Arlee

Arlee, the Town of Eternal [Darkness / Night], was a human settlement established within one of the wounds of the world left after the Shattering. On the continent of [Avarokka], located on [Earth] (our planet of interest within Materia), Arlee lies close to the centre of the wound of Sloth, which was born with the emergence of the demon lord of that domain, [Acideus].

As the name implies, Arlee was, together with many miles in each direction, wrapped in an eternal cloak of night, born from the immense amount of dark magic that Acideus produced during his stay on [Earth]. As with all other wounds, despite the combined efforts of the angels, the mark the demon had left on the world is too permanent now to be later erased without major interference, and, as such, they merely placed down reality anchors to prevent it from spreading out further and slowly reduce it, not wanting to disturb Materia any more than it already had been.

Arlee, like much of [Avarokka], lies under an almost permanent coat of snow, which, the deeper into the wound of sloth one ventures, seems to grow only ever thicker. Fortunately, due to being a settlement, much of the snow was removed and barriers were put up to protect the town from blizzards, but especially during lighter snow these were deactivated to save mana, and they didn't do much to keep temperature in.

Arlee was a quiet, reclusive place, and while it was relatively dense (as to conserve energy) and industrial the nightly atmosphere, the orange tinted streetlights and the coat of snow on the rooftops gave it an almost serene atmosphere, especially with how the people behaved - polite and discrete at all times in the streets, but warm and welcoming in their homes, inns and restaurants.