Ådehlÿ Lec Kehq

Ådehlÿ Lec Kehq (/lec/ /kɪ̘q/ [today; nowadays] [lace]) is a subtropical Town located in Shkshzíhiē̼ County, Gandlacckÿrf Kingdom, within the United Kingdom of Undermountain.

The name Ådehlÿ Lec Kehq is derived from the Dwarven language, as Ådehlÿ Lec Kehq was founded by Meletye Rewqrebqug, who was culturaly Dwarvern.

Climate

Ådehlÿ Lec Kehq has a yearly average temperature of 28°C (82°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a hot 31°C (87°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a pleasant 25°C (77°F). Ådehlÿ Lec Kehq receives an average of 134 cm/y (52 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the spring. Ådehlÿ Lec Kehq covers an area of nearly 5 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 4166 m (13667 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Ådehlÿ Lec Kehq was founded durring the early 14th century in summer of the year 1313, by Meletye Rewqrebqug. The establishment of Ådehlÿ Lec Kehq was somewhat plagued by a lack of willing colonists, leading to Meletye Rewqrebqug electing to pay people to resettle in Ådehlÿ Lec Kehq.

Ådehlÿ Lec Kehq was built using the conventions of Dwarvern durring the early 14th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Ådehlÿ Lec Kehq 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 Lec Kehq is buildings are arranged within a network of restrictive baked earthen 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 emploies a series of defencive earthworks and fences to provide minimal protection against wild beasts and smaller groups of intelegent foes. The somewhat suffishent have not been wellmaintained over the years, and while functional are in dire need of some loving care and perhapse light renovation.

A look around Ådehlÿ Lec Kehq gives you an uneasy feeling. Everything is just a little too worn down, a little too dirty, or both. No one makes eye contact. Kids play quietly, but happily. Occasionally a passerby glances at you out of the corner of their eye, staring jsut long enough for it to be uncomfortable. Beneath this surface, the people of Ådehlÿ Lec Kehq can be overheard having academic discussions, as well as talking about scholarly subjects in general. It’s quite clear Ådehlÿ Lec Kehq places a lot of value on education and being a learned individual.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

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

Ådehlÿ Lec Kehq 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. Ådehlÿ Lec Kehq's grid is powered by an arcane means.

Ådehlÿ Lec Kehq 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 Lec Kehq's natural decorations nor waterways.

Ådehlÿ Lec Kehq 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 Lec Kehq 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 Lec Kehq's garrison was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is characterized by dynamic designs and complex architectural plan forms; intended to heighten feelings of motion and sensuality, and frequently based on the oval. It made extensive and extreme use of: Grandeur, Contrast, Curves and twists, Rich surface treatments, Gilded statuary, Bright colors, Vividly painted ceilings, Fragmented or deliberately incomplete elements, Large-scale frescoes, Dramatic central projections on an external facade, the use of plaster, stucco, or marble finishing, Illusory effects such as trompe l’oeil, and pear-shaped domes. While beloved by the nobility, the common folk tended to despise the style due to the massive consumption of resources required for even a small building constructed in this style.

In Ådehlÿ Lec Kehq tiny harmless tornadoes plague the town.

The Yothga near Ådehlÿ Lec Kehq are known to be more aggressive than normal.

Ådehlÿ Lec Kehq's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in winter and involves long periods of drunkenness to channel Invocation energies of tier 1 via singing.

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 Lec Kehq Census Data: Year 2000

433 of Ådehlÿ Lec Kehq's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 25 work in Agriculture
• 95 work as Craftsmen
• 32 work as Merchants
• 73 work as Service Workers
• 44 work as General Laborers
• 14 work as Skilled Laborers
• 66 work as Civil Servants
• 41 work in Cottage Industries
• 21 work as Artists
• 22 work in Produce Industries

855 of Ådehlÿ Lec Kehq's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 82 (6%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Ådehlÿ Lec Kehq produces some wonderful cultural artifact or trains famous artists. The product might be some exceptional cloth, or artistic luxury good, or the scholarly fruits of a famous academy. Trained artists might be students of a particular school, or the apprentices of the current masters of a long artistic tradition who dwell here.

The center of Ådehlÿ Lec Kehq's town square was built around an ancient standing stone.

POI

History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century, Ådehlÿ Lec Kehq 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 Ådehlÿ Lec Kehq lost 139 people, 322 livestock, and 76 buildings. The conflict ended after roughly 72, when members of Ådehlÿ Lec Kehq's militia enacted an operation to bring aid to another fighting force. The operation was complicated by torrential rains which turned the ground into deep mud. The conflict ended with needing to break through the enemy's lines, which ended in defeat for Ådehlÿ Lec Kehq's forces. The war is remembered in legend by Ådehlÿ Lec Kehq's bards, historians, and legend keepers.

History