Ådehlÿ Shälf Zhä

Ådehlÿ Shälf Zhä (/s̼əlf/ /s̼ə/ [here] [fat (component in food)]) is a subtropical Town located in Sjevāqi̊iē̼ County, Dakyehgdew Kingdom, within the United Kingdom of Undermountain.

The name Ådehlÿ Shälf Zhä is derived from the Dwarven language, as Ådehlÿ Shälf Zhä was founded by Skarfaec Rebhal̄qug Zehndtubgähdä Ÿwesshod, who was culturaly Dwarvern.

Climate

Ådehlÿ Shälf Zhä has a yearly average temperature of 16°C (60°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 26°C (78°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cold 7°C (44°F). Ådehlÿ Shälf Zhä receives an average of 279 cm/y (109 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. Ådehlÿ Shälf Zhä covers an area of nearly 5 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 6678 m (-21040 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Ådehlÿ Shälf Zhä was founded durring the early 16th century in summer of the year 1523, by Skarfaec Rebhal̄qug Zehndtubgähdä Ÿwesshod. The establishment of Ådehlÿ Shälf Zhä was somewhat plagued by a lack of willing colonists, leading to Skarfaec Rebhal̄qug Zehndtubgähdä Ÿwesshod electing to pay people to resettle in Ådehlÿ Shälf Zhä.

Ådehlÿ Shälf Zhä was built using the conventions of Dwarvern durring the early 16th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Ådehlÿ Shälf Zhä 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 Shälf Zhä is buildings are arranged arrounded highly ordered system of spacious cobblestone 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 resides behind a palisade wall complete with battlments, a moat, and timber gatehouses with drawbridges. The town's robustly designed timber walls 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.

A look around Ådehlÿ Shälf Zhä 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 Shälf Zhä can be overheard having academic discussions, as well as talking about scholarly subjects in general. It’s quite clear Ådehlÿ Shälf Zhä places a lot of value on education and being a learned individual.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

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

Ådehlÿ Shälf Zhä 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 Shälf Zhä 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 locals are convinced that there is some terrible threat against them working from within their society. It may be a matter of dark sorcerers, foreign spies, traitorous neighbors, shape shifting monsters, or some other hidden evil. This evil may be a recent fear, or it may be an inherited peril they’ve always had to guard against. The danger itself may or may not exist, or if it exists it may not justify the steps being taken.

Ådehlÿ Shälf Zhä's garrison was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is best known for its functional shapes, abstract shapes used sparingly for decor, simple color schemes, holistic design, and basic industrial materials. Its simple designs were created to be beautiful, functional, and mass-producible. The style used little to no embellishment or ornamentation, instead drawing attention to the streamlined design, such as flat roofs to create a simple, geometric look. The simplicity masks the style's nearly sinister functionality, as every last feature is designed to guide the people living in the building in how to make the most efficient use of the structure.

Due to the actions of local Kami, spring is skipped in Ådehlÿ Shälf Zhä.

The Raven Swarm near Ådehlÿ Shälf Zhä are known to be quite timid.

Ådehlÿ Shälf Zhä's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in autumn and involves long periods of drunkenness to channel Mysticism energies of tier 2 via guttural bellowing.

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 Shälf Zhä Census Data: Year 2000

361 of Ådehlÿ Shälf Zhä's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 25 work in Agriculture
• 78 work as Craftsmen
• 28 work as Merchants
• 62 work as Service Workers
• 33 work as General Laborers
• 11 work as Skilled Laborers
• 52 work as Civil Servants
• 36 work in Cottage Industries
• 18 work as Artists
• 18 work in Produce Industries

769 of Ådehlÿ Shälf Zhä's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 59 (5%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Ådehlÿ Shälf Zhä is known for its unusual rock formations.

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century an otherwise minor earthquake shifted Waterway Berksend. The resulting flood was isolated to the area around Ådehlÿ Shälf Zhä, which was swallowed by the waters for several days. Ådehlÿ Shälf Zhä lost 167 people, 220 livestock, and 98 buildings in the disaster. The disaster is remembered as the Damnation Drownings.

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