Ådehlÿ äg Väl

Ådehlÿ äg Väl (/əg/ /vəl/ [aware; conscious] [station (railroad; bus)]) is a subtropical Town located in Sābàq County, Lälhulål Kingdom, within the United Kingdom of Undermountain.

The name Ådehlÿ äg Väl is derived from the Dwarven language, as Ådehlÿ äg Väl was founded by Berenice Yadequg Rådschå, who was culturaly Dwarvern.

Climate

Ådehlÿ äg Väl 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 äg Väl receives an average of 266 cm/y (104 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of snow during the pleasantly short winter months. Ådehlÿ äg Väl covers an area of nearly 5 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 9228 m (-12674 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Ådehlÿ äg Väl was founded durring the late 11th century, by Berenice Yadequg Rådschå. The establishment of Ådehlÿ äg Väl was somewhat plagued by a lack of willing colonists, leading to Berenice Yadequg Rådschå electing to pay people to resettle in Ådehlÿ äg Väl.

Ådehlÿ äg Väl was built using the conventions of Dwarvern durring the late 11th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Ådehlÿ äg Väl 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 äg Väl is is constructed arround a series of restrictive baked earthen mainstreets which form concentric circles, with smaller strait roads linking the circiles to each other at varrious points. 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 äg Väl'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.

A look around Ådehlÿ äg Väl 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.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

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

Ådehlÿ äg Väl 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.

Cultural Notes

Ådehlÿ äg Väl's bank was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is inspired by the natural world, characterized by sinuous, sculptural, organic shapes, arches, curving lines, and sensual ornamentation. Common motifs included stylized versions of leaves, flowers, vines, insects, animals, and other natural elements. Decorative elements found on the inside and outside of buildings include intricate mosaic work, curved windows, and decorative trim work. .

Due to the actions of local Kami, summer is long in Ådehlÿ äg Väl.

The Thorn Dog near Ådehlÿ äg Väl are known to be quite timid.

Ådehlÿ äg Väl's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in autumn and involves sex to channel Illusion energies of tier 1 via oratory performances.

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 äg Väl Census Data: Year 2000

365 of Ådehlÿ äg Väl's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 25 work in Agriculture
• 76 work as Craftsmen
• 30 work as Merchants
• 62 work as Service Workers
• 35 work as General Laborers
• 11 work as Skilled Laborers
• 54 work as Civil Servants
• 35 work in Cottage Industries
• 18 work as Artists
• 19 work in Produce Industries

755 of Ådehlÿ äg Väl's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 84 (7%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Ådehlÿ äg Väl is remarkably well-fortified for a site of its size and role. Tall, stout walls, strong points inside the community, concentric defenses, a strategic terrain location, or a large body of standing troops might be present. Some threat is thought to exist that makes maintaining this fortification worthwhile, though it may come at a dear cost to the locals. The community’s suzerain may be uncomfortable with these defenses, as they could just as easily be used to defy the ruler.

Due to a magical anomaly, Ådehlÿ äg Väl 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

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century the Kami blessed the town with good fortune for a year and a day. One of Ådehlÿ äg Väl's local festivals commemorates this miracle.

History