The city-state of Achar is the centre of the church of Acharis.
Achar is one of the largest cities in the Realm Within, and, due to the enlightened leadership and general respect for lawfulness in the city, is relatively free of the squalor and filth representative of such large cities.
Achar is home to over 100,000 inhabitants, and the city's population can swell to nearly half-a-million during holy days and the peak of trading season.
Achar, whose real name was Rabbi Elisha ben Avuya was a contemporary of Rabbi Akiva, who lived during the time of the destruction of the second Temple, about two thousand years ago.
Achar however felt that there was no hope for him and he continued his pursuit of earthly pleasures.
Achar should have been mature enough to realize that serving G-d is the main task, that G-d pays with a reward in the next world is merely a side point.