The Court of Lapiége
Demographics
After King Tribus sent The Fiagere to the Court, most people there were the same Fiagere.
Even if many Alterians usually make their stay in The Court to study the Deep, water crystal magic or indulge in the arts, only The Fiagere descendants can partake in the tournament to become the Protector of the fortress or be ranked up to guard the lower levels.
Even if many Alterians usually make their stay in The Court to study the Deep, water crystal magic or indulge in the arts, only The Fiagere descendants can partake in the tournament to become the Protector of the fortress or be ranked up to guard the lower levels.
Government
In the Court of Lapiége, high ranks are chosen by a long-lasting tradition of combat. Every year, everyone on the islands comes together to celebrate a tournament to choose the strongest warriors amongst the descendants of The Fiagere. The tournament consists of many fights accompanied by dance and song held in three days. On the last day, the 8 people with the most combats won will fight in 1v1s until there are only 4 victors, but these are not normal fights like the others, using contraptions similar to the Board Rays of old the arena would fill with water, the first person to touch the water losing.
The four winners would be able to go into a higher rank of the warding force, going to live deep underwater to the first line of defense before The Deep.
Every 10 years a special version of the tournament was held, instead of 4 winners, the tournament was extended until one was left; who would become the next Wavetrice, the person in charge of the whole fortress.
The four winners would be able to go into a higher rank of the warding force, going to live deep underwater to the first line of defense before The Deep.
Every 10 years a special version of the tournament was held, instead of 4 winners, the tournament was extended until one was left; who would become the next Wavetrice, the person in charge of the whole fortress.
Defences
Massive curved walls surround the island, elegantly protecting it from the outside, or protecting the outside from what's in.
The Deep is sealed behind many twisting rooms and corridors along with many magically sealed doors.
The Deep is sealed behind many twisting rooms and corridors along with many magically sealed doors.
Infrastructure
The Court of Lapiége was originally built as a fortress to protect the entrance to The Deep's prison deep underwater. As The Fiagere, appointed by King Tribus, became the inhabitants, protectors, and leaders of this fortress; it was transformed from its mere military purpose to also a place of festivities to cherish all the arts, but most importantly the art of battle. So it became a predominant place for leisure for the nobles in the growing domain of Alteris.
The Court was also the home to the invention and progress of water crystal advancements, utilizing currents and gears to direct the frantic reactions of these crystals into useful contraptions.
During the cataclysm, Primordial Waters that leaked out of The Deep started tainting the water and flooding the lower corridors of The Court, giant water crystal-powered clockwork doors were quickly raised to close the leak. But as the cataclysm sunk the island deeper into the ocean, twisting it in unrecognizable ways, some of the amniotic waters leaked out of the doors and into some of the upper floors even if the doors remained closed.
The Court was also the home to the invention and progress of water crystal advancements, utilizing currents and gears to direct the frantic reactions of these crystals into useful contraptions.
During the cataclysm, Primordial Waters that leaked out of The Deep started tainting the water and flooding the lower corridors of The Court, giant water crystal-powered clockwork doors were quickly raised to close the leak. But as the cataclysm sunk the island deeper into the ocean, twisting it in unrecognizable ways, some of the amniotic waters leaked out of the doors and into some of the upper floors even if the doors remained closed.
Districts
The Court of Lapiége is divided into how deep into the ocean is the place.
The Alteriege Palax
The island's highest point, a building with flowing architecture, goes upwards above the walls surrounding it to gaze over the seas. This building holds The Court's administrative side and the room where the Alteris royal family will remain if they go there.
The Court
The area where most people are in Lapiége, this is where the inhabitants of the fortress live, surrounded by the tall walls around them. It is a very layered area, filled with shops, squares and inventions. It also is home to the art gallery, the poetry library, the theatre, and the stadium.
The Water Pumps
Below the court, away from the sun, lies a system of pipes and clockwork that connects all of the Court. A giant elevator runs through it, down from the court to The Fortress.
The Fortress
The main line of defense below the court was the original structure at the island. It is filled with twisting corridors and armories, all leading down to where the Deep lies, it is covered in many diverse security rooms.
The Sea of The Deep
The deepest point of Lapiége, where The Deep lies, this area is mostly cavernous, covered with different guarding spots with magically-made pockets of air amongst the water.
The Alteriege Palax
The island's highest point, a building with flowing architecture, goes upwards above the walls surrounding it to gaze over the seas. This building holds The Court's administrative side and the room where the Alteris royal family will remain if they go there.
The Court
The area where most people are in Lapiége, this is where the inhabitants of the fortress live, surrounded by the tall walls around them. It is a very layered area, filled with shops, squares and inventions. It also is home to the art gallery, the poetry library, the theatre, and the stadium.
The Water Pumps
Below the court, away from the sun, lies a system of pipes and clockwork that connects all of the Court. A giant elevator runs through it, down from the court to The Fortress.
The Fortress
The main line of defense below the court was the original structure at the island. It is filled with twisting corridors and armories, all leading down to where the Deep lies, it is covered in many diverse security rooms.
The Sea of The Deep
The deepest point of Lapiége, where The Deep lies, this area is mostly cavernous, covered with different guarding spots with magically-made pockets of air amongst the water.History
Created after The Deep was sealed by Gaia, Tribus sent The Fiagere here to live and protect the place so he could send more people from Alteris over to the earth crystal missions. The Fiagere here slowly made the place their home, helped by progress in Alteris' technology and their resources they built the fortress into a home full of life and art. Things went smoothly in the Lapiege, as it stayed far away from most wars, as nobody wanted the Deep's slumber to be put to the test.
But when the cataclysm approached, around the time the artifact war was at its prime, something happened in the Depths, the water down there began to be tainted by some sort of shimmering bright water, followed by a tone of magenta. This water rapidly flooded some of the lower corridors, dissolving into water everyone touched. Many sealed doors were created to stop it, but still, some amniotic water (as it was called) seeped through, and eventually, the cataclysm cut the supply to the Court and it slowly sank into the ocean, lost forever.
But when the cataclysm approached, around the time the artifact war was at its prime, something happened in the Depths, the water down there began to be tainted by some sort of shimmering bright water, followed by a tone of magenta. This water rapidly flooded some of the lower corridors, dissolving into water everyone touched. Many sealed doors were created to stop it, but still, some amniotic water (as it was called) seeped through, and eventually, the cataclysm cut the supply to the Court and it slowly sank into the ocean, lost forever.
Points of interest
Opegarie D'Dansa
The Perpetual Water
The Bataila'Ressa
The Last Stance
The Deep's Maw
RUINED SETTLEMENT
432
Founding Date
271
Alternative Name(s)
Lapiége, The Realm Lost Beneath the Waves
Inhabitant Demonym
The Fiagere, Lapiegeri
Ruling/Owning Rank
Owning Organization
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