La'marri
La’marri is a village located in the Western portion of Le’raana within a clearing in the Niahi Woods. Modest in size and quaint and clean in style, La’marri is a sanctuary for mages and other beings who just want to live out a simple, and peaceful, life without being bothered. The village is a safe haven for those who want a quiet place to practice and develop their arts, and it also doubles as a sanctuary for those who are perhaps looking to escape from the tyranny of another country or group. One unique thing about La’marri is that it is an independent village in every sense of the word, meaning it has no government, not even a village council. The basic premise is that the village is a free-for-all haven where anyone is welcome under the condition that, to use an old cliché, they come in peace. This makes the inhabitants of the village a rather varied lot, with humans, humanoids, and other magical creatures all sharing the same space together.
This by no means makes the people of La’marri pushovers. Remember, many mages (including some potentially very powerful ones), and even refugees from other parts go there to live or even just visit, so while peaceful, they are certainly not without means to protect themselves, nor would they hesitate to do so. While there may be no real government and no official laws, there are some very basic, unwritten laws to which the visitors and inhabitants abide, and if another inhabitant, or the village as a whole, is threatened, there will be consequences awarded to whoever, or whatever, is deemed the threat.
In the center of the village stands an old stone temple, which serves both as a place of multi-faith worship (anyone of any faith is free to use it if they so desire) and as a quiet, safe space for meditation, reflection, or just some alone time. A portion of the ceiling is cut away in the temple, serving as a sun and moon roof, and at certain times of the year various constellations align within the cutout. At one time, this may have had some sort of sacred meaning, but the relevance has long since been lost. Many younger children like to claim that the temple is haunted.
