Lotharian Way

The Lotharian Way is the central avenue running along the length of the Tirasval, between the Hart's Hill and the Hill of Okhtar, in Torrune's High City. At roughly its midpoint, it passes under the huge main arch of the Greenstone Span aqueduct which connects the two hills. It forms the long axis of the Jhovan Market and the elongated plaza-like space in front of the Great Hall of the Magnates. It is arguably the center of civic and mercantile life in Torrune. Huge crowds gather here for festivals, special market days, sacred processions, public pronouncements and rituals, and ceremonial events such as the investiture of a new Archon. On many occasions in Torrune's history, it has also been the focal point of violent riots, popular uprisings, or clashes between rival political factions.
Despite its importance, the Lotharian Way is quite short, only stretching a few hundred yards from its northwestern end (at the Market Gate which opens into Bywater) to its southeastern end (at the triangular plaza around Aothon's Pool, just past the Great Hall of the Magnates). Its width is variable: It is generally broad, widening further where it runs past the Great Hall and widening again into another plaza at the north end of the Jhovan Market, but it also narrows where it passes beneath the adqueduct and at several other points as it runs through the market. 
The Lotharian Way takes its name from the House of Lothar, from which came Gideon, the first Lord of the City.