Ådehlÿ Rakÿh Uphnoew

Ådehlÿ Rakÿh Uphnoew (/hiˈləlz/ /ufnoˈuː/ [bald] [kitten]) is a subtropical Large Town located in Êpíavathêfê County, Yuttul̄ Kingdom, within the United Kingdom of Undermountain.

The name Ådehlÿ Rakÿh Uphnoew is derived from the Dwarven language, as Ådehlÿ Rakÿh Uphnoew was founded by Zlêga Härtfewy, who was culturaly Dwarvern.

Climate

Ådehlÿ Rakÿh Uphnoew 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 Rakÿh Uphnoew receives an average of 274 cm/y (107 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. Ådehlÿ Rakÿh Uphnoew covers an area of nearly 6 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 2532 m (8307 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Ådehlÿ Rakÿh Uphnoew was founded durring the early 15th century in fall of the year 1433, by Zlêga Härtfewy. The establishment of Ådehlÿ Rakÿh Uphnoew was somewhat plagued by a lack of willing colonists, leading to Zlêga Härtfewy electing to pay people to resettle in Ådehlÿ Rakÿh Uphnoew.

Ådehlÿ Rakÿh Uphnoew was built using the conventions of Dwarvern durring the early 15th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Ådehlÿ Rakÿh Uphnoew 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 Rakÿh Uphnoew is buildings are arranged arrounded highly ordered system of narrow 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 is protected by a renforced stone fence which sits atop earthwork defences, for some of the best inexpencive defences a town of Ådehlÿ Rakÿh Uphnoew's size could have. The town's well-designed, yet cheep are visibly old, but also obviously maintained semi-regularly. Its likly the local malishia or garrison are tasked with ocasional mantance of the towns defences.

Right off the bat Ådehlÿ Rakÿh Uphnoew 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. It’s easy to see where their wealth comes from the more you look arround. Every aspect of the town has been developed with care and great thought. The people themselves act deliberately and with care in even the simplest of daily actions.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

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

Ådehlÿ Rakÿh Uphnoew 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 Rakÿh Uphnoew's natural decorations nor waterways.

Ådehlÿ Rakÿh Uphnoew 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 Rakÿh Uphnoew 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 Rakÿh Uphnoew's locals despise outsiders. For some “outsiders” may be natives of foreign lands, while others might have a grudge against anyone from outside the community. These locals have an active loathing, and the outsiders allowed to trade or interact with them do so at a heavy disadvantage.

Ådehlÿ Rakÿh Uphnoew's mayor's house was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is famous for its stately symmetry, classical elements, and grand appearance. Columns and pillars, such as Corinthian columns, are often seen supporting open structures or porticos. Symmetry is an important feature of this style, with each half of a building mirroring the other. Domed ceilings and windows grace these buildings, with everything placed in a mathematical arrangement.

Due to the actions of local Kami, autumn is long in Ådehlÿ Rakÿh Uphnoew.

The Ooze, Amber near Ådehlÿ Rakÿh Uphnoew are known to be more aggressive than normal.

Ådehlÿ Rakÿh Uphnoew's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in spring and involves bloodletting to channel Conjuration energies of tier 3 via chanting.

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 Rakÿh Uphnoew Census Data: Year 2000

510 of Ådehlÿ Rakÿh Uphnoew's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 29 work in Agriculture
• 115 work as Craftsmen
• 42 work as Merchants
• 82 work as Service Workers
• 50 work as General Laborers
• 19 work as Skilled Laborers
• 75 work as Civil Servants
• 47 work in Cottage Industries
• 24 work as Artists
• 27 work in Produce Industries

982 of Ådehlÿ Rakÿh Uphnoew's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 95 (6%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century the Kami spared the town from an attack. One of Ådehlÿ Rakÿh Uphnoew's local festivals commemorates this miracle.

History