Ckÿch Gev Ckez

Ckÿch Gev Ckez (/hɪ̘wʤ/ /giv/ [free] [matter (substance; material); content]) is a subtropical Large Town located in Tāsmelij County, Hazuhima Kingdom, within the United Kingdom of Undermountain.

The name Ckÿch Gev Ckez is derived from the Dwarven language, as Ckÿch Gev Ckez was founded by Vúńó̄s Vúrm 'Gemma Golden' Sé̄́ńr Cä̂f̄̄sh Rē̄ Hub̄qug, who was culturaly Dwarvern.

Climate

Ckÿch Gev Ckez has a yearly average temperature of 26°C (78°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a blistering 34°C (93°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool 19°C (66°F). Ckÿch Gev Ckez receives an average of 130 cm/y (51 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the spring. Ckÿch Gev Ckez covers an area of nearly 7 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 15714 m (8605 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Ckÿch Gev Ckez was founded durring the late 13th century in fall of the year 1252, by Vúńó̄s Vúrm 'Gemma Golden' Sé̄́ńr Cä̂f̄̄sh Rē̄ Hub̄qug. The establishment of Ckÿch Gev Ckez was only bairly constructed. The sheer number of problems with its founding were enough to make several of the backers funding Ckÿch Gev Ckez's construction back out of the project. Vúńó̄s Vúrm 'Gemma Golden' Sé̄́ńr Cä̂f̄̄sh Rē̄ Hub̄qug pushed on reguardles, and Ckÿch Gev Ckez was finished, but starts off as a terible place to live.

Ckÿch Gev Ckez was built using the conventions of Dwarvern durring the late 13th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Ckÿch Gev Ckez is no diffrent. The town's buildings feature masoned stone construction which prominantly features pointed arches, pointed ribbed vault cielings, flying buttress', and window tracery all of which share a simmilar gemoetetic patern halfway between organic and inorganic in design formaing a very distinct aesthetically integrated style. BUildings tend to reach for the havens, and more expencive homes are easily identified by their floor count as well as the addition of decorative features intigrated into the building's design such as statues, gargoyals, and embelished joinery.

Ckÿch Gev Ckez is buildings are arranged arrounded a highly ordered system of spacious split-log ties streets which form triangular 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 humble stone fence which is tall enough to provide adiquite cover for defenders to fire from, but no more than that. Ckÿch Gev Ckez's peasent-grade has sufferd soem light damage, reducing its function a little in some spots, but could almsot certainly preform as expected... Though some of the worse spots could lead to the loss of defenders lives if attackers identified the weaknesses ahead of time.

Right off the bat Ckÿch Gev Ckez 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

Ckÿch Gev Ckez 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.

Ckÿch Gev Ckez 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 Ckÿch Gev Ckez. They are also responsible for the maintenance of these features. Notably, the OCG is not responsible for Ckÿch Gev Ckez's parks.

Ckÿch Gev Ckez has an Office of Civil Vicary, which is responsible for providing a livelyhood for all officialy recognised religious figures within Ckÿch Gev Ckez.

Ckÿch Gev Ckez 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.

Ckÿch Gev Ckez 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.

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

Ckÿch Gev Ckez 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 Large Town. Ckÿch Gev Ckez's grid is powered by a god's will and kindness.

Ckÿch Gev Ckez 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 Ckÿch Gev Ckez's natural decorations nor waterways.

Ckÿch Gev Ckez has a Guild of Roadworkers, who are responsible for maintaining the roadways and public paths within town. They also have the duty of enforcing all civil laws relating to the roadways.

Ckÿch Gev Ckez 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.

Ckÿch Gev Ckez 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

Ckÿch Gev Ckez's mayor's house was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is best known for the combined use of arcuated and trabeated construction, employing arches and constructed with post and lintel. The arch served as the style's chief structural element, with flanking columns serving as buttresses or decorations. While the general shape of their structures could be generously described as simplistic, the use of these arches and columns created a most distinct ascetic which is easily distinguishable on sight to armatures and experts alike.

In Ckÿch Gev Ckez every night at precisely midnight every structure in town is engulfed by sailors fire until the end of the witching hour.

The Wolpertinger near Ckÿch Gev Ckez are known to be quite timid.

Ckÿch Gev Ckez'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 singing.

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.

Ckÿch Gev Ckez Census Data: Year 2000

571 of Ckÿch Gev Ckez's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 34 work in Agriculture
• 127 work as Craftsmen
• 47 work as Merchants
• 94 work as Service Workers
• 56 work as General Laborers
• 21 work as Skilled Laborers
• 83 work as Civil Servants
• 52 work in Cottage Industries
• 28 work as Artists
• 29 work in Produce Industries

1116 of Ckÿch Gev Ckez's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 52 (3%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Ckÿch Gev Ckez produces something unique, a good or service that cannot be had anywhere else in the kingdom. This may be due to some unique resource found only there, or some carefully-guarded craft, or it may be a special service that can only be provided by the locals, who are somehow unique in their forms or abilities.

Ckÿch Gev Ckez is accessed from a nearby river via an intricate series of locks.

POI

History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century a local hero by the name of spared the town from an attack. One of Ckÿch Gev Ckez's festivals remembers the hero.

History