Chute Gravité

Chute Gravité, known in Pemblish as Gravity Falls and shortened to Gravity/Gravité in Pemblish and Alleurian respectively, is the most northerly settlement of Alleuria and the historical gateway to Alleuria for the nations of the Centrelands. It is built on the eastern side of Mont Gravité, a mountain that towers over the town. The settlement is also at the base of the ? mountains, which feature the ?lake?, the highest lake above sea level in the Known World and one of the largest in the Centrelands by volume.
The town is a common stop-over for merchants travelling between Alleuria and the Centrelands and this thoroughfare underpins the town's economy.
== History ==
There are a number of engravings on a sheer rock face on the southern side of Mont Gravité, depicting constellations and the symbology of a possible ancient religion dedicated to the little-known Purple God. Archaeologists believe these engravings may date to the Ancient Era, although excavations at the site of a possible accompanying complex at the base of the rock face, which may help date the engravings have been hampered by cave-ins.
The town also features a temple-like complex at the top of Mont Gravité that archaeologists believe dates to the late Ancient era. It is believed this complex is several hundred years more recent than the engravings on the side of the mountain but that they may be linked by a shared focus on observation of the stars. The presence of the engravings and mountain temple-complex indicate continuous or sporadic inhabitancy throughout the Ancient era.
The modern settlement of Gravité was founded.....?
Although the origin of the modern settlement's name is unknown, it was originally referred to as Chute d'eau Gravité, literally "Waterfalls of Gravity". Due to its status as a backwater, misinformed Alleurians often refer to it as Château Gravité, which has part been erroneously proliferated by southern Alleurian nobility.
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