Austevoll

aQev0l Xápmála or Austevoll is the current mayor and founder of the desert town of Levia. He is also a member of the Nine lives Council. He is one of the few speakers of the language of lev0 and adherent to the religion of Sheep.

Childhood
Austevoll came from the barren deserts of western Míyenxin where he was rased. He grew up in the series of sandstone mines that stretch beneath the sands. With him was the entirety of his tiny clan of Xápmála, an isolated clan of Catfolk that have learned how to live in the harsh climates of the desert. He made frequent journies to the strange spring that produced water in the middle of the desert.

lev
At this spring was one of the last Lev, a tribe of Qelim'qar catfolk who re-vitalised the sheep religion and lev0 language(which was later named after them). The Lev taught Austevoll about how this spring was a gift from the god veRiqQ0b, the god of prosperity, providing an endless stream of water. They then continued to describe how this land used to be lush and bountiful until the original settlers angered another god, biqabQ0b, who plagued the land with curse to be desert. The Lev died suddenly from the immense desert heat, but before their passing Austevoll managed to learn the lev0 language from them.

Sheep
Austevoll eventually fully converted to the Sheep religion, and become a major adherent. He would tend the small holy sites scatered across his homeland, and conduct regular rituals to the gods. He would attempt to explore the ruins of the pre-curse town that was swallowed by the wrath of biqabQ0b. He found other people and convinced them to join the religion, and the community of new Lev began to grow.

Founding of Levia
Austevoll founded the town of Levia with the player Rev(IGN: RenIsRaw) in 265 T.E. The towns namesake is the Lev, and the town was founded right next to the old archilogical ruins. Unfortunetly, the new claim was in the all too common situation of being a squatter. So Levia was quickly forced to being intergrated within Sylvania. Immediatly after the founding the two players set out on a massive terraforming spree. Austevoll single handedly built a massive mountain up from the ground. He then continued to create a wall around the town and build up the infustructure.

Council of Nine Lives
Despite being a very new player, Austevoll was asked to be a member of the Council of Nine Lives in what is now Míyenxin. His frequent hours and swift progression likely helped to achieve this, but luck played a large factor. The Archduchy was facing a big problem of innactivity, and he somewhat helped by starting a new town to get people to join. He has not take his government status past the local level yet, and is not a member of the Sylvanian government.