Hiel

Hiel is the capital city of the Lux Republic planet Giath which is located in the Dunoid Region on the Garlius system. It was located near the Uronia mountains, nestled on an island at the centre of the Hiel lake. In addition to being the planet's seat of power, Hiel was also an important centre of culture and science, comprising the University of Hiel, several museums and the Hiel Palace.
== Geography ==
The city of Hiel was built on an island with uneven slopes located in the middle of a lake. That lake was in fact a relatively fresh meteor crater—from a geological point of view, as most of Giath's ancient craters had been weathered away—which had broken through into the underground aquifers around 40,000 B.C. The resulting body of water was surrounded by a series of low foothill areas covered with woodlands and green fields. One of the city's edges was bordered by the Uronia mountains, the top of which was often shrouded in snow. n the morning light, the waters of Hiel's lake shone a sparkling icy-blue. Across the water from the city lay a vast wilderness that was quite close to Hiel, although not part of it. That zone of grasslands contained a small valley from which one could get a glimpse of the capital in the distance.
Hiel was designed in such way that the natural landscape was little affected. With its gleaming white, free-form buildings standing on the uneven slopes of the island, the skyline of Hiel created an artful bridge between the green fields and white clouds. The climate around Hiel was usually temperate, without excluding occasional light snow.
== Characteristics ==
Visitors to the city mostly arrived by air, unless they traversed the lake by boat. Upon reaching Hiel, many outlanders were breathtaken at the white, flowing architecture of the buildings, many of them belonging to the planetary government. The most majestic of Hiel's monuments was the Hiel Palace, which housed the Lux Republic Giath government during and after the Ghost Wars. While the Palace's towers were high and occupied a wide stretch of ground, some of the buildings located west of them were tall enough to obstruct the view.
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Month 	Jan 	Feb 	Mar 	Apr 	May 	Jun 	Jul 	Aug 	Sep 	Oct 	Nov 	Dec 	Year
Record high °C 	28.3 	26.7 	24.4 	24.2 	23.8 	21.9 	20.5 	21.1 	22.4 	24.2 	26.5 	29.9 	29.9
Average high °C 	19.1 	18.4 	17.3 	16.2 	15.1 	14.3 	14.2 	15.2 	16.0 	17.2 	18.7 	19.3 	16.8
Daily mean °C 	15.3 	13.6 	12.7 	12.1 	11.9 	10.8 	10.7 	13.3 	14.0 	15.3 	16.5 	16.6 	14.1
Average low °C 	12.3 	12.0 	10.8 	10.0 	9.5 	8.4 	8.1 	8.9 	9.9 	12.3 	13.6 	13.8 	11.3
Record low °C 	4.7 	3.8 	2.9 	2.2 	1.1 	0.5 	0.2 	1.0 	2.4 	3.5 	4.7 	5.8 	0.2
Average rainfall mm 	14.3 	16.4 	23.0 	35.2 	48.8 	65.6 	67.1 	50.3 	44.8 	32.5 	19.7 	10.2 	417.0
Average precipitation days 	1 	2 	3 	5 	6 	8 	10 	7 	6 	3 	2 	1 	59.6
Mean monthly sunshine hours 	188 	185 	170 	165 	138 	120 	119 	145 	163 	174 	182 	190 	1,977
Category:Locations
Category:Giath
Category:Lux Republic
Category:Cities