Eg Erkt Schewb

Eg Erkt Schewb (/erkt/ /s̼uːb/ [already] [thigh]) is a subtropical Town located in the Nahan Provence of the Kingdom of Hobben.

The name Eg Erkt Schewb is derived from the Dwarven language, as Eg Erkt Schewb was founded by Réoīsh Jóchī 'Skyla Skyla' Ra̋mē Nīs Séór Cÿbackhugehdew, who was culturaly Dwarvern.

Climate

Eg Erkt Schewb has a yearly average temperature of 25°C (77°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 29°C (84°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a pleasant 21°C (69°F). Eg Erkt Schewb receives an average of 232 cm/y (91 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. Eg Erkt Schewb covers an area of nearly 5 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 5258 m (17250 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Eg Erkt Schewb was founded durring the late 13th century in fall of the year 1177, by Réoīsh Jóchī 'Skyla Skyla' Ra̋mē Nīs Séór Cÿbackhugehdew. The establishment of Eg Erkt Schewb was only bairly constructed. The sheer number of problems with its founding were enough to make several of the backers funding Eg Erkt Schewb's construction back out of the project. Réoīsh Jóchī 'Skyla Skyla' Ra̋mē Nīs Séór Cÿbackhugehdew pushed on reguardles, and Eg Erkt Schewb was finished, but starts off as a terible place to live.

Eg Erkt Schewb was built using the conventions of Dwarvern durring the late 13th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Eg Erkt Schewb is no diffrent. The town's buildings feature delicute timber framework hidden behind layer upon layer of finly ground plaster bleached to an almost glossy white sheen, with green clay tiled roofs and decorative brass-leafed trim. Even the smallest, poorest looking structures appear to be expencive thanks to the extreem elegence of the organic shapes and paterns going into their lofty, spire-y, vagly gothic designs. The more well off folks live in identicle homes, save for even shiner trim and a more whimsical appearance to their structures flowing forms.

Eg Erkt Schewb is is constructed arround a series of restrictive cobblestone mainstreets which form concentric circles, with smaller strait roads linking the circiles to each other at varrious points. The town sits behind a stone-renforced palisade wall, with stone gatehouses and timber drawbridges for their trench. Eg Erkt Schewb's would-be-castle fortifications are suffering from significent damage, so much so that examples can be pointed to no matter which section one might have within their line of site, and most of which render sections inoperable at present.

Eg Erkt Schewb is not quite well. Something happened here, perhapse recently, perhapse long ago. Whatever it was, it settled into the very soul of the town like a festering wound. The people go about their day well enough, but there’s a tention in the air you can cut with a knife. You get the terrible feeling that whatever it was, the wound it left will simply never heal. This town is as a necropolice.

Civic Infrastructure

Eg Erkt Schewb 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 Eg Erkt Schewb. They are also responsible for the maintenance of these features. Notably, the OCG is not responsible for Eg Erkt Schewb's parks.

Eg Erkt Schewb has an Office of Civil Vicary, which is responsible for providing a livelyhood for all officialy recognised religious figures within Eg Erkt Schewb.

Eg Erkt Schewb 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.

Eg Erkt Schewb 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.

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

Eg Erkt Schewb 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 Eg Erkt Schewb's natural decorations nor waterways.

Eg Erkt Schewb 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.

Eg Erkt Schewb 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

Eg Erkt Schewb's town hall was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is which made use of the classical orders and mathematically precise ratios of height and width combined with a desire for symmetry, proportion, and harmony. It used columns, pediments, arches and domes are imaginatively in buildings of all types. Decorative features were seen as largely unnecessary as the sheer beauty of the structure itself was often close to art. However, many buildings with large ceiling spaces had their ceilings decorated with elaborate paintings, simply because the large flat spaces could feel wasted.

In Eg Erkt Schewb there are unidentifiable people in the fog, but it seems to be okay.

The Ooze, Amber near Eg Erkt Schewb are known to be a mutant strain of the creature.

Eg Erkt Schewb's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in summer and involves sex to channel Mysticism energies of tier 3 via divine sermons.

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.

Eg Erkt Schewb Census Data: Year 2000

413 of Eg Erkt Schewb's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 25 work in Agriculture
• 91 work as Craftsmen
• 32 work as Merchants
• 67 work as Service Workers
• 40 work as General Laborers
• 17 work as Skilled Laborers
• 59 work as Civil Servants
• 38 work in Cottage Industries
• 22 work as Artists
• 22 work in Produce Industries

876 of Eg Erkt Schewb's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 67 (5%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Many of Eg Erkt Schewb’s structures date back to the ancient past and a long-vanished culture. They have unique architectural traits, perhaps being made of some strange substance or with uncanny qualities. The locals find them too useful or too durable to destroy, but the buildings often have unpleasant little surprises in their under-explored corners, and there may be greater structures still buried by long ages beneath Eg Erkt Schewb’s streets.

Eg Erkt Schewb is known for its well built pedestrian paths, which include foot bridges to cross the main street at several high-traffic areas.

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History

The the a club of Augury, an a club imbued with notable amounts of Augury energies was created in Eg Erew Hÿg by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century.

History