Eg Ertäb El̄

Eg Ertäb El̄ (/erˈtəb/ /ell/ [boring] [lobster]) is a subtropical Large Town located in the Ekÿckyewl̄ärt Provence of the Kingdom of Hobben.

The name Eg Ertäb El̄ is derived from the Dwarven language, as Eg Ertäb El̄ was founded by Êrî Zehndtubckexu, who was culturaly Dwarvern.

Climate

Eg Ertäb El̄ 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). Eg Ertäb El̄ receives an average of 116 cm/y (45 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the spring. Eg Ertäb El̄ covers an area of nearly 6 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 10022 m (-10069 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Eg Ertäb El̄ was founded durring the early 11th century, by Êrî Zehndtubckexu. The establishment of Eg Ertäb El̄ was plagued by a lack of willing colonists. After attempts to pay people to resettle failed Êrî Zehndtubckexu struck deals with nearby nations and communities to establish Eg Ertäb El̄ as a prison colony.

Eg Ertäb El̄ was built using the conventions of Dwarvern durring the early 11th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Eg Ertäb El̄ is no diffrent. The town's buildings feature waddle and daub construction with good timber frames and a stone foundation protected by thatched or shingled rooves. Most buildings with second floors are built in such a way as to overhang into the streets on the upper floors for more space, as building size seems to be the primary indicator of wealth within the community. Most buildings are not decorated with any integral features, but instead use ivy, flowers, and other natural elements in planters of on trellices to breathe life into the structure they grow upon.

Eg Ertäb El̄ is buildings are arranged arrounded highly ordered system of restrictive split-log ties 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 is the proud owner of a thick set of fortified walls fashioned from querried stone blocks. While not up to snuff for a fort or castle wall, the town's walls are naturaly much larger than those of forts or castles. Therefore, the construction such a wall is most expencive. Eg Ertäb El̄'s buget focused wall would serve its community well in battle in spite of looking unimpressive compared to castles and fortresses. Eg Ertäb El̄'s top tier civilian fortifications 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.

Even the most brief look arround Eg Ertäb El̄ has a good chance of putting a church or shrine into the center of your view. The town is most certainly a god fearing community. It’s also definitely a god loving community. THe streetcornors are occupied by preachers, with the occasional intersection playing host to an actually friendly debate relating to the merits of various gods. Even the less popular as well as the less politically loved gods seem to have a space in Eg Ertäb El̄, there’s even shrines to gods known to the region only through hearsay.

Civic Infrastructure

Eg Ertäb El̄ 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.

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

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

Eg Ertäb El̄ 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 Ertäb El̄ 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 Ertäb El̄ 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.

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

Eg Ertäb El̄ has an Millitary Academy which trains military officers and specilists.

Eg Ertäb El̄ 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 Ertäb El̄'s natural decorations nor waterways.

Eg Ertäb El̄ 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 Ertäb El̄ 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 Ertäb El̄'s mayor's house was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is characterized by vertical proportions, pointed arches, external buttressing, and asymmetry in the general shape of its buildings. The decorative features of the style were key, consisting of large arched windows, pointed arches, vaulted ceilings, flying buttresses, and sculptures integrated into the structure itself. Occasionally, for very important buildings, an array of sculptures or one colossal sculpture might replace the entirety of the entrance to said building.

In Eg Ertäb El̄ the stars are always right.

The Living Topiary near Eg Ertäb El̄ are known to be almost tame, such that they can be put to domestic use.

Eg Ertäb El̄'s citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in autumn and involves destroying a prepared ritual vessel to channel Transmutation energies of tier 2 via speaking in tongues.

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 Ertäb El̄ Census Data: Year 2000

505 of Eg Ertäb El̄'s population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 30 work in Agriculture
• 112 work as Craftsmen
• 43 work as Merchants
• 81 work as Service Workers
• 51 work as General Laborers
• 19 work as Skilled Laborers
• 74 work as Civil Servants
• 44 work in Cottage Industries
• 25 work as Artists
• 26 work in Produce Industries

968 of Eg Ertäb El̄'s population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 94 (6%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Eg Ertäb El̄ has been cursed with some blight that makes life difficult, albeit not impossible. An offended sorcerer's vengeful Working, an outraged god's wrath, a local distortion of the Legacy, or a simple history of bad feng shui in the area may have brought the curse about. I(devise not only the curse, but the reason why the locals haven't left for better lands).

Eg Ertäb El̄ is accessed from a nearby river via an intricate series of locks.

POI

History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century the Kami ended a famine plaguing Eg Ertäb El̄. One of Eg Ertäb El̄'s local festivals commemorates this miracle.

History