O̠ Vdrë Hadfow

O̠ Vdrë Hadfow (/o̠/ /vdrɛ/ [maroon] [birth]) is a subtropical Large City located in Atne̜ner Parish, Vrǟmnde̜wi̽fto Diocese, within the Irus.

The name O̠ Vdrë Hadfow is derived from the Sylvin language, as O̠ Vdrë Hadfow was founded by Holgerh, who was culturaly Wood Elf.

Climate

O̠ Vdrë Hadfow has a yearly average temperature of 15°C (59°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a pleasant 23°C (73°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cold 7°C (44°F). O̠ Vdrë Hadfow receives an average of 171 cm/y (67 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of snow during the pleasantly short winter months. O̠ Vdrë Hadfow covers an area of nearly 196 km² (78 mi²), and an average elevation of 8034 m (-16591 ft) above sea level.

Overview

O̠ Vdrë Hadfow was founded durring the early 13th century in winter of the year 1246, by Holgerh. The establishment of O̠ Vdrë Hadfow was plagued by a lack of willing colonists. After attempts to pay people to resettle failed Holgerh struck deals with nearby nations and communities to establish O̠ Vdrë Hadfow as a prison colony.

O̠ Vdrë Hadfow was built using the conventions of Wood Elf durring the early 13th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and O̠ Vdrë 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.

O̠ Vdrë Hadfow is buildings are arranged arrounded a highly ordered system of spacious cobblestone 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 rests behind a thick wall made from clay bricks. The wall has all of the proper fortifications and is well made. Unfortuantly the nature of clay brick leaves it quite vulnerable to siege equipment, though the thickness of the wall lends it simmilar resistnace to a thinner hardrock wall. The millitarily questionable fortifications 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.

A look around O̠ Vdrë Hadfow has something terribly wrong with it. It’s impossible to put one’s finger on, but something is horribly wrong. Maybe it’s the way fog blankets the ground, but only in the connors of places. Maybe it’s the vermin scuttling between shadows in the corner of your eyes. Perhaps it’s the overcast sky which seemed to creep out of nowhere, or the distant howling of wolves. Maybe it’s all of those things together, or perhaps it's the way these elements combine with the simple fact that it is abundantly clear O̠ Vdrë Hadfow suffered something horrible some time ago. It's as if the town itself is depressed. Smiles are few, cheer is nowhere to be had. Everyone quietly goes about their daily business not looking anyone in the eye. Regardless, you do not feel it would be wise to remain in O̠ Vdrë Hadfow long.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

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

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

O̠ Vdrë 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.

O̠ Vdrë 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.

O̠ Vdrë 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.

O̠ Vdrë 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.

O̠ Vdrë 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.

O̠ Vdrë 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.

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

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

O̠ Vdrë 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 Large City. O̠ Vdrë Hadfow's grid is powered by mana accumulators.

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

O̠ Vdrë Hadfow has a first rate hospital which caters to anyone in need of long term medical care.

O̠ Vdrë Hadfow 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.

O̠ Vdrë 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 O̠ Vdrë Hadfow's natural decorations nor waterways.

O̠ Vdrë 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.

O̠ Vdrë 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.

O̠ Vdrë 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.

O̠ Vdrë Hadfow 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

O̠ Vdrë Hadfow's garrison 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.

In O̠ Vdrë Hadfow there are unidentifiable people in the fog, but it seems to be okay.

The Ice Elemental, Large near O̠ Vdrë Hadfow are known to be almost tame, such that they can be put to domestic use.

O̠ Vdrë Hadfow's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in autumn and involves embarking on a group pilgrimage to channel Transmutation energies of tier 3 via divine sermons.

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.

O̠ Vdrë Hadfow Census Data: Year 2000

17521 of O̠ Vdrë Hadfow's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 914 work in Agriculture
• 3854 work as Craftsmen
• 1444 work as Merchants
• 2693 work as Service Workers
• 1787 work as General Laborers
• 723 work as Skilled Laborers
• 2617 work as Civil Servants
• 1583 work in Cottage Industries
• 999 work as Artists
• 907 work in Produce Industries

25525 of O̠ Vdrë Hadfow's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 3240 (7%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

O̠ Vdrë Hadfow is a major trade hub, connecting several important cities or resource production areas. It’s probably at an important river juncture, ancient crossroads, or occupying the only safe path through some perilous wilderness. Its position may be important enough that it can survive on trade alone, despite being unable to feed itself with the surrounding land. Such hubs are usually heavily garrisoned by the lord who profits from their tariffs and taxes.

O̠ Vdrë Hadfow is accessed from a nearby river via an intricate series of locks.

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century, O̠ Vdrë Hadfow was attacked by soldiers from another nation, waging a greater campaign. The details of the conflict are hazy at best due to many conflicting accounts. What is known is O̠ Vdrë Hadfow lost 267 people, 261 livestock, and 68 buildings. The conflict ended after roughly 163, when members of O̠ Vdrë Hadfow's militia enacted an operation to fortify a particular port. The operation was complicated by a key segment of the operation that deepened entirely on a stealth mission going perfectly. The conflict ended with needing to break through the enemy's lines, which ended in victory for O̠ Vdrë Hadfow's forces. The war is remembered in legend by O̠ Vdrë Hadfow's bards, historians, and legend keepers.

History