I̽lö Ol Hadfow

I̽lö Ol Hadfow (/ˈi̽lo˞/ /ol/ [blind] [plant]) is a subtropical City located in the Iastrokbruk Moot of the Rosid.

The name I̽lö Ol Hadfow is derived from the Sylvin language, as I̽lö Ol Hadfow was founded by Jendeth, who was culturaly Wood Elf.

Climate

I̽lö Ol Hadfow has a yearly average temperature of 19°C (66°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 11°C (51°F). I̽lö Ol Hadfow receives an average of 282 cm/y (111 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. I̽lö Ol Hadfow covers an area of nearly 46 km² (18 mi²), and an average elevation of 3504 m (11496 ft) above sea level.

Overview

I̽lö Ol Hadfow was founded durring the late 17th century in late summer of the year 1584, by Jendeth. The establishment of I̽lö Ol Hadfow was only bairly constructed. The sheer number of problems with its founding were enough to make several of the backers funding I̽lö Ol Hadfow's construction back out of the project. Jendeth pushed on reguardles, and I̽lö Ol Hadfow was finished, but starts off as a terible place to live.

I̽lö Ol Hadfow was built using the conventions of Wood Elf durring the late 17th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and I̽lö Ol Hadfow is no diffrent. The city'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.

I̽lö Ol Hadfow is buildings are arranged arrounded a highly ordered system of crampt paverstone streets which form triangular paterns, allowing the incides of the octagons to be common grounds for the buildings on the edges, be it for parkland, yardspace, plazas, or markets. The city is protected by a well-crafted cobblestone fence tall enough to provide adiquite cover for defenders to fire from, but no more than that. The city's frontieer-style defences have recently undergone extensive repairs and renovations, such that the repairwork is imeadiently apparent and can be spotted due to the diffring ages of materials. One can't help but wonder what brought the need for those repairs to the city.

A quick look in any direction shows I̽lö Ol Hadfow is filled with vices. There are many taverns, brothels are advertising their services on the streets, cardsharks are plying their illicit trade within public squairs, and every shop has at least three signs advertising various sales on goods. That alone wouldn’t be too noticeable, if it wasn’t just so omnipresent and overwhelmingly how the people of this city live. Or if the general public wasn’t so enthusiastically, openly, and merrily participating in these activities.

Civic Infrastructure

I̽lö Ol Hadfow has an animal control department which works to enforce local ordinances relating to the control, impoundment, and disposition of animals.

I̽lö Ol Hadfow 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 I̽lö Ol Hadfow. They are also responsible for the maintenance of these features. Notably, the OCG is not responsible for I̽lö Ol Hadfow's parks.

I̽lö Ol Hadfow has an Office of Civil Vicary, which is responsible for providing a livelyhood for all officialy recognised religious figures within I̽lö Ol Hadfow.

I̽lö Ol Hadfow 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.

I̽lö Ol Hadfow 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.

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

I̽lö Ol Hadfow has a Department of Firefighters, which is responsible for organizing fire fighting efforts during a fire and enforcing local ordinances relating to fire safety.

I̽lö Ol Hadfow 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.

I̽lö Ol Hadfow 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.

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

I̽lö Ol Hadfow has an Theological Academy which trains clergy in various arcane and theological topics required for their occupations.

I̽lö Ol Hadfow 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 City. I̽lö Ol Hadfow's grid is powered by an arcane means.

I̽lö Ol Hadfow's old civil lighting system was converted to Galvanic Lamps recently, and expanded to provide nighttime illumination to all city streets.

I̽lö Ol Hadfow 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 I̽lö Ol Hadfow's natural decorations nor waterways.

I̽lö Ol Hadfow 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.

I̽lö Ol Hadfow 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.

I̽lö Ol Hadfow 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

I̽lö Ol Hadfow's locals despise outsiders. For some “outsiders” may be natives of foreign lands, while others might have a grudge against anyone from outside the community. These locals have an active loathing, and the outsiders allowed to trade or interact with them do so at a heavy disadvantage.

I̽lö Ol Hadfow's chapel was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is known primarily for its use of abstraction and simplicity. Clean lines, right angles, and primary colors characterized this aesthetic and art movement expressed via architecture and paintings. Its design ethos allows only primary colors and non-colors, only squares and rectangles, only straight and horizontal or vertical lines. Vertical and horizontal lines are positioned in layers or planes that do not intersect, thereby allowing each element to exist independently and unobstructed by other elements. These seemingly impossible principals for an architectural style coalesces into structures which most experts find hard to put into words. It is not that their geometry is impossible, but rather the style's attempt at producing works only describable visually was most successful..

In I̽lö Ol Hadfow the stars are always right.

The Bat, Mobat near I̽lö Ol Hadfow are known to be more aggressive than normal.

I̽lö Ol Hadfow's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in autumn and involves creating small tokens to channel Abjuration energies of tier 1 via throat 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.

I̽lö Ol Hadfow Census Data: Year 2000

4094 of I̽lö Ol Hadfow's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 223 work in Agriculture
• 926 work as Craftsmen
• 334 work as Merchants
• 638 work as Service Workers
• 414 work as General Laborers
• 165 work as Skilled Laborers
• 587 work as Civil Servants
• 366 work in Cottage Industries
• 229 work as Artists
• 212 work in Produce Industries

6322 of I̽lö Ol Hadfow's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 664 (6%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

I̽lö Ol Hadfow has a substantial mill pond located a short distance from town.

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century heavy spring rains following an uncharacteristically dry year and a minor earthquake resulted in the collapse of the south east side of Antisana Valley. the landslide struck I̽lö Ol Hadfow, and devastated the community. 155 people, 397 livestock, and 45 buildings were lost to the calamity. The disaster is recorded in history as Dread's Fall.

History