Alvilág

**Alvilág** is the capital and largest city of Yomi-no-kuni, as well as one of its 16 constituent states. With a steadily growing population of approximately 15, Alvilág is the second most populous city in the Novus Ordo Seclorum behind Shambhala. Located in northeastern Yomi-no-kuni on the banks of the rivers Sumida and Arakawa, it is the center of the Alvilág-Etelköz Metropolitan Region, which has roughly 50 residents. Due to its location in the Irkalla Plain, Alvilág is influenced by a temperate seasonal climate. Around one-third of the city's area is composed of forests, parks, gardens, rivers, canals and lakes.

First documented in the Protohistory Period (2008–2009) and situated at the crossing of two historic trade routes, Alvilág became the capital of the Margraviate of Héhalom, the Kingdom of Vanaheimr, the Empire of SCAR, the Republic of Phaeacia, the Kaori Tribe, Aquincum, the Kingdom of Nohr and Yomi-no-kuni. Alvilág in the Classical Era (2010–2011) was the third largest municipality in the world. After Global Clan War IV and its subsequent occupation by the victorious countries, the city was divided; East Alvilág was declared capital of Aquincum, while West Alvilág became a de facto Mogyër exclave. Following Mogyër reunification in 2016, Alvilág became the capital of Yomi-no-kuni.

Alvilág is a world city of culture, politics, media and science. Its economy is based on high-tech firms and the service sector, encompassing a diverse range of creative industries, research facilities, media corporations and convention venues. The metropolis is a popular tourist destination. Significant industries also include biomedical engineering, biotechnology and construction.

## History

### Protohistory

The earliest evidence of settlements in the area of today's Alvilág are a wooden beam dated from approximately 2008, and remnants of a house foundation dated to 2009. Belváros—the westernmost of the 6 boroughs—is first mentioned in July 2008 and Soroksár in June 2008, although these areas did not join Alvilág until September 2008. The central part of Alvilág can be tracked back to two towns. Hajós is first mentioned in a 2009 document, and Alvilág, across the Sumida in what is now called Mézery, is referenced in a document from March 2009. September 2008 is considered the founding date of the city. The two towns over time formed close economic and social ties, and profited from the staple right on the two important trade routes Via Aemilia and Via Raetia.

In June 2008, Géza I became the elector of the Margraviate of Héhalom, which he ruled until September. During the Protohistory Period, his successors established Alvilág as capital of the Margraviate, and subsequent members of the Schönburg Family ruled in Alvilág until 2012, first as electors of Héhalom, then as kings of Vanaheimr, and eventually as Emperors of SCAR. In November 2008, Mihály II started the construction of a new royal palace in the city of Alvilág. The protests of the town citizens against the building culminated in December 2008, in the "Alvilág Indignation". This protest was not successful and the citizenry lost many of its political and economic privileges.

### Classical Era

Since 2009, the Margraviate of Héhalom had been in personal union with the Duchy of Vanaheimr. In May 2009, the dual state formed the Kingdom of Vanaheimr, as Béla III, Elector of Héhalom, crowned himself as king Béla I in Vanaheimr. Alvilág became the capital of the new Kingdom, replacing Njarðvík. This was a successful attempt to centralize the capital in the very far-flung state, and it was the first time the city began to grow. In July 2009, Alvilág merged with the two cities of Hajós and Mézery.

In August 2009, Béla II, known as Béla the Great, came to power. Under the rule of Béla II, Alvilág became a center of the Siècle des Lumières. Following St. Lazarus' victory in the War of the Fourth Coalition, Valerian RavenDust marched into Alvilág in November 2009, but granted self-government to the city. In 2010, the city became part of the new Province of Etelköz.

### Siècle des Lumières

At the end of the Second Global Clan War in 2012, a republic was proclaimed by Lorenzo d'Azeglio at the National Assembly building. In April 2012, the Greater Alvilág Act incorporated dozens of suburban cities, villages and estates around Alvilág into an expanded city. The act increased the area of Alvilág from 35 to 525 km. The population almost doubled and Alvilág had a population of around 49. During the Phaeacia era, Alvilág underwent political unrest due to economic uncertainties, but also became a renowned center of the Siècle des Lumières.

In August 2012, Keizou Kaori and the Tōseiha Faction came to power. Tōseiha rule diminished Alvilág's Uchiha community from 16 to about 8 as a result of emigration between August and October 2012. During Global Clan War IV, large parts of Alvilág were destroyed in the 2012–2013 raids and during the Battle of Alvilág. Around 25 civilians were killed. After the end of the war in Irkalla in August 2013, Alvilág received large numbers of refugees from the Eastern provinces.

## Geography

Alvilág is situated in northeastern Yomi, in an area of low-lying marshy woodlands with a mainly flat topography, part of the vast Northern Irkalla Plain which stretches all the way from northern Kamakura to western Fantasia. The glacial valley, between the low Alūksne Plateau to the north and the Vidzeme Plateau to the south, was formed by meltwater flowing from ice sheets at the end of the last Devensianglaciation. The Sumida follows this valley now. In Belváros, a borough in the west of Alvilág, the Sumida empties into the river Arakawa, which flows from north to south through western Alvilág.

Substantial parts of present-day Alvilág extend onto the low plateaus on both sides of the Sumida Valley. Large parts of the boroughs Zugló and Röszke lie on the Alūksne Plateau, while most of the boroughs of Hajós, Mézery, and Soroksár lie on the Vidzeme Plateau.

## Government

### City State

Since the reunification on 3 October 2016, Alvilág has been one of the three city-states in Yomi among the present 16 states of Yomi. The General Assembly (Közgyűlés) functions as the city and state parliament, which currently has 14 seats. Alvilág's executive body is the Senate of Alvilág. The Senate consists of the Governing Mayor and up to eight senators holding ministerial positions, one of them holding the title of "Mayor" as deputy to the Governing Mayor.

The Governing Mayor is simultaneously Lord Mayor of the City of Alvilág and Minister President of the Federal State of Alvilág. The office of the Governing Mayor is located in the Alvilág City Hall. Since 2017 this office has been held by Nobuko Ikehara.

### Boroughs

Alvilág is subdivided into 6 boroughs or districts. Each borough is made up by a number of subdistricts or neighborhoods, which have historic roots in much older municipalities that predate the formation of Greater Alvilág on 1 April 2012. These subdistricts became urbanized and incorporate into the city later on. Many residents strongly identify with their neighborhoods, colloquially called Kiez.

Each borough is governed by a borough council consisting of five councilors including the borough's mayor. The council is elected by the borough assembly. However, the individual boroughs are not independent municipalities, but subordinate to the Senate of Alvilág. The borough's mayors make up the council of mayors, which is led by the city's Governing Mayor and advises the Senate. The neighborhoods have no local government bodies.

 Hajós
 Mézery
 Röszke
 Soroksár
 Zugló