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永固城

ba sing se

Ba Sing Se is the capital of the Earth Kingdom as well as one of its constituent states, encompassing a large portion of the nation's northeastern corner. After the Surrender of Omashu, the city became the last great Earth Kingdom stronghold during the Hundred Year War.

The city is by far the largest in the World of Avatar, essentially being more of a small country than a mere city. As a testament to its grandeur, the Earth Kingdom's roadway network is centered on the city. Ba Sing Se means "Impenetrable City"; It is so named for its world-famous walls, the gates of which have no hinges or other hardware and are opened by the use of earthbending. Within the Outer Wall lies a large expanse of farmland, Lake Laogai, and several mountains. The Inner Wall encloses the city itself. The metropolis is also notable for having a unique system of walls dividing the population into different parts of the city based on social status.

The roleplay takes place in an alternate universe approximately a few centuries after the Hundred Years War, the year being 560AG. Ba Sing Se remains standing tall and hidden behind its walls, restoring peace and order together mainly with the Dai Li agents who obtained the monarch's trust back. Together with the new Earth King Daixian and a new avatar born among earthbenders, the pride of Earth Kingdom and its people is back.

As Ba Sing Se is known to be a safe place for immigrants and refugees from other nations during the Hundred Years War, as well as Fire Nation's occupation, the population has became a lot more diverse than it was compared to before and during the Hundred Years War. With the majority of benders being earthbenders, there are fire and water benders, and the very minority being air benders.