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The Common

The tiered central plaza of Lykos, ringed by taverns and Gamma homes, where the clans dance beneath the gallows.

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The Common is the heart of Lykos, a tiered circular spiral with taverns and repair depots on its lowest level, Gamma's homes above, then supply depots and a sheer wall rising to the Pot in the ceiling. At its center stands a tall gallows where the Society's hanged sway, and around it the clans gather for the Laureltide dance, drinking grendel swill and singing while the Tinpots descend to dole out allowances. To Darrow the swaying skeleton above the dancers is a permanent shadow of his father's fate.

Appearance

A tiered circular spiral plaza: taverns and repair booths below, Gamma homes above, a central tall gallows for the dead, strung with lights, tables ringing a cleared dancing space.

Role

The communal plaza of Lykos where celebration, punishment, and clan life converge.

Relationships

Lykos — The mining colony whose social and civic center it forms.
Gamma — The favored clan that lives in its levels rather than the outer townships.
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  • The tiered central plaza of Lykos, ringed by taverns and Gamma homes, where the clans dance beneath the gallows.
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