The name Ådehlÿ Ogtägÿ Shåpheh is derived from the Dwarven language, as Ådehlÿ Ogtägÿ Shåpheh was founded by Fokrolyn Reblåz, who was culturaly Dwarvern.
Climate
Ådehlÿ Ogtägÿ Shåpheh has a yearly average temperature of 15°C (59°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a pleasant 25°C (77°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cold 6°C (42°F). Ådehlÿ Ogtägÿ Shåpheh receives an average of 249 cm/y (98 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of snow during the pleasantly short winter months. Ådehlÿ Ogtägÿ Shåpheh covers an area of nearly 5 km2 (2 mi2), and an average elevation of 6208 m (20367 ft) above sea level.
Overview
Ådehlÿ Ogtägÿ Shåpheh was founded durring the late 17th century in early fall of the year 1576, by Fokrolyn Reblåz. 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 Fokrolyn Reblåz.
Ådehlÿ Ogtägÿ Shåpheh was built using the conventions of Dwarvern durring the late 17th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Ådehlÿ Ogtägÿ Shåpheh 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 Ogtägÿ Shåpheh is buildings are arranged arround a network of crampt cobblestone streets which form a 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 emploies a series of defencive earthworks, spikes, and fences to provide some protection against wild beasts and smaller groups of intelegent foes. The town's minimaly adiquite have recently undergone extensive repairs and renovations, such that the repairwork is imeadiently apparent and can be spotted due to the diffring ages of materials. One can't help but wonder what brought the need for those repairs to the town.
Ådehlÿ Ogtägÿ Shåpheh has the unmistakable air of a town on its last legs. Everything is a bit slipshod and ramshackle. Everyone is at work, or drinking. No one has anything in their eyes other than fear and despair. Whatever industry once fueled Ådehlÿ Ogtägÿ Shåpheh ’s existence has dried up and the town is drifting down the stream of history as it dries up. The locals seem to have responded to their slow downfall by recreating Ådehlÿ Ogtägÿ Shåpheh as one of the strictest places imaginable. Everyone’s actions are clearly directed by laws they keep in heart and mind at all times. Orderly byond order is a phrase which the town brings to mind.
Civic Infrastructure
Ådehlÿ Ogtägÿ Shåpheh 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 Ogtägÿ Shåpheh. They are also responsible for the maintenance of these features. Notably, the OCG is not responsible for Ådehlÿ Ogtägÿ Shåpheh's parks.
Ådehlÿ Ogtägÿ Shåpheh has an Office of Civil Vicary, which is responsible for providing a livelyhood for all officialy recognised religious figures within Ådehlÿ Ogtägÿ Shåpheh.
Ådehlÿ Ogtägÿ Shåpheh 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 Ogtägÿ Shåpheh 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 Ogtägÿ Shåpheh 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 Ogtägÿ Shåpheh 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 Ogtägÿ Shåpheh has a monistary of an order of Civil Monks, who provide divine-related services to the general public and maintain Ådehlÿ Ogtägÿ Shåpheh's public wards, blessings, and other arcane systems.
Ådehlÿ Ogtägÿ Shåpheh 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 Ogtägÿ Shåpheh's natural decorations nor waterways.
Ådehlÿ Ogtägÿ Shåpheh 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 Ogtägÿ Shåpheh 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
The law within Ådehlÿ Ogtägÿ Shåpheh is highly corrupt, or does not apply to certain favored groups or castes. Strangers might be fleeced by local lawmen, evildoers can be absolved by a payment, and powerful gentry do as they please.
Ådehlÿ Ogtägÿ Shåpheh's mayor's house was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is characterized by towering round arches, massive stone and brickwork, small windows, thick walls, and a propensity for housing art and sculpture depicting mythological scenes. The building's general shape would be a clever and ascetic combination of geometric shapes, which would be blended together by joining elements. The style's decorative features were largely internal rather than external and incorporated semicircular arches for windows, doors, and arcades; barrel or groin vaults to support the roof of the nave; massive piers and walls, with few windows, to contain the outward thrust of the vaults; side aisles with galleries above them..
In Ådehlÿ Ogtägÿ Shåpheh sometimes, near one of the seasonal solstices, the sun appears to split into three and it rains from a clear sky for several hours.
The Mole near Ådehlÿ Ogtägÿ Shåpheh are known to be more aggressive than normal.
Ådehlÿ Ogtägÿ Shåpheh's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in autumn and involves creating small tokens to channel Augury energies of tier 2 via recitation of scripture.
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.
Agriculture
Dairy Farmers: 2
Farmers: 4
Farm Laborer: 8
Hunters: 4
Milk Maids: 3
Ranchers: 1
Ranch Hands: 4
Shepherds: 3
Farmland: 5629 m2
Cattle and Similar Creatures: 347
Poultry: 4170
Swine: 278
Sheep: 13
Goats: 2
Horses, Mounts, and Beasts of Burden: 139
Craftsmen
Arms and Toolmakers: 2
Blacksmiths: 3
Bookbinders: 1
Buckle-makers: 1
Cabinetmakers: 3
Candlemakers: 4
Carpenters: 4
Clothmakers: 3
Coach and Harness Makers: 1
Coopers: 3
Copper, Brass, Tin, Zinc, and Lead Workers: 1
Copyists: 1
Cutlers: 1
Fabricworkers: 3
Farrier: 8
Glassworkers: 4
Gunsmiths: 2
Harness-Makers: 1
Hatters: 2
Hosiery Workers: 1
Jewelers: 1
Leatherwrights: 3
Locksmiths: 1
Matchstick makers: 2
Musical Instrument Makers: 2
Painters, Structures and Fixtures: 1
Paper Workers: 2
Plasterers: 1
Pursemakers: 2
Roofers: 1
Ropemakers: 1
Rugmakers: 1
Saddlers: 2
Scabbardmakers: 3
Scalemakers: 1
Sculptors, Structures and Fixtures: 1
Shoemakers: 1
Soap and Tallow Workers: 4
Tailors: 8
Tanners: 1
Upholsterers: 2
Watchmakers: 1
Weavers: 4
Whitesmiths: 1
Merchants
Beer-Sellers: 1
Booksellers: 2
Butchers: 3
Chandlers: 3
Chicken Butchers: 4
Entrepreneurs: 1
Fine Clothiers: 3
Fishmongers: 3
Potion Sellers: 2
Resellers: 5
Spice Merchants: 1
Wine-sellers: 2
Wheelwright: 2
Woodsellers: 1
Service workers
Bakers: 7
Barbers: 7
Coachmen: 2
Cooks: 5
Doctors: 2
Gamekeepers: 2
Grooms: 1
Hairdressers: 4
Healers: 3
Housekeepers: 3
Housemaids: 6
House Stewards: 3
Inns: 1
Laundry maids: 2
Maidservants: 4
Nursery Maids: 2
Pastrycooks: 4
Restaurateur: 5
Tavern Keepers: 5
Specialized Laborer
Ashworkers: 2
Bleachers: 1
Coal Heavers: 2
In-Town Couriers: 3
Long Haul Couriers: 3
Dockyard Workers: 2
Hay Merchants: 1
Leech Collectors: 3
Millers: 3
Miners: 3
Oilmen and Polishers: 2
Postmen: 3
Pure Finder: 1
Skinners: 3
Tosher: 2
Warehousemen: 4
Watercarriers: 3
Watermen, Bargemen, etc.: 3
Skilled Laborers
Accountants: 1
Alchemist: 2
Clerk: 2
Dentists: 1
Educators: 3
Engineers: 1
Gardeners: 1
Mages: 1
Plumbers: 1
Pharmacist: 1
Scientists: 1
Civil Servants
Adventurers: 1
Bankers: 1
Civil Clerks: 2
Civic Iudex: 1
Exorcist: 3
Fixers: 1
Kami Clerk: 2
Landlords: 2
Lawyers: 1
Legend Keepers: 2
Militia Officers: 13
Monks, Monastic: 3
Monks, Civic: 4
Historian, Oral: 3
Historian, Textual: 1
Policemen, Sheriffs, etc.: 3
Priests: 6
Rangers: 1
Rat Catchers: 2
Scholars: 2
Spiritualist: 2
Storytellers: 4
Military Officers: 5
Cottage Industries
Brewers: 4
Comfort Services: 4
Enchanters: 1
Herbalists: 1
Jaminators: 5
Needleworkers: 4
Potters: 2
Preserve Makers: 3
Quilters: 2
Seamsters: 6
Spinners: 3
Tinker: 1
Weaver: 3
Artists
Actors: 1
Bards: 2
Dancers: 1
Engravers: 1
Glaziers: 1
Inlayers: 1
Musicians: 4
Playwrights: 1
Sculptors, Art: 1
Wood Carvers: 4
Writers: 4
Produce Industries
Butter Churners: 4
Canners: 3
Cheesmakers: 4
Millers: 2
Picklers: 2
Smokers: 1
Stockmakers: 1
Tobacconists: 2
Tallowmakers: 3
430 of Ådehlÿ Ogtägÿ Shåpheh's population work within a Foundational Occupation.
27 work in Agriculture
96 work as Craftsmen
33 work as Merchants
68 work as Service Workers
44 work as General Laborers
15 work as Skilled Laborers
65 work as Civil Servants
39 work in Cottage Industries
21 work as Artists
22 work in Produce Industries
905 of Ådehlÿ Ogtägÿ Shåpheh's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 55 (4%) are noncontributers.
Points of Interest
Ådehlÿ Ogtägÿ Shåpheh has a substantial mill pond located a short distance from town.
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History
In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century Ådehlÿ Ogtägÿ Shåpheh was struck by unseasonably warm weather, causing a sweltering heat to smouther the land for 6 days. Ådehlÿ Ogtägÿ Shåpheh lost 200 people and 183 livestock in the disaster.. The deadly heat is remembered by most as the Suffering's Flame.