Lēchē āwky Nêōw

Lēchē āwky Nêōw (/fɒ̄/ /ɔ̄ːkiː/ [white; blank; clear; transparent] [torso]) is a subtropical Town located in the Qovuhese Provence of the Kingdom of Hobben.

The name Lēchē āwky Nêōw is derived from the Goblin language, as Lēchē āwky Nêōw was founded by Janelle, who was culturaly Hobgoblin.

Climate

Lēchē āwky Nêōw has a yearly average temperature of 21°C (69°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 30°C (86°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool 13°C (55°F). Lēchē āwky Nêōw receives an average of 143 cm/y (56 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the spring. Lēchē āwky Nêōw covers an area of nearly 4 km² (1 mi²), and an average elevation of 2050 m (6725 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Lēchē āwky Nêōw was founded durring the late 13th century in winter of the year 1253, by Janelle. The establishment of Lēchē āwky Nêōw was plagued by a lack of willing colonists. After attempts to pay people to resettle failed Janelle struck deals with nearby nations and communities to establish Lēchē āwky Nêōw as a prison colony.

Lēchē āwky Nêōw was built using the conventions of Hobgoblin durring the late 13th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Lēchē āwky Nêōw is no diffrent. The town's buildings feature delicute timber framework hidden behind layer upon layer of finly ground plaster bleached to an almost glossy white sheen, with green clay tiled roofs and decorative brass-leafed trim. Even the smallest, poorest looking structures appear to be expencive thanks to the extreem elegence of the organic shapes and paterns going into their lofty, spire-y, vagly gothic designs. The more well off folks live in identicle homes, save for even shiner trim and a more whimsical appearance to their structures flowing forms.

Lēchē āwky Nêōw is buildings have been located at convienant points along the mountain Lēchē āwky Nêōw was built upon. Navigating the town is therefore a little chalanging as the distance between buildings verris greatly and the restrictive packed earth streets flow where they are able to be made rather than folowing the most convienant paths. The town posesses a mighty albit amaturly crafted stone wall. It was built using querried stone blocks and posesses all of the standard defencive features, including a few watch towers. While it would last against a siege, the wall's outdated and simplistic construction method percludes the possability of Lēchē āwky Nêōw weathering a full scale bombardment durring a siege. The town's budget focused millitary grade defenses are visibly old, but also obviously maintained semi-regularly. Its likly the local malishia or garrison are tasked with ocasional mantance of the towns defences.

Right off the bat Lēchē āwky Nêōw hits you in the face with its success. Everyone, even the peasants, are dressed in well made clothing. Every tool and implement you can see is finely made, and people will boast to you as obvious strangers of the wonders which can be found in their markets. More interestingly is a total lack of beggars, and plenty of new buildings are going up even as you speak. Somehow this town has come into quite a lot of wealth, and recently from the looks of things. The new wealth has created some worrying attitudes in many passers by, such that it’s clear new laws have recently been enacted and enforced with such extreme scrutiny the locals seem to be going about their day as if by clockwork.

Civic Infrastructure

Lēchē āwky Nêōw has an Office of Civil Vicary, which is responsible for providing a livelyhood for all officialy recognised religious figures within Lēchē āwky Nêōw.

Lēchē āwky Nêōw 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.

Lēchē āwky Nêōw 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.

Lēchē āwky Nêōw 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.

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

Lēchē āwky Nêōw has a Parks and Recreation Department, which is responsible for the construction, management, and usage rights for all of its parks and parklands.

Lēchē āwky Nêōw 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.

Cultural Notes

A substantial minority of the locals are descended from foreigners alien to their local neighbors. They may have been religious exiles, economic migrants, indigenous locals surrounded by the existing polity, or a foreign settlement conquered within the relatively recent past. The locals may not be enthusiastic about being ruled by others not of their kind, and their neighbors may look askance at the way foreign customs or even laws may be maintained.

Lēchē āwky Nêōw's bank was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is characterized by their massive, monolithic and 'blocky' appearance with a rigid geometric style. It was best known for its rough, unfinished surfaces, unusual shapes, heavy-looking materials, straight lines, and small windows. Modular elements were often used to form masses representing specific functional zones, grouped into a unified whole.

Due to the actions of local Kami, summer is long in Lēchē āwky Nêōw.

The Tooth Fairy near Lēchē āwky Nêōw are known to be almost tame, such that they can be put to domestic use.

Lēchē āwky Nêōw's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in autumn and involves creating small tokens to channel Invocation energies of tier 1 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.

Lēchē āwky Nêōw Census Data: Year 2000

298 of Lēchē āwky Nêōw's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 21 work in Agriculture
• 65 work as Craftsmen
• 22 work as Merchants
• 49 work as Service Workers
• 28 work as General Laborers
• 11 work as Skilled Laborers
• 43 work as Civil Servants
• 28 work in Cottage Industries
• 15 work as Artists
• 16 work in Produce Industries

667 of Lēchē āwky Nêōw's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 61 (6%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Lēchē āwky Nêōw's is something of a geological and arcane anomaly, as neither physical nor magical law entirely explains its formation.

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History

The the a pair of bracers of Transmutation, an a pair of bracers imbued with notable amounts of Transmutation energies was created near Lēchē āwky Nêōw by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century.

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