Åldz Vät Ckez

Åldz Vät Ckez (/ɑːldz/ /vət/ [native] [necklace]) is a subtropical Town located in Kuiē̼coi County, Dewtlu Ewl̄ Kingdom, within the United Kingdom of Undermountain.

The name Åldz Vät Ckez is derived from the Dwarven language, as Åldz Vät Ckez was founded by Dyêbm Reblåz, who was culturaly Dwarvern.

Climate

Åldz Vät Ckez has a yearly average temperature of 24°C (75°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 29°C (84°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool 20°C (68°F). Åldz Vät Ckez receives an average of 85 cm/y (33 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the spring. Åldz Vät Ckez covers an area of nearly 5 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 8540 m (-14931 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Åldz Vät Ckez was founded durring the late 15th century in summer of the year 1398, by Dyêbm Reblåz. The establishment of Åldz Vät Ckez was somewhat plagued by a lack of willing colonists, leading to Dyêbm Reblåz electing to pay people to resettle in Åldz Vät Ckez.

Åldz Vät Ckez was built using the conventions of Dwarvern durring the late 15th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Åldz Vät Ckez 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.

Åldz Vät Ckez is buildings have been located at convienant points along the swamp Åldz Vät Ckez was built upon. Navigating the town is therefore a little chalanging as the distance between buildings verris greatly and the narrow packed earth streets flow where they are able to be made rather than folowing the most convienant paths. The town rests behind the absurdity that is a thick, timber braced, wall made of clay bricks. While visualy impressive and certainly an astetic, Åldz Vät Ckez's wall provides no actual defence against siege equipment due to the choice of its cosntruction materials. Even nonexperts can tell the town is trying to impress rather than defend with its walls, towers, and gatehouses. Though admittedly, they do look nice... To primitive tribals who have never seen fortifications before. Åldz Vät Ckez's political statment focused walls has sufferd soem light damage, reducing its function a little in some spots, but could almsot certainly preform as expected... Though some of the worse spots could lead to the loss of defenders lives if attackers identified the weaknesses ahead of time.

Åldz Vät Ckez has a very calm atmosphere. People can be seen relaxing, scocilizing, and going about all manner of business other than the daily grind. Men, women, children, all can be seen enjoying life in a laid-back way in the many parks which line Åldz Vät Ckez’s streets.

Civic Infrastructure

Åldz Vät Ckez has an Office of Civil Vicary, which is responsible for providing a livelyhood for all officialy recognised religious figures within Åldz Vät Ckez.

Åldz Vät Ckez 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.

Åldz Vät Ckez 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.

Åldz Vät Ckez 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.

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

Åldz Vät Ckez has a Parks and Recreation Department, which is responsible for the construction, management, and usage rights for all of its parks and parklands.

Åldz Vät Ckez 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

Religious leaders are influential in almost any community, but in Åldz Vät Ckez they make up the final authorities. It may be an explicit theocracy, with rule by the clerics of a particular faith, or a temple might be so important and powerful that the official leaders are helpless to resist its will. The locals can be expected to be loyal adherents to the faith, or else the less pious majority is deeply intimidated by the religion’s believers.

Åldz Vät Ckez'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 Åldz Vät Ckez tiny harmless tornadoes plague the town.

The Atomie near Åldz Vät Ckez are known to be quite timid.

Åldz Vät Ckez's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in spring and involves bloodletting to channel Wild Magic energies of tier 2 via guttural bellowing.

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.

Åldz Vät Ckez Census Data: Year 2000

373 of Åldz Vät Ckez's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 22 work in Agriculture
• 81 work as Craftsmen
• 29 work as Merchants
• 64 work as Service Workers
• 35 work as General Laborers
• 12 work as Skilled Laborers
• 58 work as Civil Servants
• 35 work in Cottage Industries
• 17 work as Artists
• 20 work in Produce Industries

788 of Åldz Vät Ckez's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 74 (6%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Åldz Vät Ckez's roads were poorly made when first laid. Rather than repairing them correctly, a series of new roads was laid atop the old, leading to the streets of modern Åldz Vät Ckez suffering from potholes, cracking, and even sinkholes. The locals often repair the road by putting down wooden decking.

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century, Åldz Vät Ckez 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 Åldz Vät Ckez lost 104 people, 368 livestock, and 92 buildings. The conflict ended after roughly 124, when members of Åldz Vät Ckez's militia enacted an operation to deliver a message to a expert, then secure them. The operation was complicated by the army being put into a position where they could only choose between two terrible options. The conflict ended with pitched battle between both forces, which ended in a stalemate for Åldz Vät Ckez's forces. The war is remembered in legend by Åldz Vät Ckez's bards, historians, and legend keepers.

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