Skro Lës Hadfow

Skro Lës Hadfow (/scro/ /lɛs/ [even] [crime]) is a subtropical Large City located in the Miqtpsukhe Moot of the Rosid.

The name Skro Lës Hadfow is derived from the Sylvin language, as Skro Lës Hadfow was founded by Helè, who was culturaly Wood Elf.

Climate

Skro Lës Hadfow has a yearly average temperature of 18°C (64°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 27°C (80°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cold 9°C (48°F). Skro Lës Hadfow receives an average of 84 cm/y (33 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the spring. Skro Lës Hadfow covers an area of nearly 68 km² (27 mi²), and an average elevation of 4314 m (14153 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Skro Lës Hadfow was founded durring the late 17th century in late spring of the year 1572, by Helè. The establishment of Skro Lës Hadfow was plagued by a lack of willing colonists. After attempts to pay people to resettle failed Helè struck deals with nearby nations and communities to establish Skro Lës Hadfow as a prison colony.

Skro Lës Hadfow was built using the conventions of Wood Elf durring the late 17th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Skro Lës Hadfow 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.

Skro Lës Hadfow is buildings are arranged arround a network of restrictive gravel streets which form a diamond shaped grid, where each diamond verries in size given the proximity of the paralell streets forming each section. The ocasional smaller diamond has been used to construct a park, plaza, and other communal structures. The city has a fortified albit thin brick wall. The wall has most of the feeatures of a typical castle wall, just on a much smaller scale and and budget. Notably brick isn't a particuarly soild choice for resisting siege weapons. Skro Lës Hadfow's wall wouldn't hinder a proper army, but it is more than sufishent for bandits and other small marauding groups. The monster and outlaw focused fortifications have not been wellmaintained over the years, and while functional are in dire need of some loving care and perhapse light renovation.

Looking around Skro Lës Hadfow you immediately realise that the locals are looking back at you. All of them. Everywhere you look somone is staring back at you analytically, looking over every inch of you, your gear, and your companions. As you get close to people, their hands move closer to their belt knife, or dagger. You may want to watch where you go and what you say...

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

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

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

Skro Lës 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.

Skro Lës 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.

Skro Lës 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.

Skro Lës 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.

Skro Lës 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.

Skro Lës 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.

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

Skro Lës Hadfow has an Arts Academy which provides higher education in many fields including math, language arts, philosophy, engineering, and other such disciplines.

Skro Lës 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. Skro Lës Hadfow's grid is powered by a god's will and kindness.

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

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

Skro Lës 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.

Skro Lës 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 Skro Lës Hadfow's natural decorations nor waterways.

Skro Lës 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.

Skro Lës 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.

Skro Lës 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.

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.

Skro Lës Hadfow's mayor's house was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used embraces individualism and experimentation. It emerged as a movement against traditional, classical styles and sought to make buildings dynamic and fun while breaking the rules. The style incorporated elements of previous architectural styles in exaggerated and whimsical ways. Traditional, conservative leanings were void in this era, with most scholars of architecture agreeing it was a time of “anything goes.”.

In Skro Lës Hadfow snow is warm to the touch and does not melt within city limits. Also it only happens during summer.

The Mud Elemental, Small near Skro Lës Hadfow are known to be a mutant strain of the creature.

Skro Lës Hadfow's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in winter and involves consuming a local toxin to channel Charm energies of tier 2 via mimery.

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.

Skro Lës Hadfow Census Data: Year 2000

5974 of Skro Lës Hadfow's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 346 work in Agriculture
• 1328 work as Craftsmen
• 492 work as Merchants
• 918 work as Service Workers
• 622 work as General Laborers
• 239 work as Skilled Laborers
• 854 work as Civil Servants
• 537 work in Cottage Industries
• 330 work as Artists
• 308 work in Produce Industries

8735 of Skro Lës Hadfow's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 1279 (8%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Skro Lës Hadfow is accessed from a nearby river via an intricate series of locks.

POI

History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century the Kami granted the town a great harvest. One of Skro Lës Hadfow's local festivals commemorates this miracle.

History