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Lower Ring b1 Middle Ring b2 Upper Ring b3 Republic Security Force b4 The Underground b5 Pipe Runner b6 Stickball b7

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Ba Sing Se.
The last city and home of the Republic. After the Great War and following the use of high-yield synergy weapons on the former Bending nation's capitals, Ba Sing Se became the last surviving stronghold on the planet. It exists today as it did centuries ago: A city divided by three walls. However, much of the walls have been replaced and upgraded. Those of the inner and middle rings are made entirely of metal, standing as tall and twice as impenetrable as they once were. The wall of the outer ring is metal as well but has been slowly encroached upon by housing built haphazardly into the structure itself. Atop this wall are large synergy cannons. They stand sentry facing the Wilds and stop any threats that approach long before they can reach the walls.

Social class remains separated by each section of the city and decreases the further away one is from the center. Due to overpopulation and limited resources, the gap between each class continues to widen leading mostly to increased tensions in the lower ring that is beginning to bleed into the middle. Despite efforts made by King Wu VI and his advisors, little of any headway has been made to improve the situation.

Peace is kept by the Republic Security Force (RSF) and by maintaining strict regulation and policy to help root out and eliminate any Benders. Information shared to the populace is fed through Shinobi News Network.
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Lower Ring. b1
Home to the impoverished and those who exist outside of the acceptable social ladder of society. Neon illuminated streets weave in and out of ill-maintained buildings packed too tightly together and the air is thick with dust and grime from black clouds that spew from factories dotting the landscape. Because little has been done to address the issue, air quality has deteriorated to such a point that most don some form of mask to help protect their lungs. Additionally, the population here has ballooned well beyond capacity and many families have taken to settling in the shadow of the great wall beyond its protection or even on the wall itself. Although forced to face any dangers from the Wilds head on, cleaner air and more room is well worth the trade off.

Crime remains rampant with RSF personnel in the area ill-equipped and undermanned and there is a strong presence of the Underground that the RSF struggles to suppress. Those RSF stationed at the power plant in the lower ring are equivalent to those of the middle.
Middle Ring. b2
Where the last vestige of the modern world continues to flourish to its greatest potential. Although nearly as overpopulated as its lower ring counterpart, the crowded streets and swarming populace never stagnate. They remain ever on the move in pursuit of a future they hope will be better than the last. Life here is busy, framed in an edifice maze that interrupts the skyline at intervals in all directions. Airships regularly weave between structures scraping the sky and the streets are packed with satomobiles at all hours of the day.

With access to more resources and better equipped RSF personnel in greater numbers, the quality of life is vastly improved in the Middle Ring compared to the lower. Crime is low, the air quality is clean, the schools are better staffed and better jobs more readily available. However, with only a wall separating themselves from the more desperate citizens on the other side, the horrors of the dying world remain a memory most cannot escape and the Bender ever remains a ghost in the night to avoid.
Upper Ring. b3
Inhabited only by the rich and the powerful. The land here is fertile and untouched by the nightmares of the war or the scars it left behind. Despite limited space, its layout has been designed to reduce a feeling of clutter. Homes are built tall with space surrounding to spare and larger structures lie amid stretches of land dedicated to parks and recreation.

Most of those who reside here remain isolated from the struggles of the rest of the world. Separated as they are and with no need to travel to any of the lower rings for any reason, they live their lives in perpetual oblivion to the point that some have forgotten Benders ever existed. The rest vie for what little power remains and rule over the entirety of the last city. They spend their time spreading what information they can to keep all others in check and are ever looking for ways to outplay those around them in the hopes that they can keep what little the world has to offer for themselves.

King Wu VI and his advisors reside here in the palace.
Republic Security Force. b4
The men and women in charge of keeping a strict blanket of peace throughout all of Ba Sing Se. They are deployed to every corner of the city although their effectiveness varies greatly. Those of the Lower Ring are ill-equipped and improperly trained. Rarely can they hold their own in a fight and it will typically take groups of them to subdue criminal activity. Those of the middle ring are significantly better trained and even utilize chi blocking and those of the Upper Ring are outfitted with Synergy Weapons.

Additionally, the RSF can deploy Mecha Tanks. Platinum behemoths that pack an upgrade to their firepower that its predecessors lacked. However, they remain cumbersome and slow and while limited to the 180 degree Killzone directly in front of it, are vulnerable to attack from the rear. Lastly, RSF deploy drones that scour far outside the walls of Ba Sing Se, looking for any survivors in the hopes of ushering them to safety within the city, and to find and eliminate any benders seeking shelter in the Wilds. They run on Synergy but utilize conventional munitions.
The Underground. b5
Existing below the filth of the Lower Ring is a complex and impossibly large network of tunnels. Originally a part of the city's sewage system, the tunnels were dug out and expanded upon some few centuries ago by the Dai Li and used by them up until the start of the Great War. Since then, denizens of the city have sought shelter in the darkness, breathing life into these confined spaces and making for themselves an entire ecosystem below Ba Sing Se.

Today, the Underground is as much a living breathing part of the city as the Lower Ring is above ground. Many have made their home in the 'sewers', allowing thriving business districts and vibrant communities where none would otherwise exist. However, the deeper tunnel systems are utilized heavily by the triads and are avoided altogether by well meaning citizens.

Although much of the Underground system reaching into the inner rings has been closed off by the RSF, some well hidden tunnels remain open, allowing passage all the way into even the central ring.
Pipe Runner. vietmyke b6
Tasked with patrolling the pipe that connects the Synergy Power Plant to the Synergy Storage Facility just inside the city. Their days are spent along a stretch of land outside the protective confines of safety found behind the walls, ever vigilant for any dangers that pose a threat to Ba Sing Se's fragile power system. This includes wild beasts that wander too close or anyone looking to steal spirit energy from leaks in the pipe itself.

Although there is a specialized team in charge of large maintenance projects along the pipe, Pipe Runners will often provide regular upkeep, helping to push the need and cost for repairs down. Leaks are usually patched until cracks in the exterior grow too large for a simple temporary fix.

Pipe Runners are not paid nearly enough for the risk inherent in the job at hand, but most would say that they are better off than others in the Lower Ring. Their limited freedom beyond the walls is well worth the trade off.
Stickball. canaryrose b7
Stickball came to prominence in the years after the rise of Pro-bending. A competitive sport friendly to Benders and Non-benders alike which began years ago as a playground activity for children of fishermen. The objective is to knock the ball into the opposing team's goal using a stick shaped much like that of an oar. The ball is balanced on the flat end while players move about the field, passing it to one another in an attempt to guide it to the other end. Passes are typically made by lifting the ball into the air and then hitting it as it's suspended. The receiving player will catch it with the flat end (where there is a small depression for the ball to rest) or may deflect it to another. Because of this and the equipment used, Stickball is by its nature a high-contact sport. Hitting another player directly with your stick, however, is illegal, but blocking or tapping another player's stick with your own is not. Neither is short grappling to disarm or takedown, or  'passing' a ball directly into an opponent with a particularly hard serve to knock the wind out of them. Two players will commonly face off or juggle the ball in-between them, parrying each other's sticks while bouncing the ball off each other or off the ground. The best players can read angles and distances and bounce the ball off other objects or people to get it where they want.
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