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Added in the detail about radios working within Babilar, as seen in Firefight Chapter 26.
(Added in the detail about radios working within Babilar, as seen in Firefight Chapter 26.)
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'''Babylon Restored''', often referred to as '''Babilar''' (a simplification of "Babyl-R"{{17swob ref|post|212998|Peter confirming the names contraction|date=8 Jan 20158852}}), is the name given to New York City after its streets arewere flooded by the [[Epic]] [[Regalia]], its current ruler.{{book ref|Firefight|5}}The waterRegalia floodsruled sotyrannically highover youthe cancity seefor onlyyears, before she stopped and decided to clean the supportsplace ofup.{{book bridges,ref|Firefight|10}}{{book evenref|Firefight|6}} thoughIt theyis wereunknown oncewhat overcame aof the city after hundredCalamity feetwas talldefeated.
 
== Appearance ==
The ruler of the city is an Epic named Regalia, who has the power to move, see out of, and create projections from water. She is terminally ill and uses her projections to rule the city. Her lower Epics include [[Obliteration]] and [[Newton]]. Unlike [[Steelheart (Epic)|Steelheart]], Regalia does not rely on oppression and fear to rule her populace. The majority of the citizens live a carefree life of relaxation, partying, and eating, believing that one can do nothing about the Epics, so just let them have their way. [[David Charleston]] has trouble accepting this doctrine.
 
The water floods so high you can see only the supports of bridges, even though they were once over a hundred feet tall. The water sloped towards the middle of the city, so that the perimeter of Babilar had a lower water level than inside Babilar.{{book ref|Firefight|9}} Many tops of the buildings were only a few feet above the water surface, and the people lived in vibrantly colored tents, on the rooftops.{{book ref|Firefight|10}} In Babilar, spraypaint glowed{{book ref|Firefight|10}} with bright fluorescent light, and much of the city had been graffitied, so it appeared that the sides of the buildings were aglow.{{book ref|Firefight|9}} Plants and trees would often grow inside buildings, providing the occupants of Babilar will fruits and vegetables, enough for them to eat.{{book ref|Firefight|10}} The trees and plants had colorful petals, that had three or four gradient colors.{{book ref|Firefight|5}}{{book ref|Firefight|10}} However, some of the trees were unique. One such tree produces fortune cookies instead of fruit, and [[Dawnslight]] could communicate through the fortunate cookies.{{book ref|Firefight|36}} Radios within the city's limits worked even without a power source, although no other electronic devices did. {{book ref|Firefight|26}}
People travel through the city on boats and on suspended bridges between the tops of buildings.
 
The phenomenon of the glowing spraypaint, the radios, the warmth, and the plentiful gardens and fruit, was due to Dawnslight, a man in a coma, who dreamed many of the city's aspects up.{{book ref|Firefight|49}} The spraypaint suddenly stops glowing somewhere outside the city's limits, and begins to glow again as the spraypaint enters city again.{{book ref|Firefight|9}}
Due to the influence of [[Dawnslight]], spray paint glows in Babilar. Radios are powered without batteries and fruit grows in buildings.
 
It was almost destroyed when Regalia died, whencausing the water drewto draw back and the supports of the buildings wereto be exposed, but miraculously, it was not damaged because the roots and vines of Dawnslight's plants werehad sogrown thickinto anda through the buildings, acting as living strongreinforcement.{{book ref|Firefight|epilogue}}
 
== Everyday Life ==
 
The citizens of Babilar led fairly normal lives. They would live a carefree life of relaxation, partying, and eating, believing that no-one can do anything about the Epics, so just let them have their way. However, almost no one in the city had access to electricity.{{book ref|Firefight|10}} The people would travel through the city on boats and on suspended bridges between the tops of buildings. Many of the citizens go out at night, when the graffiti is more noticeably glowing.{{book ref|Firefight|10}}
 
== Regalia ==
 
Regalia ruled Babilar for quite some time as a tyrant. She killed thousands of people, and let gangs terrorize the city. However, she soon changed and became a benevolent ruler.{{book ref|Firefight|10}} Unlike [[Steelheart (Epic)|Steelheart]], Regalia does not rely on oppression and fear to rule her populace anymore. Regalia has the power to move, see out of, and create projections from water. She is terminally ill with cancer and uses her projections to rule the city. As she can not be present among the city, she appointed [[Newton]], a lesser Epic, as her right hand woman. Newton heads the only gang in Babilar, which patrols throughout Babilar, but usually does not resort to violence.{{book ref|Firefight|17}}
 
Regalia sent [[Mitosis]], [[Instabam]], and [[Sourcefield]] to try and lure [[Prof]] to Babilar.{{book ref|Firefight|5}} She also brought [[Obliteration]] to Babilar, and promised that he would be able to destroy the city if he served her for some time.{{book ref|Firefight|11}} Regalia ended up making a motivator from Obliteration that was about to destroy the city before Prof interfered.{{book ref|Firefight|49}}
 
== Notable Residents ==
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* [[Valentine]]
* [[Missouri Williams]]
* [[Sam (Reckoner)|Sam]]
 
== Notes ==
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