Les Préludes
Les Préludes, Illuminatia
Population:
- 185,694 (250 AI Census)
- 680,000 (300 AI estimate)
Rank: 42
Demonym: Preludite
Primary trading partners: Serenade, Swan Lake, Tchaikovsky, Ravel, Lark Ascending
Les Préludes is a riparian northern city situated upon the River Holmes. Les Préludes provides the southwestern inland leg of the Anglo-Russo-Hungarian Megalopolitan Complex. Residents of this city exhibit a strong preference for symphonic poems when it comes to their musical entertainment.
As of the 250 AI Census, Les Préludes had a population of 185,694 residents, making it the Illuminatia's 42nd-largest city. Les Préludes has experienced impressive growth since then and it is estimated the city will have a population over 680,000 by the 300 AI Census, an increase of more than 360% over 50 AU.
Les Préludes is a well-regarded place in literary circles, having fostered the careers of a number of famous novelists, poets, essayists, and other writers. The city's leading bank, the Interchange of Les Préludes, as known for liberally lending much-needed funds to needy novelists and playwrights under flexible terms and thereby playing an integral role in advancing the careers of many of these writers. Les Préludes is also a regional player in the consumer products industries, serving as home to the headquarters of the Walkperson personal electronics corporation, one of the largest electronics companies in Illuminatia. Les Préludes is represented in the National Sportsball League by the Les Préludes Lint Lickers.
A secondary settlement city, Les Préludes was established when settlers from primary settlement cities along the western coast of the Anglo-Hungarian Bay moved inland and downriver and set up fort at the city's current location at a fork in the river. The city is now populated predominantly by descendants of the third multiversal duplication of the Lucidus I ship.
Les Préludes was named in honor of an ancient Earthly classical music composition.