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Fantasy City Challenge: There are so many well-realized fantasy cities: Neverwinter, Braavos, Ankh-Morpork, the Emerald City, Mordor, etc. For this challenge, tell a story set in a fantasy city of your own creation. While the story should be compelling, I’m also interested in the unique design of your urban landscape. Become an architect and anthropologist, delving into infrastructure, culture, politics, race, etc. Is there a unique magic system here? What do citizens see on a regular basis, and what remains hidden from them behind a looming palace or in lurking alleys? How does it smell, sound, feel? How do these people think and feel? Set forth!
Try to stay within the sprawling genre of fantasy. I'll post a science-fiction city challenge when this one is complete.

Fantasy

I step through a portal into a magic land. I am greeted by huge trees. These trees go back as far as I can see. I begin to walk and notice beautiful butterflies hovering over my head. They are white and seem to glow near perfect red mushrooms. I come across a wooden bridge over a small stream, leading to a house. A perfect house. It was covered with white paint, had a rocking-chair on the porch, and lights turned on inside. Inside the house were fairies. They welcomed me and gave me tea. Good tea. Sadly I had to leave and continue on with my journey. I walk past more houses, more mushrooms, and more butterflies. When I look up, the sky is a beautiful blue-green color. Everything in here was so calm and so peaceful. I never want to leave and go back to my horrible society. I am going to stay with perfect house, wooden bridges, glowing butterflies, and kind fairies. Simple but cute.