Ådehlÿ Ertäb Hobn

Ådehlÿ Ertäb Hobn (/erˈtəb/ /hobn/ [boring] [pedestrian]) is a subtropical Town located in Thëlênêqenè County, Yuttul̄ Kingdom, within the United Kingdom of Undermountain.

The name Ådehlÿ Ertäb Hobn is derived from the Dwarven language, as Ådehlÿ Ertäb Hobn was founded by Flolim Rebckezqug, who was culturaly Dwarvern.

Climate

Ådehlÿ Ertäb Hobn 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 Ertäb Hobn receives an average of 175 cm/y (68 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the fall. Ådehlÿ Ertäb Hobn covers an area of nearly 5 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 4442 m (14573 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Ådehlÿ Ertäb Hobn was founded durring the late 13th century in winter of the year 1151, by Flolim Rebckezqug. The establishment of the new community went well, though many minor issues had to be solved as time went on. This was enough to delay construction and push back the formal opening ceramony, leading to some embarisment for Flolim Rebckezqug.

Ådehlÿ Ertäb Hobn was built using the conventions of Dwarvern durring the late 13th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Ådehlÿ Ertäb Hobn is no diffrent. The town'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.

Ådehlÿ Ertäb Hobn is buildings are arranged within a network of premissive split-log ties streets which form a rectangular grid, where each block verries in size given the proximity of the paralell streets forming each section. The ocasional smaller block has been used to construct a park, plaza, and other communal structures. The town sits comfortably behind a palisade wall complete with a timber gatehouse and battlments. Astonishigly, the timber-based walls are in pristine condishion, as if they had just been finished before you laied eyes upon them.

Right off the bat Ådehlÿ Ertäb Hobn 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 town has come into quite a lot of wealth, and recently from the looks of things. This wealth has brought the town nothing but neurosis, if you can believe your eyes. Everyone acts as if you’re out to take a piece of them. Every door is locked and every window barred. Efforts are made to make you feel welcome, but only in the public areas of the town, particularly the market.

Civic Infrastructure

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

Ådehlÿ Ertäb Hobn 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 Ertäb Hobn has a Guild of Nurses, which is tasked with caring for the elderly and infirm in accordance with local ordinances, religious values, and customs.

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

Ådehlÿ Ertäb Hobn has a first rate hospital which caters to anyone in need of long term medical care.

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

Ådehlÿ Ertäb Hobn 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

Ådehlÿ Ertäb Hobn's town hall was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is which made use of the classical orders and mathematically precise ratios of height and width combined with a desire for symmetry, proportion, and harmony. It used columns, pediments, arches and domes are imaginatively in buildings of all types. Decorative features were seen as largely unnecessary as the sheer beauty of the structure itself was often close to art. However, many buildings with large ceiling spaces had their ceilings decorated with elaborate paintings, simply because the large flat spaces could feel wasted.

In Ådehlÿ Ertäb Hobn during thunderstorms, with each flash of lightning, everyone sees different monsters from the corner of their eyes.

The Trollkin near Ådehlÿ Ertäb Hobn are known to be quite timid.

Ådehlÿ Ertäb Hobn's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in spring and involves destroying a prepared ritual vessel to channel Illusion energies of tier 2 via recitation of poetic epics.

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 Ertäb Hobn Census Data: Year 2000

354 of Ådehlÿ Ertäb Hobn's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 24 work in Agriculture
• 76 work as Craftsmen
• 27 work as Merchants
• 62 work as Service Workers
• 32 work as General Laborers
• 11 work as Skilled Laborers
• 53 work as Civil Servants
• 34 work in Cottage Industries
• 16 work as Artists
• 19 work in Produce Industries

787 of Ådehlÿ Ertäb Hobn's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 47 (4%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Ådehlÿ Ertäb Hobn has been cursed with some blight that makes life difficult, albeit not impossible. An offended sorcerer's vengeful Working, an outraged god's wrath, a local distortion of the Legacy, or a simple history of bad feng shui in the area may have brought the curse about. I(devise not only the curse, but the reason why the locals haven't left for better lands).

Ådehlÿ Ertäb Hobn is accessed from a nearby river via an intricate series of locks.

POI

History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century Ådehlÿ Ertäb Hobn experienced an impossibly long, cold, and stormy winter unlike anything seen before. The worst of the disaster struck The storm coated everything in a thick layer of ice and freezing countless animals, plants, and people to death. Ådehlÿ Ertäb Hobn lost 129 people, and 146 livestock in the disaster.. The disaster is remembered as the Heartbreak Screams, after the sounds of the winds.

History