Leviva
Built into the ruins of an ancient dwarven settlement, Leviva towers over the surrounding countryside. Yet, despite it's impressive visage, the town is still barely more than a large village lacking in any real economy of it's own. It acts instead as a hub for all the many farms and hamlets within a few days travel of itself, providing protection and a place to trade. The only real industry of it's own that Leviva has is a silver mine below the town, known as the Pit, where most of the town's inhabitants work.
Demographics
Leviva is mostly human, but has a higher percentage of dwarves and halflings than Torfe as a whole. There are a small number of tieflings and warforged who also call the town home. Other races can be found in small numbers.
Government
Leviva is run by an elected Alderman, who is currently Soyen Jinn. The town is represented in parliament by their elected representative, Faiyan Yarrow. The day to day laws of the town and country are enforced by the Militia, led by Sheriff Dane Harmon.
Defences
Leviva has no walls or formal defences, relying instead on it's height and the accuracy of it's Militia.
Industry & Trade
Leviva acts as a local hub for farmsteads and hamlets, providing a small amount of trade income, but the main wealth of the village comes from the Pit, the silver mine below the town. Most of the town's inhabitants work there, and those who do not are generally either in the Militia, or provide extra hands for nearby farmsteads.
Assets
Leviva has one notable store, Barret's Supplies, and a Tavern named Delver's Drift
Guilds and Factions
The Legion of Progress maintains a small presence in Leviva of two members.
Architecture
Most people in Leviva live within the old dwarven ruins, which run up the outside of the outcrop as tower like structures, and are carved into it as great, stacked halls. Narrow balconies connect the towers and halls on one floor together, while stairs allow access from floor to floor. The design here is stoic, angular and mainly stone built. A few modern cottages and shacks are clustered around the bottom of the outcrop, as well as on top of it. These are generally simple timber framed affairs with whitewashed walls and thatched roofs.
Geography
Leviva sits in the middle of rolling grassland, set into a huge outcrop of dark rock that is not native to the area. The outcrop is hundreds of feet high and has a large amount of foliage growing atop it. The inhabitants access fresh water from an underground aquifer below the outcrop known as the Deep.
Natural Resources
The many farmsteads and hamlets close to Leviva grow grains and vegetables, as well as rearing sheep, goats, and pigs. In Leviva itself, silver ore is mined from the Pit, and the locals consider the eels that call the Deep home a delicacy when spiced and deep fried.
Founding Date
2889
Type
Town
Population
1512
Inhabitant Demonym
Levivan
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