Eg Gen Zät

Eg Gen Zät (/faʤ/ /zət/ [false] [chime]) is a subtropical Town located in Kijoto Dutchy, Lälhulål Kingdom, within the United Kingdom of Undermountain.

The name Eg Gen Zät is derived from the Dwarven language, as Eg Gen Zät was founded by Celaethacus Hutchäawy, who was culturaly Dwarvern.

Climate

Eg Gen Zät has a yearly average temperature of 22°C (71°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 28°C (82°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool 17°C (62°F). Eg Gen Zät receives an average of 161 cm/y (63 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the fall. Eg Gen Zät covers an area of nearly 5 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 10494 m (-8520 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Eg Gen Zät was founded durring the late 11th century, by Celaethacus Hutchäawy. The establishment of Eg Gen Zät suffered from several major issues, resulting in the need to develop many solutions to basic problems. Problems such as a lack of fresh water, logistical support, poor quality tools, and the odd monster or two. Howeaver, these were overcome in time.

Eg Gen Zät was built using the conventions of Dwarvern durring the late 11th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Eg Gen Zät 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.

Eg Gen Zät is is constructed arround a series of restrictive packed earth mainstreets which form overlapping circles, with smaller strait roads linking the circiles to eachother at varrious points. The town is protected by a humble stone fence which is tall enough to provide adiquite cover for defenders to fire from, but no more than that. Eg Gen Zät's peasent-grade are in an unremarkable state. To some, this is the ideal sate for defences to be in. In need of absoutly nothing, and ready to serve the town as needed.

Eg Gen Zät is a bustling hive of activity. Everyone moves at nothing short of a jog, each convocation is a mile a minute, and there’s dedicated lanes for riding through town in the center of each street. The locals all appear to be not merely occupied, but in a true hurry for everything from drinking a pint of ale to their daily work.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

Eg Gen Zät 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 Gen Zät 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 Gen Zät 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.

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

Eg Gen Zät 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 Gen Zät's grid is powered by hydrogalvanic generators.

Eg Gen Zät 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 Gen Zät's natural decorations nor waterways.

Eg Gen Zät 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 Gen Zät 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

While Eg Gen Zät might ostensibly be ruled by some other power, real control lies with the senior members of the local craft and labor guilds. Their decisions have the practical weight of law, and much of their time and effort is spent squeezing out competitors and parceling out economic opportunities in the community. Some guilds might have little or nothing to do with their original trade, and now exist purely as shells for political influence.

Eg Gen Zät's bank 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 Eg Gen Zät the stars are always right.

The Herd Animal, Stag near Eg Gen Zät are known to be a mutant strain of the creature.

Eg Gen Zät's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in winter and involves reenactments to channel Chronomancy energies of tier 3 via recitation of poetic epics.

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 Gen Zät Census Data: Year 2000

422 of Eg Gen Zät's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 26 work in Agriculture
• 92 work as Craftsmen
• 33 work as Merchants
• 70 work as Service Workers
• 44 work as General Laborers
• 17 work as Skilled Laborers
• 59 work as Civil Servants
• 38 work in Cottage Industries
• 21 work as Artists
• 22 work in Produce Industries

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

Points of Interest

Eg Gen Zät is known for its well built pedestrian paths, which include foot bridges to cross the main street at several high-traffic areas.

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History

The the a symble of Transmutation, an a symble imbued with notable amounts of Transmutation energies was created in Eg Erew Hÿg by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century.

History