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Located northeast of [[Luthadel]] near the Kalling [[Ashmount]], Urteau was the largest city in the Northern Dominance and was the hereditary home of [[House Venture]].{{book ref|mb2|3}}
Among the most defining features of the city were the “streetslots”: wide canals that had been empty of water for a hundred years leaving the city crossed with ash-filled troughs to act as roads.{{book ref|mb3|14}} The canals had been emptied in order to store water in a hidden underground lake in the Lord Ruler's supply cache {{book ref|mb3|29}}. The Marketpit was the widest of these canals acting as a central boulevard occupied largely by tradesmen and beggars.{{book ref|mb3|16}} Most buildings were constructed of wood, rather than stone.{{book ref|mb3|29}} Urteau lacked a city wall due to the [[Lord Ruler]]’s order and had [[Koloss]] garrisons stationed a few days march away.{{book ref|mb2|27}}
Beneath the Ministry [[Canton of Inquisition]] laid the third [[storage cavern]] containing an underground lake.{{book ref|mb3|29}}
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