Melachant is a large city protected by a sort of magic forcefield. The place is strictly protected by the Melachant Empire and houses its main base of operations. Melachant has a long history going back as far as over five thousand years, but Melachant's population was much smaller just over 1000 years ago at just over 100,000 people. Over the past millennium the population has risen much more. Melachant lies at the edge of the badlands so the people deal with a challenging environment as there are only small patches where they get their rainfall. Another challenge is the fact that Melachant lies next to a volcanic chain. The forcefield surrounding Melachant protects the people and the infrastructure from lava flows and volcanic eruptions. Melachant often deals with windy days which runs down from the mountains more often than not. They are somewhat hot most of the year, but the low levels of sunlight tend to help keep that at a limit. There is a part of the season where cold winds from the North visit, but these temperatures typically only reach at or slightly below freezing. Volcanic ash events can drop temperatures significantly, but typically only run about one week before regulating. The defences of Melachant are very strict and the present empire running has little toleration for people stepping out of line. Thankfully it isn't difficult to avoid the empire's bad side. It is simply a matter of causing no harm or hazard to the people of Melachant. Border security is pretty strict, as in order to visit Melachant one must undergo the border security process. The most common motive of visitors to Melachant is to sell things at the markets. This typically causes no issue, so long as merchants are not importing illegal items. Melachant's industry specialties are metals and non-technological utilities although they do export some meat as well. Princess Liliac, one of Melachant's royal members, is also developing an agricultural industry which will expand Melachant's exports to some fruits, vegetables and eggs.