The Tirasval

The Tirasval is the small, narrow, steep-sided valley that lies between the Hill of Okhtar and the Hart's Hill in Torrune's High City. It is also called also Tir's Dell or the Tirasdel, but this is uncommon. 
In ancient times, a creek fed by the springs on the Hart's Hill ran through the Tirasval and down to the Helvander's south bank, but now the water is diverted into the Carnelian Baths and various aqueducts (most notably the Greenstone Span, which crosses the Tirasval itself). The dell's bottom and the hillsides flanking it are now heavily built up, with the Jhovan Market and the Great Hall of the Magnates being the most prominent features. Those walking along the Lotharian Way (which runs down the Tirasval's center) could hardly tell they are in the natural declivity between two hills. They are instead dwarfed by the colonnades, porticos, and high facades of the many imposing structures built up against the surrounding slopes, so that they seem to be at the bottom of a man-made canyon lined with ranks of great stone pillars and ornate arcaded loggias. 
The name of the Tirasval comes from the same local legend that gives the Hill of Okhtar and the Hart's Hill their names; it is called after Tir, younger brother and companion of the outlaw Okhtar, who was mistakenly slain by his brother's arrow when he went to lure an elusive white hart down into the valley.