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(location) Babel
BAY-behl
Refers to both the capitol city of Ashdod, as well as the great tower which dominates the cityscape. This city, dominated by the bat-like Eeee, is a major center of trade and political power in Ashdod on the continent of Ur. It is built in a wide valley in the Golan Mountains, a short flight from the ocean.

The city is truly ancient, records indicating that it was founded millenia ago, and new buildings have been repeatedly built upon the ruins of others, to the point where the metropolis consists now of towering spires and ziggurats, interconnected by stone bridges and aqueducts to bear water from the mountain peaks.

The largest structure by far is the Great Tower, Babel, which is forever under construction. It is a measure of a ruler's power how much he can add to the tower's girth and height, and over time it has expanded outward to consume older portions of the city. Officially, no one actually lives in the Tower. It is a structure of religious (and political) significance, and a statement of the power and age of the Ashdodite civilization. Many of the battles fought in Babel are between warring construction crew factions, over matters of building and resources to be used. Babel is sometimes known as the "City of Strife", for "gang wars" are commonplace, especially in the shadowed and ruinous "Streets Below" in the forgotten lower levels that have been built upon with each succeeding generation.

For millenia, the ruler of Babel (and, by extension, the ruler of Ashdod, at least in title), was known as the Sabaoth, which means "Almighty". After the War of the Plaguebringers, in which Babel was soundly defeated during a raid on Rephidim, the Sabaoth's reign ended, and he was succeeded by the first High Prince of Babel, Boghaz bar Sabaoth.

Encyclopedia Volumes:
1: A'Matu'd to Akwavi
2: Amazonia to Ashtoreth
3: Assassins' Guild to Berryswort
4: Blakat to Cantrip
5: Captain-Astromancer to Cloudmelon
6: Cold Shower to Desolate Band
7: Diagnostitorium to Emperor-Potentate
8: Ephasto to Flying Khattaman
9: Fnerf to Goliath
10: Gooshurm to Hammersong
11: Harvest Tide to Ihtoli Maqahamok
12: Ikara to K'trinzhai
13: Kadiban to Knights Templar
14: Kooshkie to Lapi
15: Learning Machine to Matu'd'arum
16: Maw to Nik-Nik
17: Niton to Pantheon
18: Paquebot to RTR
19: Rahktor to Roses, Sanctuary of
20: Rotbiter to Saskanar
21: Savanite Sign to Shadow, Sphere of
22: Shekelodeon to Skedat
23: Skeek to Squibbit
24: Srinala to The River Runs
25: Thistlebark to Underside
26: Unity Day to Wires
27: Witch to Yodhzakaro
28: Yodh to Zolk
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