First Way
The First Way (thorildsk: Først Vej) is the first ever street in the world, located in Thorildsby, Thorildhøj. The oldest records date all the way back 23 September 2023, 23:48:59 CET, on the same day the world was created. The street runs from the Thorildsby ring park to the Thorildsby Central Station together with the Letbane tracks.
Parallel to the street, on the west side of the tracks, there is a canal going through the Thorildsby ring park.
History
Initial Construction
The construction of the First Way began on 23 September 2023, when the Thorildsby project was meant to test out mods and was not a citybuilding project. Fyndrix wanted a symple building that could easily be replicated again and again. He took his inspiration from Nyhavn and the buildings are what we today know as Thorildhøj Classic architectural style. According to some, the design is timeless and chosen well by Fyn, as its beauty originates in simplicity. As the project was meant to test out mods such as Create, there are railway tracks cutting through First Way, being served by the Thorildsby Letbane. The First Way station was built next to an elevation which turned into a deepslate street, in anticipation for a modern quarter in the place where Organkirka sits today. No modern quarter has ever been built there.
Venhedskvartier
After the initial stretch from the ring park to the to railway turn was finished, the first way was extended south, on which the Venhedskvartier or Friendship Quarter was built. The oldest recording of this extension was on 15 October 2023. The Venhedskvartier follows another style than the rest of the street, being in the Thorildsby Merchant architectural style. However, on the east, across the street, the colourful Thorildhøj Classic buildings were built. Inbetween the east and west side of the street, trees were built to provide shade and a visual barrier.
Thorildsby Central Station
After the First Way has been extended even further south, the Thorildsby C station was built with a Letbane stop. After the Letbane station, the tracks turn west, the big alley with it. However, the big alley going west is not west street, but Fæstningsallee marking the end of First Way. Right across the Thorildsby Central Station Letbane station, the Pølsetorvet is located, serving as the main square of the Venhedskvartier. The Pølsetorvet has businesses like Wandermaan, Hellige Pølser selling sausages and more.
Thorildsby Reparations
On 21 October 2024, the Thorildsby Reparations were begun, in an attempt to make the old Thorildsby city attractive and beautiful again by reconstructing parts of it. The Thorildsby Reperations on First Way lasted from 21 October 2024 to 2 November 2024. The pavement has been remade: From simple cobblestone to a mixture of cobblestone and different stones, and from simple deepslate to a deepslate mixture, greatly improving the feel of the area. Additionally, the simple and small trees on the southern half of First Way were replaced with big custom azalea trees covering the entire street. On the same southern part of First Way, the flat and repetetive Thorildhøj Classic buildings on the west side of the street were improved with greenery on the walls on the buildings, adding a green facade to the buildings.
To preserve the old look of the northern part of First Way, no mass greenery was added to the buildings to change the visual exterior. However, some greenery to connect the buildings across the street was added to improve the looks, but not changing them too much.
Today
Today, businesses are opened on First Way, especially the oldest part to "revive the glory" of the area it once had.
Lore
When Thorildsby was first built as an outpost by Thorild I and there was no room in his barracks for his soldiers, they built their own, cheap wooden houses in the area we today know of as the Thorildsby Old Town. After protecting the city from the Lanborg Empire during the War of Dignity, the city under Thorild I's rule could expand. He wanted to connect his outpost to the older Mørkby, building a big alley with tram tracks to support the friendship of the two places. A station between the outpost and Mørkby stations was added, which in return attracted newcomers from the greater Thorildhøj area. This turned Thorildsby into a prosperous city, and building the Thorildsby Central Station. Thorild I allowed everyone with imported materials to build their building here, which attracted merchants from Thorildhøj, Pantokyst, unoccupied areas of Årania and most importantly Kalkdui, who imported mostly calcite, creating the Thorildsby Merchant architectural style.