[color=gray]L O R E   [/color][img]https://txt-dynamic.static.1001fonts.net/txt/dHRmLjYwLmZmZi5RbUVnVTJsdVp5QlRaUSwsLjAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA,/signoria.regular.png[/img][hr]
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[color=black]The   R E P U B L I C  [/color]
[color=white]The   R E P U B L I C [/color][/right][/sub][/h3][table=bordered][row][cell][/cell][cell][/cell][/row][row][cell][sub]The nation, or City as I'll refer to it, is made up almost entirely of nonbenders after benders were aggressively removed from the face of the planet. Most lead happy lives within Ba Sing Se where they have been enjoying a time of great peace. The City itself is still divided into three sections by walls composed now of both earth (lower ring) and steel (upper ring). Replacing the parts that have been torn down are man made metal sections that stand just as tall and are twice as strong. Social class is still confined within it's ring of origin, with poverty increased the farther away from the center you travel. Technology here is near future, near future as compared to real life modern technology. They have computers, jets, wearable tech, and AI.

What few benders that are known to exist work for the Republic and all follow the will of the King who rarely reveals himself to the public eye. To keep this peace, benders are outlawed and are actively search for and expunged. Law enforcement officers or Republic Security Forces (RSF) are armed with scanning devices that detect the ability to bend in one's genes and if one is found, lethal force is authorized. Many establishments in the city have them installed over doorways both out of necessity for their own protection and by law. Hospitals have begun enforcing abortions when an expectant mother is discovered to be carrying a child sensitive to spirit energy.

Since these laws have been put into place, there have been little to no major conflicts or wars.
[/sub][/cell][cell][sub][color=bca346]places.[/color]
[color=white]Lower, Middle and Upper ring.
The Palace.
The Lotus Room.[/color][/sub]

[sub][color=bca346]factions.[/color]
[color=white]Triple Threat Triads
Republic Security Force (RSF)
LSF[/color][/sub]

[sub][color=bca346]people.[/color]
[color=white]King Wu VI[/color][/sub]
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[h3][sub][color=gray]P L A C E S[/color][sub]
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[color=black]R I N G S  [/color]
[color=white]R I N G S [/color][/right][/sub][/h3][table=bordered][row][cell][/cell][cell][/cell][/row][row][cell][img]https://i.imgur.com/0whfgW1.jpg[/img][/cell][cell]
[sub][color=bca346]lower[/color]
To live in the lower ring is to the live among those of the lowest social class in the city. The outer ring of
Ba Sing Se is home to the low income or those who live a life outside of the acceptable social ladder of
society. The neon illuminated streets here weave in and out of ill maintained buildings packed too tightly
together. The air is thick with dust and grim and black clouds that hang low and spew from the factories 
dotting the landscape. Sitting beneath the shadow of the wall and just outside it's gates are farms that
feed all of the Republic.

Here at the foot of the great city, crime is most rampant. There's a strong presence of the underground that
security forces have a hard time suppressing. Population here is also of great concern as it's grown well
beyond capacity. Residents have begun spilling onto land immediately beyond the wall and abandoning it's
protection all together. There has been talk in the halls of the Palace to build a fourth wall around the third
or perhaps begin resettling the rest of the world.[/sub][/cell][/row][row][cell][img]https://i.imgur.com/YKjCin7.jpg[/img][/cell][cell]
[sub][color=bca346]middle[/color]
Home to the middle class and those with an affinity toward business or the greater pursuits of education
and their promising careers. Here you'll find the last vestige of the human race flourishing to it's greatest
potential. Men and women work to drive what little of the world they have left and make an acceptable
living doing so.

The land here is dotted with better schools, clean hospitals, facilities with better paying jobs. The blue sky
is interrupted at regular intervals by the black of numerous skyscrapers. Clouds are pushed to the side by
airships ferrying precious cargo or perhaps paying citizens wherever they need to be. The streets are wider,
open and ever traversed by a never ending stream of Satomobiles.

Crime is relatively low here... but perhaps that's because criminal activity is more controlled... refined.[/sub][/cell][/row][row][cell][img]https://i.imgur.com/kIDT8Gj.jpg[/img][/cell][cell]
[sub][color=bca346]upper[/color]
The Upper Class. The land here is fertile, untouched by the nightmares left behind in the wake of a
destructive war, and inhabited by the rich and powerful. Many of the homes and establishments are of
exotic design and elegantly encroached by flora with enough space in between each to prevent a feeling of
clutter despite the limited space of the inner ring. What few business are run here cater to those of a
different caliber of life. Most men and women are blanketed by a thin veil of ignorance to the rest of the
world. The remaining minority run it.

The Walls around the inner ring were moved at some point after the war with segments added as it was
pushed further into the middle ring. This allowed for more space as the population in this area grew.[/sub][/cell][/row][/table]

[h3][sub][color=gray]F A C T I O N S   [/color][sub]
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Republic City equivalent to our police force. They can be found patrolling the areas between each walled section from the Lower Ring to the Upper but are significantly better trained and armed when stationed in the latter. None of the men and women charged with protecting the city and keeping the peace can bend even as all of them make detaining or eliminating a bender their top priority.
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[cell][sub][color=bca346]basic[/color]
Deployed in the Lower and Middle Rings. Due to a lack of training and low pay, these grunts pose very little threat. Teams of two or more are needed to overcome opposition in a gunfight and they can seldom hold their own in hand to hand combat.

[color=bca346]advanced[/color]
Deployed in the Middle and Upper Rings and wherever there is a major emergency. These units of the RSF are significantly better trained and are at times capable of handling a situation on their own. They utilize Chi Blocking making them a much greater threat than their lesser counterparts and those stationed within the Upper Ring are armed with Synergy firearms.

[color=bca346]mecha tank[/color]
In the event of an emergency when a small detachment of ground forces cannot subdue a threat, Mecha Tanks are dispatched into the area. Made of an enhanced Platinum metal alloy that is resistance to Synergy munitions, though not impervious, it is significantly more durable and packs an upgrade to firepower that its predecessors did not have. However it is also less nimble and travels at a pace slower than one can walk when moving unassisted. Limited to the 180 degree killzone directly in front of it, these Mecha Tanks are also vulnerable to attack from the back.
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[sub][sup]Basic. Advanced. Mecha tank.[/sup][/sub][/center]
[/cell][/row][row][cell][sub][color=bca346](LSF)[/color]
Acronym intentionally left in it's simplified form. LSF is a team specialized in finding and capturing the remaining bending population and any new benders as they continue to crop up. The members of this team are all highly skilled and trained and some are rumored to have the ability to bend the elements themselves. They are armed with the latest in combat weaponry including exoskeleton frames, AI robotics used for policing the city and any resources allotted to the RSF.
[/sub][/cell][/row][row][cell][sub][color=bca346]triple threat triad[/color]
Easily the most powerful gang in all of the Republic. The gang manage to survive the war by essentially purging their members of all benders and joining the ranks of the Republic Military as they moved to take over the rest of the world. They cemented their place in the new one by essentially networking with the right people thanks in part to those members who held on to wider goals than the simple act of petty crimes. A new Triple Threat Triad was formed during the inception of the Republic and one that helped to rebuild not only itself but the city around it. In this way they became an integral part of it's life and their influence is both felt and seen.
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