[Location] Belvite

Geography

Belvite sits on an oasis in an in-between desert.  The land is fairly flat, the vegetation is hardy, and there is no escape from the sand.  The town used to be bigger, but conflict with the fae of the area forced them into a smaller area.  If you venture beyond the well-marked borders of town the ruins of what was are still standing (and also free for the taking if you are up for ceding the protection of the Belles & dealing with fae yourself.  On top of all of the other shit that comes with not having town infrastructure to attach yourself to).  

Politics

The town was founded on the concept of lawlessness, by the type of people who have reason to leave their old lives behind to get a fresh start & would settle for as dangerous a location as Belvite.  Even hundreds of years later they still claim to technically be lawless but there is a political/moral hierarchy, mostly tied into the Belles of Belvite Organization.  But there's also a mayor, which is weird.

Culture

Actually pretty chill in modern times, despite the rough start.  It's a small town, everybody knows everybody.  It's mostly a bunch of ranchers & cows.  Their religion is,,,christianity-adjacent(one main god, heaven/hell concepts).

Magic

Despite housing a surprisingly-large CoL-affiliated library and an unusual ambient magic that's a known curiosity to researchers, culturally there's something of a distrust for magic in Belvite.  They kinda just see it as a dangerous, fae-adjacent thing and are kinda scared of it.  That said they're less inclined to form a mob & burn the witch than they are to just...awkwardly shun particularly-magical people.  

The disdain doesn't extend to the Belles who use magic in their line of duty, of course Belles need to use the Fae's power against them if they want to do a good job.

Trivia

• very few paved roads or large vehicles, most travel is done either on foot or via smaller rides (horses, bikes, flying brooms if you're the local witch)
• Aesthetic is inspired by the wild west, southwest USA deserts, maybe w/ a bit of japanese influence if you squint
• Wildlife includes: cactus, ant, Big Lizard, goats who Refuse To Be Contained By Mortal Fences, animated cow skeletons,