Ckÿph Färv Echtåz

Ckÿph Färv Echtåz (/fərv/ /ekˈtɑːz/ [bronze] [atmosphere]) is a subtropical Large City located in Fÿrvharn Hold, Nabad Province, within the United Kingdom of Undermountain.

The name Ckÿph Färv Echtåz is derived from the Dwarven language, as Ckÿph Färv Echtåz was founded by Dorakwoutelin Nuldzafral, who was culturaly Dwarvern.

Climate

Ckÿph Färv Echtåz has a yearly average temperature of 27°C (80°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 22°C (71°F). Ckÿph Färv Echtåz receives an average of 117 cm/y (46 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the spring. Ckÿph Färv Echtåz covers an area of nearly 426 km² (170 mi²), and an average elevation of 6494 m (21305 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Ckÿph Färv Echtåz was founded durring the early 16th century in fall of the year 1537, by Dorakwoutelin Nuldzafral. The establishment of Ckÿph Färv Echtåz was plagued by a lack of willing colonists. After attempts to pay people to resettle failed Dorakwoutelin Nuldzafral struck deals with nearby nations and communities to establish Ckÿph Färv Echtåz as a prison colony.

Ckÿph Färv Echtåz was built using the conventions of Dwarvern durring the early 16th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Ckÿph Färv Echtåz is no diffrent. The city'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.

Ckÿph Färv Echtåz is buildings are arranged arrounded highly ordered system of broad 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 city is in posession of a finaly crafted dwarvern style fortified fighting wall, completer with lower, middle, and upper battlments for use in sloped-fire defence stratagies, murder holes, and statues which may or may not be constructs, and, of course, MERTICULATIONSshortsizename is one of the wealthiest and politicaly connected settlments in the world.. Unfortuantly, these Ragnarock-era relics are in extreem disrepair, so much so that one cannot tell if they are decaying from a lack of mantance or damage incured.

A look around Ckÿph Färv Echtåz is like looking into a university’s plaza on the day before an exam. People rush about to-and-fro. Discarded scrolls and quills are dotted around city. In spite of many locals discussing academic topics, there’s little sign of any organized groups for any of that talk. Infact, the city seems disordered in general with everything scattered helter skelter about.

Civic Infrastructure

Ckÿph Färv Echtåz 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.

Ckÿph Färv Echtåz has an animal control department which works to enforce local ordinances relating to the control, impoundment, and disposition of animals.

Ckÿph Färv Echtåz 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 Ckÿph Färv Echtåz. They are also responsible for the maintenance of these features. Notably, the OCG is not responsible for Ckÿph Färv Echtåz's parks.

Ckÿph Färv Echtåz has an Office of Civil Vicary, which is responsible for providing a livelyhood for all officialy recognised religious figures within Ckÿph Färv Echtåz.

Ckÿph Färv Echtåz has a government-funded child care program, overseen by the local Department of Nursemaids, which is responsible for providing childcare to working-class citizens according to local ordinances.

Ckÿph Färv Echtåz 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.

Ckÿph Färv Echtåz has a Guild of Nurses, which is tasked with caring for the elderly and infirm in accordance with local ordinances, religious values, and customs.

Ckÿph Färv Echtåz has a Department of Firefighters, which is responsible for organizing fire fighting efforts during a fire and enforcing local ordinances relating to fire safety.

Ckÿph Färv Echtåz 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.

Ckÿph Färv Echtåz 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.

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

Ckÿph Färv Echtåz has an Arcane Academy which provides higher education in the arcane sciences.

Ckÿph Färv Echtåz 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 City. Ckÿph Färv Echtåz's grid is powered by a boiler and turbine based power plant.

Ckÿph Färv Echtåz's old civil lighting system was converted to Galvanic Lamps recently, and expanded to provide nighttime illumination to all city streets.

Ckÿph Färv Echtåz has a first rate hospital which caters to anyone in need of long term medical care.

Ckÿph Färv Echtåz has a library, which keeps a large collection of books, scrolls, and archives all manner of physical items. While not open to the public, the librarians and scholars employed by the library will assist anyone with their research needs, and wealthy individuals can purchase membership to access the library's materials themselves. In spite of being generally closed to the public, the library has a room with several Aether Linked devices available to the public during business hours.

Ckÿph Färv Echtåz 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 Ckÿph Färv Echtåz's natural decorations nor waterways.

Ckÿph Färv Echtåz 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.

Ckÿph Färv Echtåz 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.

Ckÿph Färv Echtåz 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.

Ckÿph Färv Echtåz is home to a University which provides higher education in a variety of fields, and also serves as a research institute for those same fields.

Cultural Notes

While Ckÿph Färv Echtåz has a public leader, the real authority is hidden from outsiders. This ruler may draw their authority from rationales unacceptable to outsiders, they may have cowed the public authority into obedience, or they may have a mutually beneficial private arrangement with the official ruler.

Ckÿph Färv Echtåz's town hall was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used which employed abundant symbolic geometry, using pure forms such as the circle and square, and plans are based on often symmetrical layouts featuring rectangular courtyards and halls. These structures were is decorated with carved stone or stucco reliefs and made use of colorful stone mosaics..

Due to the actions of local Kami, spring is recurring in Ckÿph Färv Echtåz.

The Chicken near Ckÿph Färv Echtåz are known to be a mutant strain of the creature.

Ckÿph Färv Echtåz's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in winter and involves drinking to channel Chronomancy energies of tier 1 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.

Ckÿph Färv Echtåz Census Data: Year 2000

37919 of Ckÿph Färv Echtåz's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 2110 work in Agriculture
• 8562 work as Craftsmen
• 3078 work as Merchants
• 5895 work as Service Workers
• 3887 work as General Laborers
• 1601 work as Skilled Laborers
• 5211 work as Civil Servants
• 3446 work in Cottage Industries
• 2101 work as Artists
• 2028 work in Produce Industries

57775 of Ckÿph Färv Echtåz's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 5036 (5%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Ckÿph Färv Echtåz is known for its odd use of round-a-bouts, small ring roads used in place of intersections.

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century Ckÿph Färv Echtåz was struck by a devistating earthquake. The quake brought ruin to Ckÿph Färv Echtåz, which lost 171 people, 230 livestock, and 76 buildings in the earthquake. The day of the quake is remembered by many as Woe's Day.

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