Zě Eg-23i Věpu

Zě Eg-23i Věpu (/ondˈko̠nran/ /ˈvɛpu/ [buxom] [metro]) is a subtropical Large City located in Nr-46qěldra Zone, Uf-52ria Province, within the Federation of Alveria.

The name Zě Eg-23i Věpu is derived from the Constructi language, as Zě Eg-23i Věpu was founded by Trruzhui Zlkèdo, who was culturaly Constructi.

Climate

Zě Eg-23i Věpu has a yearly average temperature of 17°C (62°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a pleasant 25°C (77°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cold 10°C (50°F). Zě Eg-23i Věpu receives an average of 244 cm/y (96 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. Zě Eg-23i Věpu covers an area of nearly 269 km² (107 mi²), and an average elevation of 1496 m (4908 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Zě Eg-23i Věpu was founded durring the late 11th century, by Trruzhui Zlkèdo. The establishment of Zě Eg-23i Věpu 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.

Zě Eg-23i Věpu was built using the conventions of Constructi durring the late 11th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Zě Eg-23i Věpu is no diffrent. The city's buildings feature masoned stone construction which prominantly features pointed arches, pointed ribbed vault cielings, flying buttress', and window tracery all of which share a simmilar gemoetetic patern halfway between organic and inorganic in design formaing a very distinct aesthetically integrated style. BUildings tend to reach for the havens, and more expencive homes are easily identified by their floor count as well as the addition of decorative features intigrated into the building's design such as statues, gargoyals, and embelished joinery.

Zě Eg-23i Věpu is buildings are arranged arround a network of narrow paverstone streets which form a grid, where each square verries in size given the proximity of the paralell streets forming each section. The ocasional smaller square has been used to construct a park, plaza, and other communal structures. The city rests behind a thin stone wall. The wall's design was likly directly copied from a castle's parmiter defences. It's simply that the arcatect made Zě Eg-23i Věpu's wall substancialy thinner than a castle's walls. While the towers and gatehouses are adiquite, the obvious cost savings measure of making the walls drasticaly thinner reduces their ability to resist siege weapons greatly. The city's impressive-looking wall could fail at a critical moment in battle, and would likely not even resist a few bandits with improvised siege equipment. Unfortuantly, these budget oriented are in extreem disrepair, so much so that one cannot tell if they are decaying from a lack of mantance or damage incured.

Right off the bat Zě Eg-23i Věpu hits you in the face with its success. Everyone, even the peasants, are dressed in well made clothing. Every tool and implement you can see is finely made, and people will boast to you as obvious strangers of the wonders which can be found in their markets. More interestingly is a total lack of beggars, and plenty of new buildings are going up even as you speak. Somehow this city has come into quite a lot of wealth, and recently from the looks of things. The influx of wealth has brought with it an influx of relaxation. Everywhere you look people are enjoying their prosperity in a slow, casual, and deliberate manner. There’s no rush for anything anywhere you look.

Civic Infrastructure

Zě Eg-23i Věpu possesses a Aethary Link for its accademic, government, and financial institutions. Public Aethary access is available through one or more of these intitutions.

Zě Eg-23i Věpu has an animal control department which works to enforce local ordinances relating to the control, impoundment, and disposition of animals.

Zě Eg-23i Věpu 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 Zě Eg-23i Věpu. They are also responsible for the maintenance of these features. Notably, the OCG is not responsible for Zě Eg-23i Věpu's parks.

Zě Eg-23i Věpu has an Office of Civil Vicary, which is responsible for providing a livelyhood for all officialy recognised religious figures within Zě Eg-23i Věpu.

Zě Eg-23i Věpu 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.

Zě Eg-23i Věpu 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.

Zě Eg-23i Věpu has a Guild of Nurses, which is tasked with caring for the elderly and infirm in accordance with local ordinances, religious values, and customs.

Zě Eg-23i Věpu has a Department of Firefighters, which is responsible for organizing fire fighting efforts during a fire and enforcing local ordinances relating to fire safety.

Zě Eg-23i Věpu 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.

Zě Eg-23i Věpu 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.

Zě Eg-23i Věpu has a monistary of an order of Civil Monks, who provide divine-related services to the general public and maintain Zě Eg-23i Věpu's public wards, blessings, and other arcane systems.

Zě Eg-23i Věpu has an Theological Academy which trains clergy in various arcane and theological topics required for their occupations.

Zě Eg-23i Věpu 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. Zě Eg-23i Věpu's grid is powered by a boiler and turbine based power plant.

Zě Eg-23i Věpu's old civil lighting system was converted to Galvanic Lamps recently, and expanded to provide nighttime illumination to all city streets.

Zě Eg-23i Věpu has a first rate hospital which caters to anyone in need of long term medical care.

Zě Eg-23i Věpu has a library, which keeps a large collection of books, scrolls, and archives all manner of physical items. The library is open to the public, including the Aether Link.

Zě Eg-23i Věpu 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 Zě Eg-23i Věpu's natural decorations nor waterways.

Zě Eg-23i Věpu 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.

Zě Eg-23i Věpu 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.

Zě Eg-23i Věpu 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.

Zě Eg-23i Věpu is home to a University which provides higher education in a variety of fields, and also serves as a research institute for those same fields.

Cultural Notes

Zě Eg-23i Věpu's bank was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is best known for the combined use of arcuated and trabeated construction, employing arches and constructed with post and lintel. The arch served as the style's chief structural element, with flanking columns serving as buttresses or decorations. While the general shape of their structures could be generously described as simplistic, the use of these arches and columns created a most distinct ascetic which is easily distinguishable on sight to armatures and experts alike.

In Zě Eg-23i Věpu leaves and flower petals never touch the ground.

The Snake, Viper near Zě Eg-23i Věpu are known to be quite timid.

Zě Eg-23i Věpu's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in spring and involves long periods of drunkenness to channel Abjuration 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.

Zě Eg-23i Věpu Census Data: Year 2000

24606 of Zě Eg-23i Věpu's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 1384 work in Agriculture
• 5367 work as Craftsmen
• 1991 work as Merchants
• 3829 work as Service Workers
• 2468 work as General Laborers
• 1003 work as Skilled Laborers
• 3554 work as Civil Servants
• 2394 work in Cottage Industries
• 1319 work as Artists
• 1297 work in Produce Industries

36107 of Zě Eg-23i Věpu's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 3195 (5%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Many of Zě Eg-23i Věpu’s structures date back to the ancient past and a long-vanished culture. They have unique architectural traits, perhaps being made of some strange substance or with uncanny qualities. The locals find them too useful or too durable to destroy, but the buildings often have unpleasant little surprises in their under-explored corners, and there may be greater structures still buried by long ages beneath Zě Eg-23i Věpu’s streets.

Zě Eg-23i Věpu'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 Zě Eg-23i Věpu suffering from potholes, cracking, and even sinkholes. The locals often repair the road by putting down wooden decking.

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century Zě Eg-23i Věpu was struck by unseasonably warm weather, causing a sweltering heat to smouther the land for 1 days. Zě Eg-23i Věpu lost 199 people and 303 livestock in the disaster.. The deadly heat is remembered by most as the Calamity's Flame.

History