Vog Hev Ckez

Vog Hev Ckez (/vog/ /hev/ [round] [architecture]) is a subtropical Town located in the Cåläruf Provence of the Kingdom of Hobben.

The name Vog Hev Ckez is derived from the Dwarven language, as Vog Hev Ckez was founded by Gadsh Reblåz, who was culturaly Dwarvern.

Climate

Vog Hev Ckez has a yearly average temperature of 31°C (87°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a blistering 36°C (96°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a warm 27°C (80°F). Vog Hev Ckez receives an average of 90 cm/y (35 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the spring. Vog Hev Ckez covers an area of nearly 5 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 16092 m (9845 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Vog Hev Ckez was founded durring the early 12th century in fall of the year 1133, by Gadsh Reblåz. The establishment of Vog Hev Ckez was only bairly constructed. The sheer number of problems with its founding were enough to make several of the backers funding Vog Hev Ckez's construction back out of the project. Gadsh Reblåz pushed on reguardles, and Vog Hev Ckez was finished, but starts off as a terible place to live.

Vog Hev Ckez was built using the conventions of Dwarvern durring the early 12th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Vog Hev Ckez is no diffrent. The town's buildings feature timber framed wooden shiethed or brick construction, which gives form to a very formalized, rational, expence effishent arcatectural style based on strictly symmetrical designs which universaly feature pitched roofs, shutters, and the occasional column or pilaster for a decorative touch.

Vog Hev Ckez is buildings are arranged arrounded highly ordered system of broad 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 town rests behind a thick wall made from clay bricks. The wall has all of the proper fortifications and is well made. Unfortuantly the nature of clay brick leaves it quite vulnerable to siege equipment, though the thickness of the wall lends it simmilar resistnace to a thinner hardrock wall. The town's millitarily questionable fortifications 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.

Vog Hev Ckez has a very calm atmosphere. People can be seen relaxing, scocilizing, and going about all manner of business other than the daily grind. Men, women, children, all can be seen enjoying life in a laid-back way in the many parks which line Vog Hev Ckez’s streets. In spite of this, quite a few people can be seen reading and the town has an abundance of libraries. It’s quite clear the community values education.

Civic Infrastructure

Vog Hev Ckez has an animal control department which works to enforce local ordinances relating to the control, impoundment, and disposition of animals.

Vog Hev Ckez 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 Vog Hev Ckez. They are also responsible for the maintenance of these features. Notably, the OCG is not responsible for Vog Hev Ckez's parks.

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

Vog Hev 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.

Vog Hev 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.

Vog Hev 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.

Vog Hev Ckez 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.

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

Vog Hev 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. Vog Hev Ckez's grid is powered by a boiler and turbine based power plant.

Vog Hev Ckez has a first rate hospital which caters to anyone in need of long term medical care.

Vog Hev Ckez 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 Vog Hev Ckez's natural decorations nor waterways.

Vog Hev 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.

Vog Hev Ckez 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

Vog Hev Ckez's mayor's house was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is characterized by order, symmetry, formal design, grandiosity, and elaborate ornamentation. Architectural characteristics include balustrades, balconies, columns, cornices, pilasters, and triangular pediments. Stone exteriors are massive and grandiose in their symmetry; interiors are typically polished and lavishly decorated with sculptures, swags, medallions, flowers, and shields. Interiors will often have a grand stairway and opulent ballroom..

In Vog Hev Ckez during thunderstorms, with each flash of lightning, everyone sees different monsters from the corner of their eyes.

The Tiger (Cat, Great) near Vog Hev Ckez are known to be more aggressive than normal.

Vog Hev Ckez's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in spring and involves gestures to channel Necromancy energies of tier 3 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.

Vog Hev Ckez Census Data: Year 2000

402 of Vog Hev Ckez's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 26 work in Agriculture
• 87 work as Craftsmen
• 31 work as Merchants
• 66 work as Service Workers
• 37 work as General Laborers
• 15 work as Skilled Laborers
• 58 work as Civil Servants
• 40 work in Cottage Industries
• 20 work as Artists
• 22 work in Produce Industries

857 of Vog Hev Ckez's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 66 (5%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

While private tutelage of worthy apprentices can be had even in most remote villages, Vog Hev Ckez is home to a proper school dedicated to teaching magic. Such schools are usually small, with no more than a few dozen pupils, most of whom will fail for lack of talent or discipline. The instructors are rarely first-rate, usually serving only for the pay and status, but sometimes a genius sorcerer will find a reason to observe likely apprentices here. Given the unfortunate accident potential of the school, it’s probably isolated or well-fortified.

Vog Hev Ckez's roads were poorly made when first laid. Rather than repairing them correctly, a series of new roads was laid atop the old, leading to the streets of modern Vog Hev Ckez suffering from potholes, cracking, and even sinkholes. The locals often repair the road by putting down wooden decking.

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History

The the a set of greaves of Mysticism, an a set of greaves imbued with notable amounts of Mysticism energies was created near Vog Hev Ckez by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century.

History