Lighthalzen

Lighthalzen is a prosperous city grown on the success of its scientists. The Rekenber Corporation indisputably wields tremendous influence and responsibility in the city. For security reasons, the movement of Rekenber employees--and almost all of Lighthalzen's citizens--is strictly regulated. Visitors must prove their identity or be denied entrance into Lighthalzen. Despite these authoritarian controls, the Rekenber Corporation enjoys a sterling reputation because of the prosperity it has brought to the city and its non-discriminatory employment policy which provides all citizens of Lighthalzen an opportunity to share in its success.

History

Long ago, nestled between the valleys and gorges of the Schwarzwald Republic was a humble mountain village notable only for the Lighthal Scientific Research Centre. Zenit Zerter Lighthal, one of the leading scientists at the time, founded the Lighthal Laboratory. When the Rekenber Corporation gained ownership of all the village property and the adjacent land 600 years ago, it began construction of the luxurious Lighthalzen known today.

Despite the difficulty of developing a city on rough, rocky terrain, the Rekenber Corporation invested vast sums of money into erecting Lighthalzen. In fact, Lighthalzen's prosperity and position as the commercial centre of the Schwarzwald Republic can be attributed to Rekenber's efforts and its invention of the airship -- the most convenient method interregional transportation in Midgard.

The Slums

At first, Lighthalzen's slums were the only vestige of the small mountain village that existed before the city was built. Although initially small in size, this impoverished sector grew as more people sold their land to Rekenber or were found ineligible to live in the Residential District. Although the Rekenber Corporation provides employment opportunities in Lighthalzen's slums as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility program, it also prohibits Lighthalzen's citizens from traveling between the slums and the affluent areas.

Points of Interest

• Portus Luna: The checkpoint between the Rebublic and the theocracy of Rachel.
• Rekenber Corporation Headquarters: The administrative and corporate headquarters of the famous Rekenber Corporation, home to the state-of-the-art Regenschirm Laboratories.
• Hyre Manor: The manor of the famous robot-maker Kiel Hyre.