Eg Cä Gål

Eg Cä Gål (/kə/ /gɑːl/ [thin ^)slender); slim] [earthquake]) is a subtropical Town located in Yedêrëli County, Gÿtgesheyd Kingdom, within the United Kingdom of Undermountain.

The name Eg Cä Gål is derived from the Dwarven language, as Eg Cä Gål was founded by Glëil Ÿwesshod, who was culturaly Dwarvern.

Climate

Eg Cä Gål has a yearly average temperature of 27°C (80°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a hot 31°C (87°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a pleasant 23°C (73°F). Eg Cä Gål receives an average of 137 cm/y (53 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the spring. Eg Cä Gål covers an area of nearly 5 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 5416 m (17769 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Eg Cä Gål was founded durring the late 15th century in winter of the year 1390, by Glëil Ÿwesshod. The establishment of Eg Cä Gål was somewhat plagued by a lack of willing colonists, leading to Glëil Ÿwesshod electing to pay people to resettle in Eg Cä Gål.

Eg Cä Gål was built using the conventions of Dwarvern durring the late 15th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Eg Cä Gål is no diffrent. The town's buildings feature timber framed wooden shiethed or brick construction, which gives form to a very formalized, rational, expence effishent arcatectural style based on strictly symmetrical designs which universaly feature pitched roofs, shutters, and the occasional column or pilaster for a decorative touch.

Eg Cä Gål is buildings are speckled and packed arround crampt paverstone streets with seemingly no patern to them. It appears as if the town's residents simply built streets as they pleased and squeazed buildings in wherever and howeave rpossible, creating an organic, frustrating to navigate, maze of a town. The town emploies a series of defencive earthworks, spikes, and fences to provide some protection against wild beasts and smaller groups of intelegent foes. Eg Cä Gål's minimaly adiquite 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.

A look around Eg Cä Gål gives you a feeling of distrust and paranoia. Also greed. The locals seem to be very much into scholastic pursuits, based on the hushed, murmured conversations you hear at least. Everyone in Eg Cä Gål acts like they have discovered something wondrous, and are worried they will endure some horrible fate so another can take what they’ve discovered for themselves.

Civic Infrastructure

Eg Cä Gål 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 Eg Cä Gål. They are also responsible for the maintenance of these features. Notably, the OCG is not responsible for Eg Cä Gål's parks.

Eg Cä Gål has an Office of Civil Vicary, which is responsible for providing a livelyhood for all officialy recognised religious figures within Eg Cä Gål.

Eg Cä Gål 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.

Eg Cä Gål 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.

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

Eg Cä Gål possesses a Galvanic Power Grid, which brings galvanic current to most if not all buildings in town, and permits a great many consumer goods to function within the Town. Eg Cä Gål's grid is powered by a boiler and turbine based power plant.

Eg Cä Gål has a first rate hospital which caters to anyone in need of long term medical care.

Eg Cä Gål 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 Eg Cä Gål's natural decorations nor waterways.

Eg Cä Gål 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.

Eg Cä Gål 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

Eg Cä Gål is home to a distinct subculture, who are either the majority here or have the dominant positions in the community. Architecture, local laws, and social customs are all tuned to suit them, and they may not be particularly forgiving or friendly to the major culture of the region. Communities that are not outright independent usually make an arm's-length submission to a local lord.

Eg Cä Gål'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 Eg Cä Gål there is a constant smell of overcooked presumably ethnic food.

The Kamadan near Eg Cä Gål are known to be more aggressive than normal.

Eg Cä Gål's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in summer and involves destroying a prepared ritual vessel to channel Charm energies of tier 3 via proclamations.

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.

Eg Cä Gål Census Data: Year 2000

435 of Eg Cä Gål's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 27 work in Agriculture
• 97 work as Craftsmen
• 33 work as Merchants
• 70 work as Service Workers
• 43 work as General Laborers
• 15 work as Skilled Laborers
• 66 work as Civil Servants
• 39 work in Cottage Industries
• 21 work as Artists
• 24 work in Produce Industries

859 of Eg Cä Gål's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 97 (7%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

The roads leading into Eg Cä Gål possess a great number of switchbacks. While designed for defense, they mostly wind up pissing everyone trying to take goods to town right the hell off.

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century, Eg Cä Gål 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 Eg Cä Gål lost 152 people, 214 livestock, and 61 buildings. The conflict ended after roughly 42, when members of Eg Cä Gål's militia enacted an operation to secure a particular vault to utilize it for a specific task. The operation was complicated by a trusted officer who turned traitor and defects. The conflict ended with the defense of the vault against a siege, which ended in defeat for Eg Cä Gål's forces. The war is remembered in legend by Eg Cä Gål's bards, historians, and legend keepers.

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