Räz Hÿq Ectett

Räz Hÿq Ectett (/əjd/ /ecˈtett/ [gentle] [petal]) is a subtropical City located in the Ekÿckyewl̄ärt Provence of the Hobben.

The name Räz Hÿq Ectett is derived from the Sylvin language, as Räz Hÿq Ectett was founded by Trêpî, who was culturaly Undermountain.

Climate

Räz Hÿq Ectett has a yearly average temperature of 24°C (75°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 29°C (84°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool 20°C (68°F). Räz Hÿq Ectett receives an average of 96 cm/y (37 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the spring. Räz Hÿq Ectett covers an area of nearly 36 km² (14 mi²), and an average elevation of 4778 m (15675 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Räz Hÿq Ectett was founded durring the early 15th century in fall of the year 1446, by Trêpî. The establishment of Räz Hÿq Ectett was plagued by a lack of willing colonists. After attempts to pay people to resettle failed Trêpî struck deals with nearby nations and communities to establish Räz Hÿq Ectett as a prison colony.

Räz Hÿq Ectett was built using the conventions of Undermountain durring the early 15th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Räz Hÿq Ectett is no diffrent. The city's buildings feature timber and earth construction, with most buildigns first floors resembling mounds of earth, with subsequent floors appearing as elaborate log cabins, with each building forming a tiered pyramid of sorts fromed from the stack of rectangular, peek roofed cabins. Most wooden bracing, support, and trim is carved with decorative knotwork, and the larger structures even feature painted trim which emphasises the knotwork.

Räz Hÿq Ectett is was constructed arround several premissive cobblestone mainstreets which cross one another at certain axies, with smaller streets branching off of them to premit acess to the many buildings deeper into the road network. The overall fashion is remenessent of a circulatory system, or other organic construct, and is quite effishent in its design. The city is the proud owner of a thick set of fortified walls fashioned from querried stone blocks. While not up to snuff for a fort or castle wall, the city's walls are naturaly much larger than those of forts or castles. Therefore, the construction such a wall is most expencive. Räz Hÿq Ectett's buget focused wall would serve its community well in battle in spite of looking unimpressive compared to castles and fortresses. The city's top tier civilian fortifications are visibly old, but also obviously maintained semi-regularly. Its likly the local malishia or garrison are tasked with ocasional mantance of the citys defences.

A look around Räz Hÿq Ectett is like a look into a broken heart which long ago fell to corruption. There is no planning, no organization. Everyone here clearly goes about their own thing with little thought to anyone around them who isn’t selling something they need… unless of course, they would be an easy target for some robbery. The city has truly fallen to evil.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

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

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

Räz Hÿq Ectett has an Arts Academy which provides higher education in many fields including math, language arts, philosophy, engineering, and other such disciplines.

Räz Hÿq Ectett 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 Hÿq Ectett's grid is powered by mana accumulators.

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

Räz Hÿq Ectett 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 Hÿq Ectett's natural decorations nor waterways.

Räz Hÿq Ectett 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 Hÿq Ectett 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 Hÿq Ectett 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

The locals are convinced that there is some terrible threat against them working from within their society. It may be a matter of dark sorcerers, foreign spies, traitorous neighbors, shape shifting monsters, or some other hidden evil. This evil may be a recent fear, or it may be an inherited peril they’ve always had to guard against. The danger itself may or may not exist, or if it exists it may not justify the steps being taken.

Räz Hÿq Ectett'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 Räz Hÿq Ectett hail is always enormous, yet harmlessly plinks off people, creatures, and structures.

The Living Topiary near Räz Hÿq Ectett are known to be quite timid.

Räz Hÿq Ectett's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in winter and involves reenactments to channel Charm energies of tier 3 via guttural bellowing.

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 Hÿq Ectett Census Data: Year 2000

3178 of Räz Hÿq Ectett's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 174 work in Agriculture
• 731 work as Craftsmen
• 259 work as Merchants
• 486 work as Service Workers
• 318 work as General Laborers
• 129 work as Skilled Laborers
• 461 work as Civil Servants
• 279 work in Cottage Industries
• 175 work as Artists
• 166 work in Produce Industries

5020 of Räz Hÿq Ectett's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 431 (5%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Räz Hÿq Ectett makes use of canals for some of its streets. Locals often fish in the canals.

POI

History

The the a mummified relic of Illusion, an a mummified relic imbued with notable amounts of Illusion energies was created near Räz Hÿq Ectett by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century.

History