Ådehlÿ Rähu Dåy

Ådehlÿ Rähu Dåy (/fek/ /dɑːʤ/ [double] [trouble]) is a subtropical Large Town located in Lacho Hàbe County, Hazuhima Kingdom, within the United Kingdom of Undermountain.

The name Ådehlÿ Rähu Dåy is derived from the Dwarven language, as Ådehlÿ Rähu Dåy was founded by Meleamorpha Zÿhbafral, who was culturaly Dwarvern.

Climate

Ådehlÿ Rähu Dåy has a yearly average temperature of 28°C (82°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a blistering 35°C (95°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a pleasant 21°C (69°F). Ådehlÿ Rähu Dåy receives an average of 154 cm/y (60 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the fall. Ådehlÿ Rähu Dåy covers an area of nearly 6 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 10478 m (-8573 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Ådehlÿ Rähu Dåy was founded durring the early 14th century in winter of the year 1306, by Meleamorpha Zÿhbafral. The establishment of Ådehlÿ Rähu Dåy was only bairly constructed. The sheer number of problems with its founding were enough to make several of the backers funding Ådehlÿ Rähu Dåy's construction back out of the project. Meleamorpha Zÿhbafral pushed on reguardles, and Ådehlÿ Rähu Dåy was finished, but starts off as a terible place to live.

Ådehlÿ Rähu Dåy was built using the conventions of Dwarvern durring the early 14th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Ådehlÿ Rähu Dåy 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 Rähu Dåy is buildings are arranged arround a single premissive flagstone mainstreet with many smaller streets branching off of it which gives the town a over all rectangular shape, albit one warped and twisted by the nature of the curves of the main road. The town has a defencive wall made from large clay bricks. The wall is constructed to the exact specifications of millitary fortifications, but the nature of its clay brick construction leaves it vulnerable to even outdated siege equipment. That said, the town is well defended against anything short of an army. The brittle defences have not been wellmaintained over the years, and while functional are in dire need of some loving care and perhapse light renovation.

A look around Ådehlÿ Rähu Dåy gives you an uneasy feeling. Everything is just a little too worn down, a little too dirty, or both. No one makes eye contact. Kids play quietly, but happily. Occasionally a passerby glances at you out of the corner of their eye, staring just long enough for it to be uncomfortable. This all rests atop the unmistakable impression the town is one of the strictest places imaginable. Everyone’s actions are clearly directed by laws they keep in heart and mind at all times. Orderly byond order is a phrase which Ådehlÿ Rähu Dåy brings to mind.

Civic Infrastructure

Ådehlÿ Rähu Dåy 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 Rähu Dåy. They are also responsible for the maintenance of these features. Notably, the OCG is not responsible for Ådehlÿ Rähu Dåy's parks.

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

Ådehlÿ Rähu Dåy has a government-funded child care program, overseen by the local Department of Nursemaids, which is responsible for providing childcare to working-class citizens according to local ordinances.

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

Ådehlÿ Rähu Dåy 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 Rähu Dåy's natural decorations nor waterways.

Ådehlÿ Rähu Dåy has a Guild of Roadworkers, who are responsible for maintaining the roadways and public paths within town. They also have the duty of enforcing all civil laws relating to the roadways.

Ådehlÿ Rähu Dåy 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 Rähu Dåy 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

The law within Ådehlÿ Rähu Dåy is highly corrupt, or does not apply to certain favored groups or castes. Strangers might be fleeced by local lawmen, evildoers can be absolved by a payment, and powerful gentry do as they please.

Ådehlÿ Rähu Dåy's mayor's house was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is characterized by grandeur of scale, simplicity of geometric forms, dramatic use of columns, and a preference for blank walls. This design ethos extended to re-imagining earlier styles of structure to create them anew, with a similar overall look and feel to one another..

In Ådehlÿ Rähu Dåy all of the cats speak in a dead language.

The Wolpertinger near Ådehlÿ Rähu Dåy are known to be more aggressive than normal.

Ådehlÿ Rähu Dåy's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in winter and involves long periods of drunkenness to channel Charm energies of tier 1 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 Rähu Dåy Census Data: Year 2000

525 of Ådehlÿ Rähu Dåy's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 33 work in Agriculture
• 123 work as Craftsmen
• 40 work as Merchants
• 85 work as Service Workers
• 50 work as General Laborers
• 19 work as Skilled Laborers
• 76 work as Civil Servants
• 48 work in Cottage Industries
• 25 work as Artists
• 26 work in Produce Industries

1039 of Ådehlÿ Rähu Dåy's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 48 (3%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Ådehlÿ Rähu Dåy 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 late 2nd century, Ådehlÿ Rähu Dåy 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 Rähu Dåy lost 110 people, 157 livestock, and 74 buildings. The conflict ended after roughly 138, when members of Ådehlÿ Rähu Dåy's militia enacted an operation to destroy or capture a particular temple. The operation was complicated by gale force winds which drowned out orders and hampered ranged combat. The conflict ended with needing to break through the enemy's lines, which ended in a stalemate for Ådehlÿ Rähu Dåy's forces. The war is remembered in legend by Ådehlÿ Rähu Dåy's bards, historians, and legend keepers.

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