Ådehlÿ Qugbu Schelf

Ådehlÿ Qugbu Schelf (/qugˈbu/ /s̼elf/ [hard; difficult] [lizard]) is a subtropical Town located in Kapihuno County, Dähechanxya Kingdom, within the United Kingdom of Undermountain.

The name Ådehlÿ Qugbu Schelf is derived from the Dwarven language, as Ådehlÿ Qugbu Schelf was founded by Coralone Rebckezqug, who was culturaly Dwarvern.

Climate

Ådehlÿ Qugbu Schelf has a yearly average temperature of 15°C (59°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a pleasant 24°C (75°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cold 6°C (42°F). Ådehlÿ Qugbu Schelf receives an average of 181 cm/y (71 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of snow during the pleasantly short winter months. Ådehlÿ Qugbu Schelf covers an area of nearly 5 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 8680 m (-14471 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Ådehlÿ Qugbu Schelf was founded durring the late 12th century in spring of the year 1084, by Coralone Rebckezqug. The establishment of Ådehlÿ Qugbu Schelf was somewhat plagued by a lack of willing colonists, leading to Coralone Rebckezqug electing to pay people to resettle in Ådehlÿ Qugbu Schelf.

Ådehlÿ Qugbu Schelf was built using the conventions of Dwarvern durring the late 12th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Ådehlÿ Qugbu Schelf 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 Qugbu Schelf is buildings are arranged arround a network of broad cobblestone streets which form a grid, where each square verries in size given the proximity of the paralell streets forming each section. The ocasional smaller square has been used to construct a park, plaza, and other communal structures. The town resides behind a palisade wall complete with battlments, a moat, and timber gatehouses with drawbridges. Unfortuantly, these robustly designed timber walls are in extreem disrepair, so much so that one cannot tell if they are decaying from a lack of mantance or damage incured.

The town shows nothing out of the ordinary, at first glance. Then you start to notice all the small things. Each window has seven iron nails pounded into the sill. Every door has a sprig of holly overhead. Every well is branded with purity seals and runes to ward the contents. Everyone is carrying a small charm for safety or fortune, be it a rabbit’s foot, a horseshoe, or other little totems.

Civic Infrastructure

Ådehlÿ Qugbu Schelf has an Office of Civil Groundskeeping, which works to enforce local ordinances relating to the construction and upkeep up of all plant life, water features, and other natural decorations within Ådehlÿ Qugbu Schelf. They are also responsible for the maintenance of these features. Notably, the OCG is not responsible for Ådehlÿ Qugbu Schelf's parks.

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

Ådehlÿ Qugbu Schelf 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 Qugbu Schelf 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 Qugbu Schelf has a Hall of Slayers, which is tasked with maintaining the roads and highways leading into town as well as keeping them safe for travelers.

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

Ådehlÿ Qugbu Schelf has a Parks and Recreation Department, which is responsible for the construction, management, and usage rights for all of its parks and parklands. They are not to be confused with the Office of Civil Groundskeeping as they do not hold authority over nor responsibility for Ådehlÿ Qugbu Schelf's natural decorations nor waterways.

Ådehlÿ Qugbu Schelf 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 Qugbu Schelf 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

Life is hard in Ådehlÿ Qugbu Schelf. Its people are impoverished compared to their peers elsewhere. Something is making the locals stay, however, whether fear of the alternative, hope for a better future, or a stubborn attachment to their ancestral lands. Whatver the reason, living in this harsh area for generations has made the people of Ådehlÿ Qugbu Schelf a notably resourceful and hearty people.

Ådehlÿ Qugbu Schelf's chapel was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is characterized by towering round arches, massive stone and brickwork, small windows, thick walls, and a propensity for housing art and sculpture depicting mythological scenes. The building's general shape would be a clever and ascetic combination of geometric shapes, which would be blended together by joining elements. The style's decorative features were largely internal rather than external and incorporated semicircular arches for windows, doors, and arcades; barrel or groin vaults to support the roof of the nave; massive piers and walls, with few windows, to contain the outward thrust of the vaults; side aisles with galleries above them..

In Ådehlÿ Qugbu Schelf all of the cats speak in a dead language.

The Cat, Common near Ådehlÿ Qugbu Schelf are known to be a mutant strain of the creature.

Ådehlÿ Qugbu Schelf's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in autumn and involves consuming a local narcotic to channel Truename Magic energies of tier 3 via singing.

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 Qugbu Schelf Census Data: Year 2000

427 of Ådehlÿ Qugbu Schelf's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 26 work in Agriculture
• 89 work as Craftsmen
• 32 work as Merchants
• 69 work as Service Workers
• 42 work as General Laborers
• 14 work as Skilled Laborers
• 68 work as Civil Servants
• 42 work in Cottage Industries
• 22 work as Artists
• 23 work in Produce Industries

819 of Ådehlÿ Qugbu Schelf's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 108 (8%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Ådehlÿ Qugbu Schelf is known for its odd use of round-a-bouts, small ring roads used in place of intersections.

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century, Ådehlÿ Qugbu Schelf was attacked by soldiers from another nation, waging a greater campaign. The details of the conflict are hazy at best due to many conflicting accounts. What is known is Ådehlÿ Qugbu Schelf lost 222 people, 165 livestock, and 24 buildings. The conflict ended after roughly 81, when members of Ådehlÿ Qugbu Schelf's militia enacted an operation to transport a specific war supplies to a particular temple unharmed. The operation was complicated by a key segment of the operation that deepened entirely on a stealth mission going perfectly. The conflict ended with the defense of the temple against a siege, which ended in defeat for Ådehlÿ Qugbu Schelf's forces. The war is remembered in legend by Ådehlÿ Qugbu Schelf's bards, historians, and legend keepers.

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