Hë Gër Gri

Hë Gër Gri (/hɛ/ /gɛr/ [whole; entire] [dress; skirt; uniform]) is a subtropical Large City located in Höwnow Parish, Gi̽chyhye̜ Diocese, within the Irus.

The name Hë Gër Gri is derived from the Goblin language, as Hë Gër Gri was founded by Mlilêj, who was culturaly Wood Elf.

Climate

Hë Gër Gri has a yearly average temperature of 18°C (64°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 27°C (80°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cold 9°C (48°F). Hë Gër Gri receives an average of 149 cm/y (58 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the spring. Hë Gër Gri covers an area of nearly 108 km² (43 mi²), and an average elevation of 4152 m (13622 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Hë Gër Gri was founded durring the late 16th century in spring of the year 1467, by Mlilêj. The establishment of Hë Gër Gri was only bairly constructed. The sheer number of problems with its founding were enough to make several of the backers funding Hë Gër Gri's construction back out of the project. Mlilêj pushed on reguardles, and Hë Gër Gri was finished, but starts off as a terible place to live.

Hë Gër Gri was built using the conventions of Wood Elf durring the late 16th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Hë Gër Gri is no diffrent. The city's buildings feature masoned stone construction which prominantly features pointed arches, pointed ribbed vault cielings, flying buttress', and window tracery all of which share a simmilar gemoetetic patern halfway between organic and inorganic in design formaing a very distinct aesthetically integrated style. BUildings tend to reach for the havens, and more expencive homes are easily identified by their floor count as well as the addition of decorative features intigrated into the building's design such as statues, gargoyals, and embelished joinery.

Hë Gër Gri is buildings are located arround a single broad baked earthen mainstreet which forms a clockwise spiral to give the city a over all circular shape. The city is defended by arcane means. It's hard to spot at first, but there's a tell tell shimmer in the air arround Hë Gër Gri, and you can spot the ocasional warding glyph carved into a rock or tree all arround town. These mystical defences are ancient, unknowable, and unassailable by current means... Assuming everything is in working order. Otherwise, the wards are little more than a deathtrap. The Relic of the World That Was have not been wellmaintained over the years, and while functional are in dire need of some loving care and perhapse light renovation.

Before you’ve even set foot into the heart of Hë Gër Gri, you can smell it. The incense. It hangs about the town like a cloud. Monks, priests, and clerics are everywhere, all dedicated to the same god, all performing the same rituals to bless and anoint buildings, streets, people, animals, you name it they are or have blessed it. The same holy symbol is everywhere too. Its on buildings, on people, and even branded into livestock. This certainly loves its god. More than it loves wealth. The city is very clearly poor. Buildings are run down in ways that are not imeadiatly obvious. The people are a bit too thin. The market is very eager to sell to newcomers, but not so eager to buy from them. There’s also a general lack of the hum and buzz of healthy industry in Hë Gër Gri.

Civic Infrastructure

Hë Gër Gri possesses a Aethary Link for its accademic, government, and financial institutions. Public Aethary access is available through one or more of these intitutions.

Hë Gër Gri has an animal control department which works to enforce local ordinances relating to the control, impoundment, and disposition of animals.

Hë Gër Gri 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 Hë Gër Gri. They are also responsible for the maintenance of these features. Notably, the OCG is not responsible for Hë Gër Gri's parks.

Hë Gër Gri has an Office of Civil Vicary, which is responsible for providing a livelyhood for all officialy recognised religious figures within Hë Gër Gri.

Hë Gër Gri has a government-funded child care program, overseen by the local Department of Nursemaids, which is responsible for providing childcare to working-class citizens according to local ordinances.

Hë Gër Gri 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.

Hë Gër Gri has a Guild of Nurses, which is tasked with caring for the elderly and infirm in accordance with local ordinances, religious values, and customs.

Hë Gër Gri has a Department of Firefighters, which is responsible for organizing fire fighting efforts during a fire and enforcing local ordinances relating to fire safety.

Hë Gër Gri 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.

Hë Gër Gri 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.

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

Hë Gër Gri has an Arcane Academy which provides higher education in the arcane sciences.

Hë Gër Gri 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 Large City. Hë Gër Gri's grid is powered by a god's will and kindness.

Hë Gër Gri's old civil lighting system was converted to Galvanic Lamps recently, and expanded to provide nighttime illumination to all city streets.

Hë Gër Gri has a first rate hospital which caters to anyone in need of long term medical care.

Hë Gër Gri has a library, which keeps a large collection of books, scrolls, and archives all manner of physical items. While not open to the public, the librarians and scholars employed by the library will assist anyone with their research needs, and wealthy individuals can purchase membership to access the library's materials themselves. In spite of being generally closed to the public, the library has a room with several Aether Linked devices available to the public during business hours.

Hë Gër Gri 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 Hë Gër Gri's natural decorations nor waterways.

Hë Gër Gri has a Guild of Roadworkers, who are responsible for maintaining the roadways and public paths within town. They also have the duty of enforcing all civil laws relating to the roadways.

Hë Gër Gri 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.

Hë Gër Gri 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

Hë Gër Gri's bank was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used embraces individualism and experimentation. It emerged as a movement against traditional, classical styles and sought to make buildings dynamic and fun while breaking the rules. The style incorporated elements of previous architectural styles in exaggerated and whimsical ways. Traditional, conservative leanings were void in this era, with most scholars of architecture agreeing it was a time of “anything goes.”.

In Hë Gër Gri most nights are accompanied by colorful ribbons of light in the sky.

The Lurker in Light near Hë Gër Gri are known to be almost tame, such that they can be put to domestic use.

Hë Gër Gri's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in summer and involves consuming a local toxin to channel Necromancy energies of tier 2 via chanting.

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.

Hë Gër Gri Census Data: Year 2000

9659 of Hë Gër Gri's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 532 work in Agriculture
• 2169 work as Craftsmen
• 762 work as Merchants
• 1456 work as Service Workers
• 991 work as General Laborers
• 397 work as Skilled Laborers
• 1437 work as Civil Servants
• 872 work in Cottage Industries
• 541 work as Artists
• 502 work in Produce Industries

13889 of Hë Gër Gri's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 2047 (8%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Hë Gër Gri is accessed from a nearby river via an intricate series of locks.

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History

Hë Gër Gri is in secret rebellion against their ostensible liege, having cut deals with his enemies, plotted to betray him for their own gain, or bridled under his tyranny and sought a better lord. The community’s leadership is all in on this plot, and outside viceroys or representatives are being kept carefully ignorant of the reality. The common folk may be oblivious to the truth, though they’ll doubtless have felt the same motivations and promptings that convinced their leaders to turn traitor.

The the a tome of Abjuration, an a tome imbued with potent amounts of Abjuration energies was created in Hë Gër Gri by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century.

History