Eg Halä Fÿrvÿh

Eg Halä Fÿrvÿh (/haˈlə/ /firˈvɪ̘/ [right; correct; true; appropriate; valid; moral; sincere; earnest] [silence]) is a subtropical Town located in Zàjwàzàp County, Yazcarfeh Kingdom, within the United Kingdom of Undermountain.

The name Eg Halä Fÿrvÿh is derived from the Dwarven language, as Eg Halä Fÿrvÿh was founded by Rānvéch Yoīnv 'Eva Shay' Cä̂f̄̄sh Mp̪fta̋ch Ya̋g Härtfewy Råyzogbÿ, who was culturaly Dwarvern.

Climate

Eg Halä Fÿrvÿh has a yearly average temperature of 18°C (64°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 26°C (78°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cold 10°C (50°F). Eg Halä Fÿrvÿh receives an average of 280 cm/y (110 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. Eg Halä Fÿrvÿh covers an area of nearly 6 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 2934 m (9625 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Eg Halä Fÿrvÿh was founded durring the late 12th century in summer of the year 1070, by Rānvéch Yoīnv 'Eva Shay' Cä̂f̄̄sh Mp̪fta̋ch Ya̋g Härtfewy Råyzogbÿ. The establishment of the new community went well, though many minor issues had to be solved as time went on. This was enough to delay construction and push back the formal opening ceramony, leading to some embarisment for Rānvéch Yoīnv 'Eva Shay' Cä̂f̄̄sh Mp̪fta̋ch Ya̋g Härtfewy Råyzogbÿ.

Eg Halä Fÿrvÿh was built using the conventions of Dwarvern durring the late 12th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Eg Halä Fÿrvÿh is no diffrent. The town's buildings feature plaster covered brickwork used to form structures with an emphasis on symmetry, proportion, geometry and the regularity of parts. Orderly arrangements of columns, pilasters and lintels, as well as the use of semicircular arches, hemispherical domes, niches and aediculae can be found everywhere such that only size of building and yard can be used to measure the general prosparity of a given building's owners due to a general wealthy feeling the style gives off.

Eg Halä Fÿrvÿh is buildings are speckled and packed arround crampt cobblestone 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 has a defencive wall made from querried stone. The wall is equipped with a full set of battlments but the nature of its construction methodology leaves it somewhat vulnerable to siege equipment. That said, the town is well defended against anything short of an army. The cost-cutting-focused 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.

The town shows nothing out of the ordinary, at first glance. Then you start to notice all the small things. Each window has seven iron nails pounded into the sill. Every door has a sprig of holly overhead. Every well is branded with purity seals and runes to ward the contents. Everyone is carrying a small charm for safety or fortune, be it a rabbit’s foot, a horseshoe, or other little totems.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

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

Eg Halä Fÿrvÿh 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 Halä Fÿrvÿh's natural decorations nor waterways.

Eg Halä Fÿrvÿh 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 Halä Fÿrvÿh 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.

Eg Halä Fÿrvÿh is home to a University which provides higher education in a variety of fields, and also serves as a research institute for those same fields.

Cultural Notes

Eg Halä Fÿrvÿh's garrison 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 Eg Halä Fÿrvÿh every night at precisely midnight every structure in town is engulfed by sailors fire until the end of the witching hour.

The Tooth Fairy near Eg Halä Fÿrvÿh are known to be quite timid.

Eg Halä Fÿrvÿh's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in winter and involves destroying a prepared ritual vessel to channel Chronomancy energies of tier 1 via throat singing.

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 Halä Fÿrvÿh Census Data: Year 2000

479 of Eg Halä Fÿrvÿh's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 27 work in Agriculture
• 109 work as Craftsmen
• 40 work as Merchants
• 78 work as Service Workers
• 49 work as General Laborers
• 17 work as Skilled Laborers
• 69 work as Civil Servants
• 44 work in Cottage Industries
• 21 work as Artists
• 25 work in Produce Industries

935 of Eg Halä Fÿrvÿh's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 74 (5%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Eg Halä Fÿrvÿh is known for its unusual rock formations.

POI

History

Eg Halä Fÿrvÿh's residents established a new industry (14227 % 6)+1 years ago, and it’s making them a great deal of profit. Old patterns of authority and wealth are being disrupted, and the old gentry are unlikely to be pleased about it. They may be trying to take over the industry, or they may have been the ones to enable it in the first place and are using it to crush the life out of any rival power bases. Outsiders might be playing a major role as well, and it could be they plot to siphon off the profits.

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century the Kami spared the town a natural disaster. One of Eg Halä Fÿrvÿh's local festivals commemorates this miracle.

History