Shhhb Qey Ckez

Shhhb Qey Ckez (/huk/ /qiʤ/ [vacant] [spider]) is a subtropical Town located in the Evwåschyothäb Provence of the Kingdom of Hobben.

The name Shhhb Qey Ckez is derived from the Dwarven language, as Shhhb Qey Ckez was founded by Trgartesmë Zehndtubgähdä, who was culturaly Dwarvern.

Climate

Shhhb Qey Ckez 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). Shhhb Qey Ckez receives an average of 257 cm/y (101 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. Shhhb Qey Ckez covers an area of nearly 5 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 9624 m (-11374 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Shhhb Qey Ckez was founded durring the early 14th century in summer of the year 1339, by Trgartesmë Zehndtubgähdä. The establishment of Shhhb Qey Ckez was somewhat plagued by a lack of willing colonists, leading to Trgartesmë Zehndtubgähdä electing to pay people to resettle in Shhhb Qey Ckez.

Shhhb Qey Ckez was built using the conventions of Dwarvern durring the early 14th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Shhhb Qey Ckez is no diffrent. The town'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.

Shhhb Qey Ckez is buildings folow an organic layout of broad baked earthen streets whihch gives the town a shape simmilar to a tree, if one views its streets from above. The town is protected by a humble stone fence which is tall enough to provide adiquite cover for defenders to fire from, but no more than that. The town's peasent-grade 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.

Before you’ve even set foot into the heart of Shhhb Qey Ckez, you can smell it. The incense. It hangs about the town like a cloud. Monks, priests, and clerics are everywhere, all dedicated to the same divine, all performing the same rituals to bless and anoint buildings, streets, people, animals, you name it they are or have blessed it. The same holy symbol is everywhere too. Its on buildings, on people, and even branded into livestock. This certainly loves its divine. Asside form the revrent worship, you can see the citizens are preparing for something, and that something isn’t good. Weapons are worn openly. Defensive structures have been recently constructed to guard less used areas of the town. Merchants seem very eager to sell their wares at discount prices. Something is coming.

Civic Infrastructure

Shhhb Qey Ckez has an Office of Civil Vicary, which is responsible for providing a livelyhood for all officialy recognised religious figures within Shhhb Qey Ckez.

Shhhb Qey Ckez 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.

Shhhb Qey Ckez has a Department of Firefighters, which is responsible for organizing fire fighting efforts during a fire and enforcing local ordinances relating to fire safety.

Shhhb Qey Ckez 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.

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

Shhhb Qey Ckez 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 Town. Shhhb Qey Ckez's grid is powered by a direct leyline tap.

Shhhb Qey Ckez's old civil lighting system was converted to Galvanic Lamps recently, and expanded to provide nighttime illumination to all city streets.

Shhhb Qey Ckez has a Parks and Recreation Department, which is responsible for the construction, management, and usage rights for all of its parks and parklands.

Shhhb Qey Ckez 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

Shhhb Qey Ckez's mayor's house was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is characterized by towering round arches, massive stone and brickwork, small windows, thick walls, and a propensity for housing art and sculpture depicting mythological scenes. The building's general shape would be a clever and ascetic combination of geometric shapes, which would be blended together by joining elements. The style's decorative features were largely internal rather than external and incorporated semicircular arches for windows, doors, and arcades; barrel or groin vaults to support the roof of the nave; massive piers and walls, with few windows, to contain the outward thrust of the vaults; side aisles with galleries above them..

In Shhhb Qey Ckez snow is warm to the touch and does not melt within city limits. Also it only happens during summer.

The Almiraj near Shhhb Qey Ckez are known to be more aggressive than normal.

Shhhb Qey Ckez's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in autumn and involves drinking to channel Necromancy 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.

Shhhb Qey Ckez Census Data: Year 2000

379 of Shhhb Qey Ckez's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 24 work in Agriculture
• 84 work as Craftsmen
• 30 work as Merchants
• 62 work as Service Workers
• 37 work as General Laborers
• 12 work as Skilled Laborers
• 55 work as Civil Servants
• 36 work in Cottage Industries
• 19 work as Artists
• 20 work in Produce Industries

821 of Shhhb Qey Ckez's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 49 (4%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Shhhb Qey Ckez is surrounded by dangerous terrain: miasmatic swamps, perilous crevasses, radioactive badlands, a pocket of or some other harmful topography. Shhhb Qey Ckez 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.

Shhhb Qey Ckez is known for its well built pedestrian paths, which include foot bridges to cross the main street at several high-traffic areas.

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century the Kami ended a drought plaguing Shhhb Qey Ckez. One of Shhhb Qey Ckez's local festivals commemorates this miracle.

History