Alkancia

Alkancia's Banner Art by Astafor

**Alkancia**, also known as **"The Golden Haven"**, is a town located Northeast of Lore City, serving as a safe haven in the desert and a quick checkpoint towards it. It is also one of the second generations of towns that were established since the Founding of Lore City and its ruler is called a Khan or Khana.

The town is surrounded by tall walls with a moat around its perimeter. Inside, its architectural designs are a mix of Desert themed structures such as Arabian and Mediterranean while also incorporating giant bone spires on its surroundings and a huge Dragon skull at the center of the town.

## Notable Locations

1. **The Front and Back Gates** - These are the only entrances to the Town, keeping uninvited guests out. Each has a guardhouse and the Back Gate leads to the Community Farm.
2. **The Town Map** - Located right beside the Front Gate is the map of Alkancia where newcomers can orient themselves with the layout of the town.
3. **Stables** - Also located right beside the Front Gate and Town Map is the Stables where steeds and/or mules are kept. Always keep it closed in case robbers came.
4. **Postal Office -** Integrated to the guardhouse in the Front Gate are the Postal Office where the deliveries run by the Gait Runners are placed into. Every member has their own mailbox here and the deliveries will only be distributed by individuals with permissions inside.
5. **Indoor Farm -** A small patch of crop farm that produces food within the safety of the town walls.
6. **Temples of the Undead and the Arachnid** - Two separate temples that has a mob grinder underneath them.
7. **The Skull Dormitory** - The dormitory underneath the giant dragon skull where members under probation lives until they are given a plot.
8. **Pondside Bar** - A bar where you can relax and stay around. Located beside the Kelp Pond where Kelp is grown and harvested to be used as fuel.
9. **Communal Crafting Station** - A place where town members can share items in and where you can also craft and smelt in bulk using kelp blocks harvested in the nearby Kelp Pond.
10. **Town Lord's Castle** - The place where the Town Lord reside and the first to be built in the first days of Alkancia. The place where everything is built around.
11. **Glowter's Tomb** - A tomb made for the exiled Lord of Alkancia

## Notable Events

#### Advent of Astafor

The addition of the player **Astafor** has spurred many construction projects to be initiated as well as the creation of many Banner Arts for every town. One of his notable constructions is the Outer Town located at the left side of the town and the discovery of **???** as well as the efforts to repurpose it for the town's use.

#### The Diamond King's Leave

**Aether**, a long standing member of the town, has left Alkancia and moved to the then newly built town of **Arkheion**, causing many Alkans to be saddened by his leave when he effectively acted as the town's acting lord whenever **Glowter22** is restricted by his other responsibilities, and especially when he was the main builder of the town before the inclusion of **Astafor**.

## Government

Alkancia follows the structure of a Constitutional Monarchy enacting Meritocratic policies. This means the Khan/Khana is the highest figure of authority in this town but is restricted by the laws of Lore City and his ruling dictates that the residents with more contribution to the town will gain more authority and benefits.

## Religion

Lore City still haven't recognized the formation of religious sects at this point in time so no official religions can be established yet but Alkancia houses **Astafor**, the acting Pope of the religious sect known as **Tatoism**, thus being the only religion existing in the town. According to him, the sect does not necessarily worship the Potato but rather the philosophical aspects one can glean from it. (This is directly parallel to the IRL Daoism)