Ådehlÿ Gan Velcyä

Ådehlÿ Gan Velcyä (/gan/ /velˈkjə/ [wrong] [rate]) is a subtropical Small Town located in Vèpfaù County, Yazcarfeh Kingdom, within the United Kingdom of Undermountain.

The name Ådehlÿ Gan Velcyä is derived from the Dwarven language, as Ådehlÿ Gan Velcyä was founded by Giant Ants Cåqcebackhu, who was culturaly Dwarvern.

Climate

Ådehlÿ Gan Velcyä has a yearly average temperature of 13°C (55°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a cool 15°C (59°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool 12°C (53°F). Ådehlÿ Gan Velcyä receives an average of 243 cm/y (95 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of snow during the pleasantly short winter months. Ådehlÿ Gan Velcyä covers an area of nearly 4 km² (1 mi²), and an average elevation of 1624 m (5328 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Ådehlÿ Gan Velcyä was founded durring the early 13th century in fall of the year 1150, by Giant Ants Cåqcebackhu. The establishment of Ådehlÿ Gan Velcyä 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.

Ådehlÿ Gan Velcyä was built using the conventions of Dwarvern durring the early 13th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Ådehlÿ Gan Velcyä 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 Gan Velcyä is buildings are located arround a single spacious cobblestone mainstreet which forms a clockwise spiral to give the town a over all circular shape. The town posesses a fortified albit thin wall of querried stone. This wall posesses most of the features of a castle wall, though it is constructed from cheeper inferior stone. It would pose a minor chalange for an attacking army, though it's clear the wall's true purpose is to crush the hopes of bandits and marauders. Astonishigly, the failry decent fortifications are in pristine condishion, as if they had just been finished before you laied eyes upon them.

Even the most brief look arround Ådehlÿ Gan Velcyä has a good chance of putting a church or shrine into the center of your view. The town is most certainly a god fearing community. It’s also definitely a god loving community. THe streetcornors are occupied by preachers, with the occasional intersection playing host to an actually friendly debate relating to the merits of various gods. Even the less popular as well as the less politically loved gods seem to have a space in Ådehlÿ Gan Velcyä, there’s even shrines to gods known to the region only through hearsay.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

Ådehlÿ Gan Velcyä 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 Small Town. Ådehlÿ Gan Velcyä's grid is powered by an arcane means.

Ådehlÿ Gan Velcyä's old civil lighting system was converted to Galvanic Lamps recently, and expanded to provide nighttime illumination to all city streets.

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

Ådehlÿ Gan Velcyä 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 Gan Velcyä's citizens locals enjoy many vices and lustful appetites. They may have religious sanction for their deeds, or neighbors might trade with them for such things, or they could be followers of some ideology that blesses such pursuits. Their economy or their social organization is usually heavily reliant on such traffic, and to ensure its continuance they may have made bargains with various mortal and immortal powers.

Ådehlÿ Gan Velcyä's garrison was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is characterized by vertical proportions, pointed arches, external buttressing, and asymmetry in the general shape of its buildings. The decorative features of the style were key, consisting of large arched windows, pointed arches, vaulted ceilings, flying buttresses, and sculptures integrated into the structure itself. Occasionally, for very important buildings, an array of sculptures or one colossal sculpture might replace the entirety of the entrance to said building.

Due to the actions of local Kami, spring is long in Ådehlÿ Gan Velcyä.

The Mole near Ådehlÿ Gan Velcyä are known to be almost tame, such that they can be put to domestic use.

Ådehlÿ Gan Velcyä's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in winter and involves sex to channel Invocation energies of tier 2 via speaking in tongues.

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 Gan Velcyä Census Data: Year 2000

282 of Ådehlÿ Gan Velcyä's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 20 work in Agriculture
• 60 work as Craftsmen
• 21 work as Merchants
• 47 work as Service Workers
• 27 work as General Laborers
• 10 work as Skilled Laborers
• 42 work as Civil Servants
• 27 work in Cottage Industries
• 13 work as Artists
• 15 work in Produce Industries

627 of Ådehlÿ Gan Velcyä's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 78 (8%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

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

POI

History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century a local hero by the name of spared the town from the rampage of a legendary monster. The recitation of the hero's story remains a popular tavern and fair tale.

History