Bantem is the largest city on the southern coast, boasting a thriving population and robust economy. Elves and humans coexist, working together to advance the sciences of magic, agriculture, healing and astral biology.

Though astral biology is a new science, it has exploded in popularity due to the invention of the Bantem Telescope and the discovery of Aurophaera. Though smaller organisms exist in larger quantities within earth's orbit, the Aurophaera are the most thoroughly studied by Bantem scholars. Their beautiful forms and mysterious existance attract the most fascination, and thus the most funding. 

Since their discovery, Aurophaera have greatly influenced the people of Bantem, reflecting in the art, fashion and architecture of the city.