Ådehlÿ Vå Qägh

Ådehlÿ Vå Qägh (/vɑː/ /qəgh/ [last ^)only remaining)] [woman; female]) is a subtropical Town located in the Zophtevub̄ Provence of the Kingdom of Hobben.

The name Ådehlÿ Vå Qägh is derived from the Dwarven language, as Ådehlÿ Vå Qägh was founded by Grounoki Zÿhndtubqugbuhez, who was culturaly Dwarvern.

Climate

Ådehlÿ Vå Qägh has a yearly average temperature of 23°C (73°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 27°C (80°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool 20°C (68°F). Ådehlÿ Vå Qägh receives an average of 174 cm/y (68 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the fall. Ådehlÿ Vå Qägh covers an area of nearly 5 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 7304 m (-18986 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Ådehlÿ Vå Qägh was founded in time immemorial, reportedly some time durring the early 8th century, by Grounoki Zÿhndtubqugbuhez. The establishment of the new community went well, with no major obsticles durring construction.

Ådehlÿ Vå Qägh was built using the conventions of Dwarvern durring the early 8th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Ådehlÿ Vå Qägh is no diffrent. The town's buildings feature timber and earth construction, with most buildigns first floors resembling mounds of earth, with subsequent floors appearing as elaborate log cabins, with each building forming a tiered pyramid of sorts fromed from the stack of rectangular, peek roofed cabins. Most wooden bracing, support, and trim is carved with decorative knotwork, and the larger structures even feature painted trim which emphasises the knotwork.

Ådehlÿ Vå Qägh is buildings are arranged arrounded highly ordered system of restrictive cobblestone streets which form octogonal paterns, allowing the incides of the octagons to be common grounds for the buildings on the edges, be it for parkland, yardspace, plazas, or markets. 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specifications of millitary fortifications, but the nature of its clay brick construction leaves it vulnerable to even outdated siege equipment.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 has suffered a visible ammount of structural damage, leaving them effectivly useless. One can't help but wonder why the has not yet effected repairs.

A look around Ådehlÿ Vå Qägh 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 jsut long enough for it to be uncomfortable. People seem to be allowed to do as they please with little harmoney to anything. It feels less like a town, and more like a spot people just happened to place their homes.

Civic Infrastructure

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

Ådehlÿ Vå Qägh 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 Vå Qägh has a Department of Firefighters, which is responsible for organizing fire fighting efforts during a fire and enforcing local ordinances relating to fire safety.

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

Ådehlÿ Vå Qägh has a first rate hospital which caters to anyone in need of long term medical care.

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

Ådehlÿ Vå Qägh 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.

Cultural Notes

Ådehlÿ Vå Qägh's town hall was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used has a sleek, linear appearance with stylized, often geometric ornamentation. The primary facade of its buildings often featured a series of set backs that create a stepped outline. Low-relief decorative panels can be found at entrances, around windows, along roof edges or as string courses. It was best known for its use of smooth finish building materials such as stucco, concrete block, glazed brick or mosaic tile. Decorative details can incorporate various artistic or exotic motifs to suit the building's function or the architect's whim. Chevrons, zigzags, and other geometrical motifs are common forms of ornament.

In Ådehlÿ Vå Qägh there is always just enough rain to be annoying.

The Blood Hawk near Ådehlÿ Vå Qägh are known to be almost tame, such that they can be put to domestic use.

Ådehlÿ Vå Qägh's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in autumn and involves performance art to channel Wild Magic energies of tier 2 via oratory performances.

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 Vå Qägh Census Data: Year 2000

406 of Ådehlÿ Vå Qägh's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 27 work in Agriculture
• 90 work as Craftsmen
• 30 work as Merchants
• 68 work as Service Workers
• 39 work as General Laborers
• 12 work as Skilled Laborers
• 61 work as Civil Servants
• 39 work in Cottage Industries
• 20 work as Artists
• 20 work in Produce Industries

819 of Ådehlÿ Vå Qägh's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 78 (6%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

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

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History

Ådehlÿ Vå Qägh used to be much richer, but something happened in the last (14962 % 6)+1 years to crush its source of prosperity. Different factions of the community might be trying to grasp at the remaining dregs of wealth, others might try to restart the failed industry, and some might look for a new livelihood. Any group or entity thought responsible for the collapse is likely to be treated very harshly, and some locals might find profit in shifting the blame to their enemies.

The the a spear of Invocation, an a spear imbued with great amounts of Invocation energies was created in Ådehlÿ Shhuwt Ehgdab by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century.

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