Aŵ Hō̄ē Vǖy

Aŵ Hō̄ē Vǖy (/ɒ̂/ /hʊ̄æ/ [bronze] [dust; powder]) is a subtropical Town located in the Jǎlēyeēy Region of the Confederation of Goblin Tribes.

The name Aŵ Hō̄ē Vǖy is derived from the Goblin language, as Aŵ Hō̄ē Vǖy was founded by Pana Connocanus Xenocanus, who was culturaly Goblin.

Climate

Aŵ Hō̄ē Vǖy has a yearly average temperature of 12°C (53°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a cool 13°C (55°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool 12°C (53°F). Aŵ Hō̄ē Vǖy receives an average of 240 cm/y (94 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of snow during the pleasantly short winter months. Aŵ Hō̄ē Vǖy covers an area of nearly 5 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 1230 m (4035 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Aŵ Hō̄ē Vǖy was founded durring the late 10th century, by Pana Connocanus Xenocanus. The establishment of Aŵ Hō̄ē Vǖy was plagued by a lack of willing colonists. After attempts to pay people to resettle failed Pana Connocanus Xenocanus struck deals with nearby nations and communities to establish Aŵ Hō̄ē Vǖy as a prison colony.

Aŵ Hō̄ē Vǖy was built using the conventions of Goblin durring the late 10th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Aŵ Hō̄ē Vǖy 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.

Aŵ Hō̄ē Vǖy is buildings are speckled and packed arround crampt flagstone streets with seemingly no patern to them. It appears as if the town's residents simply built streets as they pleased and squeazed buildings in wherever and howeave rpossible, creating an organic, frustrating to navigate, maze of a town. The town posesses a mighty albit amaturly crafted stone wall. It was built using querried stone blocks and posesses all of the standard defencive features, including a few watch towers. While it would last against a siege, the wall's outdated and simplistic construction method percludes the possability of Aŵ Hō̄ē Vǖy weathering a full scale bombardment durring a siege. The town's budget focused millitary grade defenses have recently undergone extensive repairs and renovations, such that the repairwork is imeadiently apparent and can be spotted due to the diffring ages of materials. One can't help but wonder what brought the need for those repairs to the town.

A look around Aŵ Hō̄ē Vǖy is like looking into a university’s plaza on the day before an exam. People rush about to-and-fro. Discarded scrolls and quills are dotted around town. In spite of many locals discussing academic topics, there’s little sign of any organized groups for any of that talk. Infact, the town seems disordered in general with everything scattered helter skelter about.

Civic Infrastructure

Aŵ Hō̄ē Vǖy has an Office of Civil Vicary, which is responsible for providing a livelyhood for all officialy recognised religious figures within Aŵ Hō̄ē Vǖy.

Aŵ Hō̄ē Vǖy 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.

Aŵ Hō̄ē Vǖy 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.

Aŵ Hō̄ē Vǖy 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.

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

Aŵ Hō̄ē Vǖy 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. Aŵ Hō̄ē Vǖy's grid is powered by mana accumulators.

Aŵ Hō̄ē Vǖy has a Parks and Recreation Department, which is responsible for the construction, management, and usage rights for all of its parks and parklands.

Aŵ Hō̄ē Vǖy 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

Aŵ Hō̄ē Vǖy's locals despise outsiders. For some “outsiders” may be natives of foreign lands, while others might have a grudge against anyone from outside the community. These locals have an active loathing, and the outsiders allowed to trade or interact with them do so at a heavy disadvantage.

Aŵ Hō̄ē Vǖy's chapel was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is known for its fluid and florid elaborate style, comprising ornate, asymmetric designs and pastel shades. It is often considered to be a playful, light style, which made exuberant use of curves and emphasized subtle asymmetry in the general shape of its structures. Walls, ceilings and moldings are decorated with numerous interlacing of curves and counter-curves based on the shapes of ‘C’ and ‘S’, along with shell forms and other naturalistic shapes.

Due to the actions of local Kami, summer is short in Aŵ Hō̄ē Vǖy.

The Wolpertinger near Aŵ Hō̄ē Vǖy are known to be almost tame, such that they can be put to domestic use.

Aŵ Hō̄ē Vǖy's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in autumn and involves reenactments to channel Necromancy energies of tier 1 via throat chanting.

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.

Aŵ Hō̄ē Vǖy Census Data: Year 2000

376 of Aŵ Hō̄ē Vǖy's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

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

761 of Aŵ Hō̄ē Vǖy's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 98 (8%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Aŵ Hō̄ē Vǖy 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 late 2nd century, Aŵ Hō̄ē Vǖy was attacked by soldiers from another nation, waging a greater campaign. The details of the conflict are hazy at best due to many conflicting accounts. What is known is Aŵ Hō̄ē Vǖy lost 172 people, 164 livestock, and 34 buildings. The conflict ended after roughly 94, when members of Aŵ Hō̄ē Vǖy's militia enacted an operation to secure a particular research site to utilize it for a specific task. The operation was complicated by the enemy setting up an ambush. The conflict ended with the defense of the research site against a siege, which ended in victory for Aŵ Hō̄ē Vǖy's forces. The war is remembered in legend by Aŵ Hō̄ē Vǖy's bards, historians, and legend keepers.

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