Ådehlÿ Ÿpm Läd

Ådehlÿ Ÿpm Läd (/ipm/ /ləd/ [etcetera] [age]) is a subtropical Town located in Kstopùbíhw County, Halähÿhvwu Kingdom, within the United Kingdom of Undermountain.

The name Ådehlÿ Ÿpm Läd is derived from the Dwarven language, as Ådehlÿ Ÿpm Läd was founded by Daec Nuldzafral, who was culturaly Dwarvern.

Climate

Ådehlÿ Ÿpm Läd has a yearly average temperature of 24°C (75°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 28°C (82°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a pleasant 21°C (69°F). Ådehlÿ Ÿpm Läd receives an average of 256 cm/y (100 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. Ådehlÿ Ÿpm Läd covers an area of nearly 5 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 8908 m (-13723 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Ådehlÿ Ÿpm Läd was founded durring the early 9th century, by Daec Nuldzafral. The establishment of Ådehlÿ Ÿpm Läd was somewhat plagued by a lack of willing colonists, leading to Daec Nuldzafral electing to pay people to resettle in Ådehlÿ Ÿpm Läd.

Ådehlÿ Ÿpm Läd was built using the conventions of Dwarvern durring the early 9th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Ådehlÿ Ÿpm Läd 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 Ÿpm Läd is buildings have been located at convienant points along the cliff Ådehlÿ Ÿpm Läd was built upon. Navigating the town is therefore a little chalanging as the distance between buildings verris greatly and the crampt cobblestone streets flow where they are able to be made rather than folowing the most convienant paths. The town emploies a series of defencive earthworks, spikes, and fences to provide some protection against wild beasts and smaller groups of intelegent foes. Unfortuantly, these minimaly adiquite are in extreem disrepair, so much so that one cannot tell if they are decaying from a lack of mantance or damage incured.

A look around Ådehlÿ Ÿpm Läd has something terribly wrong with it. It’s impossible to put one’s finger on, but something is horribly wrong. Maybe it’s the way fog blankets the ground, but only in the connors of places. Maybe it’s the vermin scuttling between shadows in the corner of your eyes. Perhaps it’s the overcast sky which seemed to creep out of nowhere, or the distant howling of wolves. Maybe it’s all of those things together, or perhaps it's the way these elements combine with the simple fact that it is abundantly clear Ådehlÿ Ÿpm Läd suffered something horrible some time ago. It's as if the town itself is depressed. Smiles are few, cheer is nowhere to be had. Everyone quietly goes about their daily business not looking anyone in the eye. Regardless, you do not feel it would be wise to remain in Ådehlÿ Ÿpm Läd long.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

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

Ådehlÿ Ÿpm Läd possesses an older civil lighting system consisting of street lamps. These lights provide nighttime illumination to most city streets.

Ådehlÿ Ÿpm Läd 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 Ÿpm Läd's natural decorations nor waterways.

Ådehlÿ Ÿpm Läd 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 Ÿpm Läd 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 Ÿpm Läd's locals are divided into several castes. They may be organized by social role, by imputed nobility of birth, by ethnic origins, or any other dividing principle, but they cannot imagine any other way of organizing themselves. A hierarchy of castes is not inevitable, but there will be social and legal limits applied to ensure that each caste remains fixed in its function. The outside world may or may not respect these distinctions when dealing with the locals.

Ådehlÿ Ÿpm Läd's mayor's house 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 Ÿpm Läd the utterance of expletives is impossible within city limits. This has changed as the limits have changed, but has not kept up with slang, or swearing in foreign languages.

The Gremlin near Ådehlÿ Ÿpm Läd are known to be a mutant strain of the creature.

Ådehlÿ Ÿpm Läd'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 Enchantment energies of tier 3 via oath swearing.

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 Ÿpm Läd Census Data: Year 2000

425 of Ådehlÿ Ÿpm Läd's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 25 work in Agriculture
• 95 work as Craftsmen
• 32 work as Merchants
• 69 work as Service Workers
• 41 work as General Laborers
• 15 work as Skilled Laborers
• 66 work as Civil Servants
• 37 work in Cottage Industries
• 22 work as Artists
• 23 work in Produce Industries

902 of Ådehlÿ Ÿpm Läd's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 27 (2%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Ådehlÿ Ÿpm Läd is accessed from a nearby river via an intricate series of locks.

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century the Kami blessed the town with wealth for a year and a day. One of Ådehlÿ Ÿpm Läd's local festivals commemorates this miracle.

History