Ådehlÿ Ekyehbne Da Zhof

Ådehlÿ Ekyehbne Da Zhof (/vog/ /da s̼of/ [round] [glasses]) is a subtropical Town located in Luābe County, Qånehgdab Kingdom, within the United Kingdom of Undermountain.

The name Ådehlÿ Ekyehbne Da Zhof is derived from the Dwarven language, as Ådehlÿ Ekyehbne Da Zhof was founded by Glkdsênhê Härtedrayd, who was culturaly Dwarvern.

Climate

Ådehlÿ Ekyehbne Da Zhof has a yearly average temperature of 20°C (68°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a pleasant 24°C (75°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool 16°C (60°F). Ådehlÿ Ekyehbne Da Zhof receives an average of 275 cm/y (108 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. Ådehlÿ Ekyehbne Da Zhof covers an area of nearly 4 km² (1 mi²), and an average elevation of 1600 m (5249 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Ådehlÿ Ekyehbne Da Zhof was founded durring the late 14th century in summer of the year 1284, by Glkdsênhê Härtedrayd. The establishment of Ådehlÿ Ekyehbne Da Zhof suffered from many setbacks, delays, and obsticles, most notably a group of Ådehlÿ Ekyehbne Da Zhof which required millitary assistance exterminate before the community could finish being built.

Ådehlÿ Ekyehbne Da Zhof was built using the conventions of Dwarvern durring the late 14th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Ådehlÿ Ekyehbne Da Zhof is no diffrent. The town's buildings feature delicute timber framework hidden behind layer upon layer of finly ground plaster bleached to an almost glossy white sheen, with green clay tiled roofs and decorative brass-leafed trim. Even the smallest, poorest looking structures appear to be expencive thanks to the extreem elegence of the organic shapes and paterns going into their lofty, spire-y, vagly gothic designs. The more well off folks live in identicle homes, save for even shiner trim and a more whimsical appearance to their structures flowing forms.

Ådehlÿ Ekyehbne Da Zhof is buildings are arranged arround a network of restrictive cobblestone streets which form a diagonal shaped 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 town is protected by a well-crafted cobblestone fence tall enough to provide adiquite cover for defenders to fire from, but no more than that. Ådehlÿ Ekyehbne Da Zhof's frontieer-style defences has sufferd soem light damage, reducing its function a little in some spots, but could almsot certainly preform as expected... Though some of the worse spots could lead to the loss of defenders lives if attackers identified the weaknesses ahead of time.

Your first impression of Ådehlÿ Ekyehbne Da Zhof proves to be right on the money. This town is where the rebels chose to settle. Fashion trends are quite simply the opposite of what’s popular in the other nearby communities. THis trend extends everywhere. Things that should be black are white, what would normally be square is organically curved, and what is typically unthinkable for polite society is more than welcome in this public square. Up to the logical limits, of course. There’s no flaying someone alive to eat their skin going on, but the women are dressed a little immodestly, the men are a little more emotional, and the food is all overly complex and terrible.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

Ådehlÿ Ekyehbne Da Zhof has a Parks and Recreation Department, which is responsible for the construction, management, and usage rights for all of its parks and parklands.

Ådehlÿ Ekyehbne Da Zhof 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 Ekyehbne Da Zhof 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

Ådehlÿ Ekyehbne Da Zhof's town hall was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used makes use of a large oblong hall or building with double colonnades and a semicircular apse and symmetrical central-plan, resulting in buildings with a square central mass and four arms of equal length. Decorative features included domed rooves, arches, soaring spaces, and sumptuous decoration: marble columns and inlay, mosaics on the vaults, inlaid-stone pavements, and sometimes gold coffered ceilings.

In Ådehlÿ Ekyehbne Da Zhof there is no wind.

The Snake, Cobra (Emperor) near Ådehlÿ Ekyehbne Da Zhof are known to be quite timid.

Ådehlÿ Ekyehbne Da Zhof's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in winter and involves creating small tokens to channel Necromancy 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 Ekyehbne Da Zhof Census Data: Year 2000

313 of Ådehlÿ Ekyehbne Da Zhof's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 21 work in Agriculture
• 67 work as Craftsmen
• 25 work as Merchants
• 48 work as Service Workers
• 32 work as General Laborers
• 12 work as Skilled Laborers
• 46 work as Civil Servants
• 31 work in Cottage Industries
• 15 work as Artists
• 16 work in Produce Industries

649 of Ådehlÿ Ekyehbne Da Zhof's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 72 (7%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Ådehlÿ Ekyehbne Da Zhof is cursed with recurrent spells of some troublesome disease. The affliction isn’t so fatal as to make living there impossible, but it adds suffering and expense to local lives. The plague might be the product of an ancient curse, the results of long lost toxic remains, or an unavoidable byproduct of whatever industry or purpose justifies the city. It’s probably not overly contagious, but visitors may be in some peril all the same.

POI

History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century heavy spring rains following an uncharacteristically dry year and a minor earthquake resulted in the collapse of the west face of Mount Cursed Fates. the landslide struck Ådehlÿ Ekyehbne Da Zhof, and devastated the community. 134 people, 243 livestock, and 98 buildings were lost to the calamity. The disaster is recorded in history as Cursed Fates's Fall.

History