Ådehlÿ Cärct Choy

Ådehlÿ Cärct Choy (/kərkt/ /koʤ/ [brown] [bit]) is a subtropical Town located in Hùmgèrgi̊g County, Ÿrtrewlqålÿ Kingdom, within the United Kingdom of Undermountain.

The name Ådehlÿ Cärct Choy is derived from the Dwarven language, as Ådehlÿ Cärct Choy was founded by Tsîrê Zÿhbafral, who was culturaly Dwarvern.

Climate

Ådehlÿ Cärct Choy has a yearly average temperature of 23°C (73°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 28°C (82°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool 19°C (66°F). Ådehlÿ Cärct Choy receives an average of 163 cm/y (64 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the fall. Ådehlÿ Cärct Choy covers an area of nearly 5 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 7816 m (-17306 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Ådehlÿ Cärct Choy was founded durring the early 13th century in winter of the year 1228, by Tsîrê Zÿhbafral. The establishment of the new community went well, though many minor issues had to be solved as time went on. This was enough to delay construction and push back the formal opening ceramony, leading to some embarisment for Tsîrê Zÿhbafral.

Ådehlÿ Cärct Choy was built using the conventions of Dwarvern durring the early 13th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Ådehlÿ Cärct Choy is no diffrent. The town's buildings feature waddle and daub construction with good timber frames and a stone foundation protected by thatched or shingled rooves. Most buildings with second floors are built in such a way as to overhang into the streets on the upper floors for more space, as building size seems to be the primary indicator of wealth within the community. Most buildings are not decorated with any integral features, but instead use ivy, flowers, and other natural elements in planters of on trellices to breathe life into the structure they grow upon.

Ådehlÿ Cärct Choy is buildings are located arround a single crampt cobblestone mainstreet which forms a clockwise spiral to give the town a over all circular shape. The town is protected by a humble stone fence which is tall enough to provide adiquite cover for defenders to fire from, but no more than that. The town's peasent-grade have recently undergone extensive repairs and renovations, such that the repairwork is imeadiently apparent and can be spotted due to the diffring ages of materials. One can't help but wonder what brought the need for those repairs to the town.

A look arround Ådehlÿ Cärct Choy reveals an abundance of schools, libraries, and other academic structures. Locals can be overheard having academic discussions, as well as talking about scholarly subjects in general. It’s quite clear the town places a lot of value on education and being a learned individual.

Civic Infrastructure

Ådehlÿ Cärct Choy possesses a city-wide Aethary Link which provides Aethary access anywhere within its metropolitan. This allows citizens who can afford the relevant devices access in their places of work, and rarely homes.

Ådehlÿ Cärct Choy has an Office of Civil Vicary, which is responsible for providing a livelyhood for all officialy recognised religious figures within Ådehlÿ Cärct Choy.

Ådehlÿ Cärct Choy has a Gravedigger's Guild, which is responsible for collecting the dead and laying them to rest according to all applicable laws and religious customs.

Ådehlÿ Cärct Choy has a Highwayman's Guild, which is tasked with maintaining the roads and highways leading into town as well as keeping them safe for travelers.

Ådehlÿ Cärct Choy has a monistary of an order of Civil Monks, who provide divine-related services to the general public and maintain Ådehlÿ Cärct Choy's public wards, blessings, and other arcane systems.

Ådehlÿ Cärct Choy possesses a Galvanic Power Grid, which brings galvanic current to most if not all buildings in town, and permits a great many consumer goods to function within the Town. Ådehlÿ Cärct Choy's grid is powered by hydrogalvanic generators.

Ådehlÿ Cärct Choy has a Parks and Recreation Department, which is responsible for the construction, management, and usage rights for all of its parks and parklands.

Ådehlÿ Cärct Choy has a public schooling program overseen by the Hall of Sages who has the responsibility of ensuring access to affordable high-quality education in all basic classes (Reading, Writing, Mathmatics, General Sciences, General Arcana, and Social Education) is made available to all citizens.

Ådehlÿ Cärct Choy has a public septic system, which allows its citizens to have indoor bathrooms. The septic system is overseen by the League of Sewerkeepers, who posses the legal authority to enforce all laws relating to the septic system, and are also tasked with its maintenance and upkeep.

Cultural Notes

Ådehlÿ Cärct Choy's bank was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is characterized by dynamic designs and complex architectural plan forms; intended to heighten feelings of motion and sensuality, and frequently based on the oval. It made extensive and extreme use of: Grandeur, Contrast, Curves and twists, Rich surface treatments, Gilded statuary, Bright colors, Vividly painted ceilings, Fragmented or deliberately incomplete elements, Large-scale frescoes, Dramatic central projections on an external facade, the use of plaster, stucco, or marble finishing, Illusory effects such as trompe l’oeil, and pear-shaped domes. While beloved by the nobility, the common folk tended to despise the style due to the massive consumption of resources required for even a small building constructed in this style.

In Ådehlÿ Cärct Choy yeast remains dormant.

The Dlurgraven near Ådehlÿ Cärct Choy are known to be almost tame, such that they can be put to domestic use.

Ådehlÿ Cärct Choy's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in summer and involves ritual combat to channel Elven High Magic energies of tier 3 via throat chanting.

Economy

The following information was obtained via the Imperial Census Bureau as part of the Eyom Economic Outreach Program. It differs from Standard Imperial censuses in that many of Tom's citizens, regardless of culture, work in more than one occupation or hold more than a single job. The Imperial Census Bureau has ruled that a job is a job, hence, the intigers within the data presented here can count an individual more than once.

Ådehlÿ Cärct Choy Census Data: Year 2000

412 of Ådehlÿ Cärct Choy's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 27 work in Agriculture
• 89 work as Craftsmen
• 31 work as Merchants
• 69 work as Service Workers
• 41 work as General Laborers
• 12 work as Skilled Laborers
• 62 work as Civil Servants
• 38 work in Cottage Industries
• 21 work as Artists
• 22 work in Produce Industries

899 of Ådehlÿ Cärct Choy's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 26 (2%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Ådehlÿ Cärct Choy has access to some sort of functioning ancient infrastructure, whether it's an array of wall-mounted arcane energy projectors, running water, moving roadways, community-wide climate control, or some other inherited luxury. This infrastructure may be the result of a still-functional Working, or it could be the product of some venerable occult engine that's still operational, or it may be the fruit of the labors of some specially-designed organism or Blighted populace.

Ådehlÿ Cärct Choy makes use of canals for some of its streets. Locals often fish in the canals.

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century, Ådehlÿ Cärct Choy was attacked by soldiers from another nation, with orders to raid Ådehlÿ Cärct Choy. The details of the conflict are hazy at best due to many conflicting accounts. What is known is Ådehlÿ Cärct Choy lost 157 people, 361 livestock, and 72 buildings. The conflict ended after roughly 190, when members of Ådehlÿ Cärct Choy's militia enacted an operation to break a siege of a particular research site. The operation was complicated by aggravated civilians, who cause problems for the militia for a host of reasons. The conflict ended with a last stand against the enemy until a particular event occurred, which ended in defeat for Ådehlÿ Cärct Choy's forces. The war is remembered in legend by Ådehlÿ Cärct Choy's bards, historians, and legend keepers.

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