Port Lassango

Port Lassango is a coastal Lian Settlement founded shortly after the collapse of the Ninth Gate by various Koreut refugees. It is located along the coast of Vailya's West Spoke, between the mountain ranges that divide the other portions of Vailya. The climate is temperate and rainy during spring and fall, with hot humid summers and mild winters. The beach is narrow and cold and the ocean waters are cold and uninviting. Lassango's water supply comes from the River flowing from the Klaimian Mountains. It was annexed by Klaime after a short, but violent war. Despite its annexation, Lassango has largely retained its culture and decent relations with central Klaime.
Its major exports are silk and agricultural products like oil and dyes.
Houses in Lassango are built with open, cloth walls and large, shallow-sloped roofs which are usually decoratively painted. General construction of a home is with a perimeter wall of stone with grooves cut in specific patterns to discourage vermin from climbing the sides of the wall. Specifically, this grooved pattern prevents the silk worms Lassango is famous for from climbing the walls to eat the silken curtains treated with flower oil to water-proof them.
The Core of the home would but constructed of stone, and contain essential and private functions, such as beds, private storage, bath and the infrastructure for the fireplace and stove. The general living space, parlor, gallery, and other arrangements would be outside of the walled core of the home, and open to viewing from the outside. The Fireplace would be displayed outside of the core, but heat the primary column, keeping its residents warm at night. Roofs are built with wide, low hanging eves to prevent precipitation and wind from disturbing the home during typical coastal weather. A portion of the roof is cut out, allowing for a ladder to be set up so one could climb up to the roof. The roof itself boasts flat, non-sloped portions traditional used for dining during festivals when families will ascend to their roofs to celebrate.
=== Areas in Lassango ===
Lassango District before its annexation was a recognized city-state. Because of that it had sub sections and districts that its former government divided the city into to better manage and observe it. Those areas are The Outer Palisade, the area near and around Lassango's former wall; The Copper Road, an elbow-shaped road running along the coast and up toward Klaime's Copperlane District; The Silk River, an artificial river cut into Lassango to create a large, controlled estuary for silk manufacturing; The Crest, Lassango's castle and surrounding civic buildings; The Silver River, another artificial river cut into the land for silk manufacturing; The Shark's Grave, area along the delta that feeds into the ocean where Lassango's port is now located; Shark-Eater's River, another artificial river cut into the land; and finally The Clearwater District, the area along the river and between the palisade and coast.
==== The Outer Palisade ====
The Outer Palisade is the area along northern and eastern Lassango, where the city's hard boundary was marked with a palisade wall. While most of the eastern zone is now considered part of the Copper Road section of town, the homes and buildings nearest to the walls, along with the farmlands outside of it, are considered part of the Outer Palisade.
The primary living area inside the palisade houses the people who farm the land outside the palisade, or do forestry in the eastern woods. The Palisade produces local resources and goods to Lassnago's residents in the form of wood and farmed goods.
==== The Copper Road ====
Extending from northern Lassango where it borders the Copperlane District and curving down and following along the coast about halfway through Lassango's territory is a large road known as the Copper Road. Named so for the Copper and Iron that would come through on the road. It has been widened several times over the years, even after Lassango's annexation. Now the road is very wide, and a feature of the land in its own right. Many businesses and mercantile structures are allocated along the road for access to traders. Similarly, the road passes by two Lassango's silk production nodes: the Silk and Silver Rivers. Because these rivers are narrow enough, the road crosses them in a wide bridge that creates a dark tunnel which gathers unsavory activities.
The Copper Road acts as a great place for trade and tourist activities, with many decorative plazas building into the road to show off and attract potential customers. The southern portion along the coast boasts many seaside taverns and luxury plots of land for tourists to spend their money at, while the northern areas of the road contain the businesses and residential homes.
==== The Silk River ====
The colloquially named the Silk River is the first of three artificial rivers cut into the land from the ocean. It is dug in a straight S-curve, following parallel to the hypotenuse created by the Copper Road's end points. The area is gated by a dam built into the cliffside where the water flows in from the ocean. During high tide, water will flow over the dam, supplying the river and creating the estuaries where the adult silk worms spawn. The increased sheer cliff sides from the river also increase the breeding ground for the larva which climb the cliifsides and burrow to find flower roots growing along the edges. It is for this reason the Silk River was made. The increased area for the Silk Worms leads to increased production of Silk for sale to the rest of Klaime.
The area considered part of the Silk River is a lower zone near the estuary-river where homes and buildings are built into the clay cliffsides. They consist of a longer tunnel leading to the subterranean structure built deeper inward to allow more cliffside "real estate" for flowers and the silk worms that feed of their roots. several stairways can be located every so often that lead from the estuary level to the top level where the rest of Lassango is built.
The area above still within the Silk River's zone has its buildings built away from the cliffside by a fair amount so there is pleanty of room for Silk and flower production. Many of the silk manufacturers are connected between the bottom and top levels with the bottom being dedicated to the cultivation of the worms and harvesting them and their silk, and the top layer being designated for farming the flowers and managing silk production. Homes in the upper and lower portions of the Silk River are rarely connected.
==== The Crest ====
Uneri Castle is located on the ridge that overlooks both the sea and the majority of Lassango, with the Silk River and Silver River areas on its eastern and western flanks. The area around the Crest it is walled with a stone wall, designating its prestige. The public is not bared from accessing the district like in older times, but there is a feeling of unwelcome if you don't "belong" that permeates all of the walled district, save for the Temple of Gweiss which is located within the district as well. Many of Lassango's wealthier individuals and leaders of Clans and nobles live in this area as a symbol of status.
Just below the ridge the castle sits on is a large plaza, which marks the end of the Copper Road. This plaza was traditional used as a gathering point for Lassango's rulers to make announcements to the populace.
==== The Silver River ====
The second of three artificial rivers cut into Lassango's geography. The Silver River is cut on the west side of the Crest, following the same straight S-curve pattern the Silk River was dug in. Despite its similar purpose, the Silver river is much better maintained and overseen due to its proximity to the Crest and Castle. While the Silk River is generally seen as a slum, especially the lower-elevations, the Silver river is viewed more as high end real estate and commercial property.
A smaller set of roads coming from the Copper Road's Copper Plaza in front of the Crest Castle named the Silver Roads welcomes travelers and tourists to a more serene and relaxed market experience. High end luxury goods are manufactured here, while the Silk River's production is focused more on bulk exports. Greed is a prevalent theme, but a sophisticated and genteel form, looking to maximum profits and customer expiriance without sacrificing the "expiriance" of visiting, or living along, the Silver River.
==== Shark's Grave ====
The area known as Shark's Grave is built along Lassango's southwestern boarder, encompassing part of the coast the the southern half of the river and its delta where the infamous Death Fairy, Shark-Eater made his home. The river delta is infamous for beaching sharks and other large fish who travel its currents to hunt fish, only to become trapped in pockets of fresh water that occasionally wont drain back into the ocean. This phenomena has become less common after Lassango's large port was built, but the occasional unluckly ocean animal will be found dead along the beach now and then.
The delta is changing and reshaping constantly, having only a few permanent channels of flowing water coming from the mountain springs of Klaime. During high tide, water will flow back toward the river, confusing many fish into swimming into the fertile river delta before they become trapped in estuaries that occasionally do not get reconnected to the main body of water.
Shark's Grave is known mostly for its maritime contribution to Lassango. While in the past many wharfs were built all along Lassango's coast, the task of shipwrights and fishermen have largely consolidated to the large, well-outfitted port in Shark's Grave. The port itself is broad, covering most of the coast and part of the delta, allowing for many ships, both big and small, to be made and dock. Fish and Fish products for Lassango, and for export, are manufactured here.
==== Shark-Eater's River ====
The final of Lassango's artificial Rivers is a freshwater river that runs on Shark's Grave's northern portion, separating Shark's Grave from Clearwater. Instead of being cut from the ocean, it was cut from the river at first. After making the river's trench, and allowing it to be fed by the natural river, a sinkhole was discovered. Along with the damage it caused, it fed into an underground cave system that deposited into the ocean, ensure the water from the Ocean's tide would simply flow back into the ocean instead of pool and make the saltwater estuaries that the silkworms need to thrive.
Shark-Eater's river was largely considered a failure, becoming a trap for freshwater river fish to be caught and fished up by the populace of Clearwater and Shark's Grave, giving it its namesake in honor of the Death Fairy that lived along the delta and fished in a similar manner. Despite this, Shark-Eater's river has served to make fresh water more accessible to Lassango and provide local river fishing opportunities to merchants of Clearwater. 
Furthermore, Despite its estuaries needing higher maintenance, Lassango's famous silk worms have taken up habitat in Shark-Eater's River. Many swear by the freshwater "Fresh Silk", claiming it to be higher quality. Because it is poor for commercializing, many entrepreneur Silk Makers seek to stake a claim in Shark-Eater's River. However, the tending and oversight of farming the freshwater silk worms often proves to be too much for unprepared operations.
==== Clearwater ====