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Lord Mayors's Residence, City of Lotta
This is the official residence of the Lord Mayor of Lotta, located at the northeast corner of this Venetian-style island on which the city sits. The ground is very swampy there, but the Lord mayor's tower at the corner is built down to the bedrock under the lake surface. Within the city walls it abuts on The Killing Yard Square, which used to be the butchering place where beef, sheep, and felons were slaughtered, but is now the location of the principal government complex, and site of the largest temple to Thud/Lott.
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Description Town walls are at the northwest and southeast sides. The prncipal city square (Killing Yard), apart from the market square farther to the west in the city, is here, and is the basic center of government.The sides facing north and east are the primary milieu for His Honor, including some private offices and a Very Secret Privy Court (for trials we don't want to mention).City Hall, or whatever you want to call it, is across the square, as are the courts and temple.
It is a fairly small building for the most part, only measuring about 100 by 90 feet, and only two stories tall for the most part. It is, however, built of beautifully squared ashlar limestone blocks, and is an impressive and pleasing building though not awe-inspiring. The lake front with its four large oriel window and the great tower is rather impressive. To approach the city from this direction across the lake is aesthetically inspiring.
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