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| name = Airhaven

The name Airhaven comes from two sources; Firstly, the ''Mortal Engines'' series by Phillip Reeve contains a fictional town of the same name which is suspended in the air by large balloons, and serves as a refuge from the war-torn ground below for anyone who can fly there in airships. The second source of Airhaven's name is a play on a translation of the German word for Airport, ''Flughafen'', which literally means FlighthavenFlightport, but its latter half is a near homophone for 'haven'. Thus, Airhaven can be seen as a portmanteau between Airport and Flughafen.

Airhaven has had a thankfully peaceful history, with close to no dramas or issues with neighbouring nations. Although it was young when compared to larger nations, it iswas comparatively older for a one-man nation, having been active since late 2017.

After the adoption of [[Lotus Monastery|Lotus]] by [[Impasse]], RektTangle left the -,- for [[Commonwealth]]. Soon finding the bustling city life to be to his distaste, he moved south to [[Vale]], where he started a building project that had been on his mind for months. He founded Airhaven on the least valuable land he could find: firstly, hollow hills meant that no mining could occur under Airhaven. The biome was Extreme Hills, a barren land fraught with peaks and ravines, and it follows that farming prospects were very limited. As such, the only value the land had was for buildings upon it- which was exactly what RektTangle aspired to do.

=== Secession of land to ResimareResimere ===

In February of 2018, RektTangle gave the Eastern coast of Airhaven together with almost all of Eichenfeld to [[ResimareResimere]], a group from [[Devoted]], for no price other than a request to take care of the land well. They continue to have good relations.

Initially, the land was first registered as a district of Vale, but as activity declined, RektTangle moved to Falstadt[[Hjaltland]] and placed the area under its protection towards the end of 2017. Now theThe land iswent ininto a limbo state; it iswas mostly independent, but theits leadleader, Shambali, iswas still a dual citizen with FalstadtHjaltland and frequently travelstraveled there to help with projects. Despite this, Airhaven does not inherit several of FalstadtHjaltland's laws, such as players barred from entering. This is especially important for Airhaven's tourism business because if it inherited Hjaltlandt's limited travel laws, the economy would flounder.

[[ResimareResimere]]'s canopy forest district, Eichenfeld, lies to the south, the border being the line between the two biomes. [[FalstadtHjaltland]] lies across the channel to the east, past the ice mountains on both sides of the river. The inactive nation [[StonewallAntipodean Union]] owns the islands to the north of Airhaven, with [[Yoahtl]] lying across the sea even further north.

Being on an extreme hill, everywhere below y=95 is snowless and experiences rainfall, and, starting in patches, blocks above have snowfall. This causes a curious effect where the road and objects at street level are dry but the roofs of houses are covered in snow. This is also prominent in the water in Airhaven. For example, the Jade Garden's lake is liquid enough to boat on, but the waterfall's spring is frozen at the surface, providing an oppurtunityopportunity for ice farming together with traditional farming.

[[File:AirhavenGreatOak.png|540px270px|thumb|One of the protected Great Oaks, by the ATC.]]

When it was independent, Airhaven iswas a devoutly pacifist town. It encouragesencouraged acting with sensibility and compassion, and aimsaimed to be friendly with all other civilisationscivilizations.

The ruling class of Airhaven arewere known as the Shambali Monks and arewere responsible for executive decisions such as approving builds and expansions, lawmaking and imposing sentences, and dealing with foreign parties. Currently, theThe only Shambali iswas [[RektTangle]].

| Petty Griefing¹ || Illegal || Exile, Fine

| Griefing¹ || Illegal || Exile, Fine, Pearling

| Bounty Hunting || Illegal || Exile, Fine

| Terraforming || Restricted² || Exile if exceeded, Fine

Airhaven currently enjoysenjoyed friendly relations with all of its contacts. Tourism iswas prominent and most people enjoyenjoyed visiting the small town.

== Pre-Beretia Economy ==

The economy of Airhaven iswas not plentiful, nor iswas it self-sustaining. As it iswas mostly a one-man effort, it reliesrelied on a lot of goodwill, especially from [[FalstadtHjaltland]].

Being on a single biome bordering a river/ocean, Airhaven's exp production iswas practically nonexistent. This iswas further compounded by the fact that terraforming the natural landscape around the settlement iswas highly discouraged.

Airhaven hashad no mines. The hollow hills start at approximately y=40 and continue down to a dirt floor at y=4, with only one or two layers of stone above bedrock. This makes mining for valuable ores impossible. Airhaven importsimported ore, or more accurately exportsexported mining work while keeping any ore found for themselves.

Tourism iswas Airhaven's chief export and the focus of most of its investments. It is currentlywas ranked as a 5/5 destination by [[Gjum]], and an S rank civilization by [[Specificlanguage]].

=== Transport and A.L.T.S. ===

Airhaven's architecture is a blend betweenof Steampunk and Medieval Asian. Inspirations for its many builds include real Nepalese, Japanese and southern Chinese buildings. An aim of Airhaven is to have every build be unique while keeping the overall Neo-Medieval style consistent.

Airhaven's founder, RektTangle, is responsible for many great works, such as the videos '[https://www.reddit.com/r/civclassics/comments/7c81mu/the_somber_war_animated_short/ The Somber War]' and 'If Titan was a Netflix original'. Also included in their repertoire include a recruitment poster, Civball comics, surveys, awards, and memes.