Räz Gowy Cäz

Räz Gowy Cäz (/gowʤ/ /kəz/ [stethoscope] [adventure]) is a temperate City located in Färvsshuck Hold, Dakyehgdew Kingdom, within the Undermountain.

The name Räz Gowy Cäz is derived from the Sylvin language, as Räz Gowy Cäz was founded by Dranus, who was culturaly Undermountain.

Climate

Räz Gowy Cäz has a yearly average temperature of 16°C (60°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 26°C (78°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cold 7°C (44°F). Räz Gowy Cäz receives an average of 280 cm/y (110 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the spring. Räz Gowy Cäz covers an area of nearly 47 km² (18 mi²), and an average elevation of 5602 m (18379 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Räz Gowy Cäz was founded durring the early 10th century, by Dranus. The establishment of Räz Gowy Cäz suffered from several major issues, resulting in the need to develop many solutions to basic problems. Problems such as a lack of fresh water, logistical support, poor quality tools, and the odd monster or two. Howeaver, these were overcome in time.

Räz Gowy Cäz was built using the conventions of Undermountain durring the early 10th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Räz Gowy Cäz 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.

Räz Gowy Cäz is buildings are built arround a single premissive cobblestone mainstreet which forms a counterclockwise spiral to give the city a over all circular shape. The city is the proud owner of a properly designed set of renforced walls made from mighty querried stone blocks. Their construction and material choices would make a dwarf weap with joy, for each and every part of the elaborate fortifications are purly functional and robust well byond reason. Even nonexperts can tell the walls are an excelent defencive structure. Astonishigly, the exceptionaly well made fortifications are in pristine condishion, as if they had just been finished before you laied eyes upon them.

A look around Räz Gowy Cäz 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 scutteling 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 abundance of schools, libraries, and other academic structures. Locals can be overheard having academic discussions, as well as talking about scholarly subjects in general. It’s quite clear the city places a lot of value on education and being a learned individual. Regardless, you do not feel it would be wise to remain in Räz Gowy Cäz long.

Civic Infrastructure

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

Räz Gowy Cäz has an animal control department which works to enforce local ordinances relating to the control, impoundment, and disposition of animals.

Räz Gowy Cäz 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 Räz Gowy Cäz. They are also responsible for the maintenance of these features. Notably, the OCG is not responsible for Räz Gowy Cäz's parks.

Räz Gowy Cäz has an Office of Civil Vicary, which is responsible for providing a livelyhood for all officialy recognised religious figures within Räz Gowy Cäz.

Räz Gowy Cäz 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.

Räz Gowy Cäz 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.

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

Räz Gowy Cäz has a Department of Firefighters, which is responsible for organizing fire fighting efforts during a fire and enforcing local ordinances relating to fire safety.

Räz Gowy Cäz 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.

Räz Gowy Cäz 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.

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

Räz Gowy Cäz has an Arcane Academy which provides higher education in the arcane sciences.

Räz Gowy Cäz 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. Räz Gowy Cäz's grid is powered by a boiler and turbine based power plant.

Räz Gowy Cäz's old civil lighting system was converted to Galvanic Lamps recently, and expanded to provide nighttime illumination to all city streets.

Räz Gowy Cäz 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.

Räz Gowy Cäz 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 Räz Gowy Cäz's natural decorations nor waterways.

Räz Gowy Cäz 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.

Räz Gowy Cäz 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.

Räz Gowy Cäz 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

Räz Gowy Cäz's garrison was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used has a sleek, linear appearance with stylized, often geometric ornamentation. The primary facade of its buildings often featured a series of set backs that create a stepped outline. Low-relief decorative panels can be found at entrances, around windows, along roof edges or as string courses. It was best known for its use of smooth finish building materials such as stucco, concrete block, glazed brick or mosaic tile. Decorative details can incorporate various artistic or exotic motifs to suit the building's function or the architect's whim. Chevrons, zigzags, and other geometrical motifs are common forms of ornament.

In Räz Gowy Cäz rain occurs in reverse with water pooling up from the earth then falling into the skies to from clouds, this unsettles every visitor that sees it.

The Raven Swarm near Räz Gowy Cäz are known to be almost tame, such that they can be put to domestic use.

Räz Gowy Cäz's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in winter and involves drinking to channel Augury energies of tier 1 via 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.

Räz Gowy Cäz Census Data: Year 2000

4087 of Räz Gowy Cäz's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 227 work in Agriculture
• 938 work as Craftsmen
• 323 work as Merchants
• 624 work as Service Workers
• 419 work as General Laborers
• 168 work as Skilled Laborers
• 589 work as Civil Servants
• 361 work in Cottage Industries
• 220 work as Artists
• 218 work in Produce Industries

6555 of Räz Gowy Cäz's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 443 (4%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Räz Gowy Cäz is cursed with recurrent spells of some troublesome disease. The affliction isn’t so fatal as to make living there impossible, but it adds suffering and expense to local lives. The plague might be the product of an ancient curse, the results of long lost toxic remains, or an unavoidable byproduct of whatever industry or purpose justifies the city. It’s probably not overly contagious, but visitors may be in some peril all the same.

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History

The the a helmet of Augury, an a helmet imbued with notable amounts of Augury energies was created near Räz Däne Lÿhv by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century.

History