arches and glowing crystals and fungi for light. The capital city is located in a mountain, a road spiraling up to the palace, located towards the peak. Silver and stone tend to be the most common building materials, even having the palace made entirely out of it. In a room in the center, underneath a solitary skylight, Archolla's runestone, the Web Spinner, stands.

The city is designed to have wealthier closer to the peak of the palace, except farmland, which is placed on the other side of the mountain at ground level. Archolla uses a mix of glowing crystals and fungi to light up the dim spaces, but to normal etherians, it is still very dim. (Dark Etherians have dark vision). In the space, the spiral leaves open, silver strings of crystal lanterns hang down in a web like a pattern.

### Trade

Archolla had very little contact with the rest of Etheria after Ravaka took over as queen, and became very self-reliant. Before this, Ravaka's main means of trade were gold, silver, crystals, coal, and all manner of stone and metals. Archolla had an empathizes on archeology due to the fossils and first ones tech they would find underground. During this golden age, institutes sprang up and Archolla almost rivaled Bright Moon in terms of importance.

### Dark Etherians

Dark Etherians tend to have skin ranging from grey-blues to dirt brown. They have larger ears that resembled a bat's and eyes that have dark vision. These eyes are usually dark colors to catch more light. hair is mainly earth tones, but occasionally, colorful hair or eyes can develop.

### Social Classes

**Miners -** Miners make up a majority of Archolla's population, even after the first Princess Alliance fell apart and Ravaka cut off contact. They ten to live anywhere from ground level to deep, deep, down. Even so, they have some level of respect from the wealthier class. If a miner was to die in a mining incident, the state would care for their children until they were 18.

**Farmers -** Farmers are the next rung up from Miners and tend to live at surface level or a bit below, depending on if they grow crops or fungi. They are the second-largest class.

**Archeologists. Medical Personal, Designers -** They all tend to come from aristocratic families and have attended school for one. It is rare but not unheard of for Miners or Farmers to become one.

**Soldiers -** Soldiers tend to come from miner families looking for a way up or rich families looking for glory. It can also be an alternative for being an archeologist or designer. Soldiers leave for the barracks at age 15 and join the army at age 27 They can serve as a guard, ground soldier, archer, field doctor, or even mercenaries for the rich.

**Aristocratic -** Those who are high up on the social ladder are usually well educated and could have been ambassadors or placed in places of control. Sometimes they own mines and made fortune that way.

**Royalty -** The rulers of Archolla traditionally have brown or grey web-like facial tattoos depending on skin tone and a white hook beneath an eye. The rulers prefer to operate without outside interference and have bribed ambassadors from other kingdoms so they can keep doing their thing own thing.

### Notable People

**Ravka -** ex-queen, hoard member

**Spindella -** current queen, allied with She Ra and the Princess of Power