Ådehlÿ Dehrx Chaq

Ådehlÿ Dehrx Chaq (/lec/ /kaq/ [today; nowadays] [colony]) is a subtropical Large Town located in Si̊kēāt County, Dådhÿh Kingdom, within the United Kingdom of Undermountain.

The name Ådehlÿ Dehrx Chaq is derived from the Dwarven language, as Ådehlÿ Dehrx Chaq was founded by Iorthossel Raycztrÿke, who was culturaly Dwarvern.

Climate

Ådehlÿ Dehrx Chaq has a yearly average temperature of 28°C (82°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a hot 32°C (89°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a pleasant 25°C (77°F). Ådehlÿ Dehrx Chaq receives an average of 135 cm/y (53 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the spring. Ådehlÿ Dehrx Chaq covers an area of nearly 6 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 4802 m (15754 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Ådehlÿ Dehrx Chaq was founded durring the early 16th century in winter of the year 1546, by Iorthossel Raycztrÿke. The establishment of Ådehlÿ Dehrx Chaq was plagued by a lack of willing colonists. After attempts to pay people to resettle failed Iorthossel Raycztrÿke struck deals with nearby nations and communities to establish Ådehlÿ Dehrx Chaq as a prison colony.

Ådehlÿ Dehrx Chaq was built using the conventions of Dwarvern durring the early 16th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Ådehlÿ Dehrx Chaq 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.

Ådehlÿ Dehrx Chaq is is constructed arround a semi-circular narrow gravel mainstreet, with smaller strait roads linking the circiles to eachother at varrious points. 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. Ådehlÿ Dehrx Chaq's millitarily questionable fortifications are suffering from significent damage, so much so that examples can be pointed to no matter which section one might have within their line of site, and most of which render sections inoperable at present.

Ådehlÿ Dehrx Chaq is a bustling hive of activity. Everyone moves at nothing short of a jog, each convocation is a mile a minute, and there’s dedicated lanes for riding through town in the center of each street. The locals all appear to be not merely occupied, but in a true hurry for everything from drinking a pint of ale to their daily work.

Civic Infrastructure

Ådehlÿ Dehrx Chaq 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 Ådehlÿ Dehrx Chaq. They are also responsible for the maintenance of these features. Notably, the OCG is not responsible for Ådehlÿ Dehrx Chaq's parks.

Ådehlÿ Dehrx Chaq has an Office of Civil Vicary, which is responsible for providing a livelyhood for all officialy recognised religious figures within Ådehlÿ Dehrx Chaq.

Ådehlÿ Dehrx Chaq 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.

Ådehlÿ Dehrx Chaq 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.

Ådehlÿ Dehrx Chaq 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.

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

Ådehlÿ Dehrx Chaq possesses an older civil lighting system consisting of street lamps. These lights provide nighttime illumination to most city streets.

Ådehlÿ Dehrx Chaq 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 Ådehlÿ Dehrx Chaq's natural decorations nor waterways.

Ådehlÿ Dehrx Chaq 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.

Ådehlÿ Dehrx Chaq 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

Ådehlÿ Dehrx Chaq's garrison 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..

Due to the actions of local Kami, autumn is recurring in Ådehlÿ Dehrx Chaq.

The Festrog near Ådehlÿ Dehrx Chaq are known to be quite timid.

Ådehlÿ Dehrx Chaq's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in summer and involves consuming a local toxin to channel Wild Magic energies of tier 2 via oath swearing.

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.

Ådehlÿ Dehrx Chaq Census Data: Year 2000

492 of Ådehlÿ Dehrx Chaq's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 29 work in Agriculture
• 112 work as Craftsmen
• 39 work as Merchants
• 79 work as Service Workers
• 51 work as General Laborers
• 19 work as Skilled Laborers
• 71 work as Civil Servants
• 45 work in Cottage Industries
• 22 work as Artists
• 25 work in Produce Industries

1013 of Ådehlÿ Dehrx Chaq's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 62 (4%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Ådehlÿ Dehrx Chaq produces something unique, a good or service that cannot be had anywhere else in the kingdom. This may be due to some unique resource found only there, or some carefully-guarded craft, or it may be a special service that can only be provided by the locals, who are somehow unique in their forms or abilities.

Ådehlÿ Dehrx Chaq's is something of a geological and arcane anomaly, as neither physical nor magical law entirely explains its formation.

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History

The the a necklace of Conjuration, an a necklace imbued with potent amounts of Conjuration energies was created near Ådehlÿ Deh Od̄ÿ by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century.

History