Qÿhtvehb Che Våd

Qÿhtvehb Che Våd (/ki/ /vɑːd/ [pretty] [load]) is a subtropical Large City located in the Zophtevub̄ Provence of the Hobben.

The name Qÿhtvehb Che Våd is derived from the Sylvin language, as Qÿhtvehb Che Våd was founded by Tshèqtê, who was culturaly Undermountain.

Climate

Qÿhtvehb Che Våd has a yearly average temperature of 25°C (77°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 29°C (84°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a pleasant 22°C (71°F). Qÿhtvehb Che Våd receives an average of 151 cm/y (59 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the fall. Qÿhtvehb Che Våd covers an area of nearly 127 km² (50 mi²), and an average elevation of 13620 m (1735 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Qÿhtvehb Che Våd was founded durring the early 11th century, by Tshèqtê. The establishment of Qÿhtvehb Che Våd was only bairly constructed. The sheer number of problems with its founding were enough to make several of the backers funding Qÿhtvehb Che Våd's construction back out of the project. Tshèqtê pushed on reguardles, and Qÿhtvehb Che Våd was finished, but starts off as a terible place to live.

Qÿhtvehb Che Våd was built using the conventions of Undermountain durring the early 11th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Qÿhtvehb Che Våd is no diffrent. The city'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.

Qÿhtvehb Che Våd is buildings are arranged arrounded highly ordered system of premissive baked earthen streets which form hexical 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 resides behind a palisade wall complete with battlments, a moat, and timber gatehouses with drawbridges. Qÿhtvehb Che Våd's robustly designed timber walls are in an unremarkable state. To some, this is the ideal sate for defences to be in. In need of absoutly nothing, and ready to serve the city as needed.

Qÿhtvehb Che Våd has the unmistakable air of a city on its last legs. Everything is a bit slipshod and ramshackle. Everyone is at work, or drinking. No one has anything in their eyes other than fear and despair. Whatever industry once fueled Qÿhtvehb Che Våd ’s existence has dried up and the city is drifting down the stream of history as it dries up. Even with that as it is, everything is just a little too worn down, a little too dirty, or much of both. The town should be gone, not dying. No one makes eye contact. Kids play quietly, but happily. Occasionally a passerby glances at you out of the corner of their eye, staring just long enough for it to be uncomfortable.

Civic Infrastructure

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

Qÿhtvehb Che Våd has an animal control department which works to enforce local ordinances relating to the control, impoundment, and disposition of animals.

Qÿhtvehb Che Våd 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 Qÿhtvehb Che Våd. They are also responsible for the maintenance of these features. Notably, the OCG is not responsible for Qÿhtvehb Che Våd's parks.

Qÿhtvehb Che Våd has an Office of Civil Vicary, which is responsible for providing a livelyhood for all officialy recognised religious figures within Qÿhtvehb Che Våd.

Qÿhtvehb Che Våd 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.

Qÿhtvehb Che Våd 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.

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

Qÿhtvehb Che Våd has a Department of Firefighters, which is responsible for organizing fire fighting efforts during a fire and enforcing local ordinances relating to fire safety.

Qÿhtvehb Che Våd 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.

Qÿhtvehb Che Våd 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.

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

Qÿhtvehb Che Våd has an Scientific Academy which provides higher education in the natural sciences.

Qÿhtvehb Che Våd 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. Qÿhtvehb Che Våd's grid is powered by hydrogalvanic generators.

Qÿhtvehb Che Våd possesses an older civil lighting system consisting of street lamps. In spite of the Galvanic Grid, these lights continue to use their old fule sources to provide nighttime illumination to all city streets.

Qÿhtvehb Che Våd has a first rate hospital which caters to anyone in need of long term medical care.

Qÿhtvehb Che Våd has a library, which keeps a large collection of books, scrolls, and archives all manner of physical items. The library is open to the public, including the Aether Link.

Qÿhtvehb Che Våd 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 Qÿhtvehb Che Våd's natural decorations nor waterways.

Qÿhtvehb Che Våd 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.

Qÿhtvehb Che Våd 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.

Qÿhtvehb Che Våd 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

Qÿhtvehb Che Våd's chapel was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used which employed abundant symbolic geometry, using pure forms such as the circle and square, and plans are based on often symmetrical layouts featuring rectangular courtyards and halls. These structures were is decorated with carved stone or stucco reliefs and made use of colorful stone mosaics..

In Qÿhtvehb Che Våd rainbows form quite often above the Large City.

The Bee, Giant Queen near Qÿhtvehb Che Våd are known to be a mutant strain of the creature.

Qÿhtvehb Che Våd's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in spring and involves long periods of drunkenness to channel Charm 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.

Qÿhtvehb Che Våd Census Data: Year 2000

11576 of Qÿhtvehb Che Våd's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 679 work in Agriculture
• 2581 work as Craftsmen
• 910 work as Merchants
• 1737 work as Service Workers
• 1187 work as General Laborers
• 460 work as Skilled Laborers
• 1764 work as Civil Servants
• 1037 work in Cottage Industries
• 609 work as Artists
• 612 work in Produce Industries

16163 of Qÿhtvehb Che Våd's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 2087 (7%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Qÿhtvehb Che Våd is surrounded by dangerous terrain: miasmatic swamps, perilous crevasses, radioactive badlands, a pocket of or some other harmful topography. Qÿhtvehb Che Våd might prefer the defensive potential of the terrain here, or have found a precious resource worth the danger. The terrain might have formed at some time since the founding, with the citizens struggling to make terms with the new danger.

Qÿhtvehb Che Våd is known for its unusual rock formations.

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History

The the a hood of Illusion, an a hood imbued with great amounts of Illusion energies was created in Qÿhtvehb Che Våd by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century.

History