Ådehlÿ Lÿ Ra

Ådehlÿ Lÿ Ra (/li/ /ra/ [actually] [lumber]) is a subtropical Town located in the Hatupujuqe Provence of the Kingdom of Hobben.

The name Ådehlÿ Lÿ Ra is derived from the Dwarven language, as Ådehlÿ Lÿ Ra was founded by Roud Rebckezqug, who was culturaly Dwarvern.

Climate

Ådehlÿ Lÿ Ra has a yearly average temperature of 26°C (78°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 22°C (71°F). Ådehlÿ Lÿ Ra receives an average of 93 cm/y (36 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the spring. Ådehlÿ Lÿ Ra covers an area of nearly 5 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 10060 m (-9944 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Ådehlÿ Lÿ Ra was founded durring the early 12th century in winter of the year 1107, by Roud Rebckezqug. The establishment of the new community went well, with no major obsticles durring construction.

Ådehlÿ Lÿ Ra was built using the conventions of Dwarvern durring the early 12th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Ådehlÿ Lÿ Ra is no diffrent. The town's buildings feature plaster covered brickwork used to form structures with an emphasis on symmetry, proportion, geometry and the regularity of parts. Orderly arrangements of columns, pilasters and lintels, as well as the use of semicircular arches, hemispherical domes, niches and aediculae can be found everywhere such that only size of building and yard can be used to measure the general prosparity of a given building's owners due to a general wealthy feeling the style gives off.

Ådehlÿ Lÿ Ra is buildings are arranged arrounded highly ordered system of broad flagstone streets which form hexical paterns, allowing the incides of the octagons to be common grounds for the buildings on the edges, be it for parkland, yardspace, plazas, or markets. The town lacks any defencive features, though certainly constructing even a simple fence or digging a ditch is at the forefront of the 's mind. At least, one would hope so.

A look around Ådehlÿ Lÿ Ra seems to be home to a quite vibrant and boisterous community. Everywhere one looks they can see people going out their daily business with a smile and a spring in their step. Children play loudly in the streets, causing untold havoc as youth are want and allowed to do.

Civic Infrastructure

Ådehlÿ Lÿ Ra possesses a city-wide Aethary Link which provides Aethary access anywhere within its metropolitan. This allows citizens who can afford the relevant devices access in their places of work, and rarely homes.

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

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

Ådehlÿ Lÿ Ra 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 Lÿ Ra has a Department of Firefighters, which is responsible for organizing fire fighting efforts during a fire and enforcing local ordinances relating to fire safety.

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

Ådehlÿ Lÿ Ra 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 Lÿ Ra's grid is powered by an arcane means.

Ådehlÿ Lÿ Ra possesses an older civil lighting system consisting of street lamps. In spite of the Galvanic Grid, these lights continue to use their old fule sources to provide nighttime illumination to all city streets.

Ådehlÿ Lÿ Ra 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 Lÿ Ra's natural decorations nor waterways.

Ådehlÿ Lÿ Ra 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 Lÿ Ra 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 Lÿ Ra's town hall was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is known for its fluid and florid elaborate style, comprising ornate, asymmetric designs and pastel shades. It is often considered to be a playful, light style, which made exuberant use of curves and emphasized subtle asymmetry in the general shape of its structures. Walls, ceilings and moldings are decorated with numerous interlacing of curves and counter-curves based on the shapes of ‘C’ and ‘S’, along with shell forms and other naturalistic shapes.

Due to the actions of local Kami, spring is short in Ådehlÿ Lÿ Ra.

The Leshy, Poppy near Ådehlÿ Lÿ Ra are known to be quite timid.

Ådehlÿ Lÿ Ra's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in winter and involves creating small tokens to channel Truename Magic energies of tier 3 via divine sermons.

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 Lÿ Ra Census Data: Year 2000

421 of Ådehlÿ Lÿ Ra's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 25 work in Agriculture
• 93 work as Craftsmen
• 32 work as Merchants
• 68 work as Service Workers
• 40 work as General Laborers
• 15 work as Skilled Laborers
• 64 work as Civil Servants
• 40 work in Cottage Industries
• 21 work as Artists
• 23 work in Produce Industries

887 of Ådehlÿ Lÿ Ra's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 54 (4%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Due to a magical anomaly, Ådehlÿ Lÿ Ra is directly accessible from a nearby river, despite the lack of a physical connection between the town's pond and the river.

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History

A vast influx of newcomers over the last (20532 % 6)+1 years has greatly spiked Ådehlÿ Lÿ Ra's population. They may have been drawn by economic opportunities, or fled some pursuing peril, or been forcibly moved there by a ruler who wanted to dilute the existing native cohesion. The natives may not have the resources or opportunities to integrate these newcomers, and it may be that the new population has no desire to stay longer than is necessary.

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century Mere Bodensee began to boil, and released a thick toxic cloud from beneath its waters which brought great calamity to the entire nation, killing every person and animal in its path which could not escape the cloud. Oddly, the plants of the region flourished in the years after the disaster. The disaster brought an end to people, livestock, and buildings. The disaster is referred to as the Loss Wind.

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