The City of Hopeful Green




"We are Hopeful here... We are learning"

A mouthful, this city-state is known to outsiders simply as "Green City", but eccentric locals refer to it as "Hopeful". Despite its proximity to the Floral Forest, Green City's lumber export is next to nothing, as the residents have turned away from manual labor and have become heavily focused on training their minds and preserving magic so that they may be granted access to The Library which stands to the West of the city. The Library is the only remaining place in Levianara with access to pure magical knowledge. The Librarians, the two giant ravens who reside at the top of the structure, have restricted access to all humans, fearing they will lose anything that they borrow.

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