Eg Hÿh Chontbe

Eg Hÿh Chontbe (/hɪ̘/ /kontˈbe/ [tain; locomotive] [ferry]) is a subtropical Town located in Courtdale Dutchy, Cäbalvorewd Kingdom, within the United Kingdom of Undermountain.

The name Eg Hÿh Chontbe is derived from the Dwarven language, as Eg Hÿh Chontbe was founded by Dhoghirth Rebhal̄qug, who was culturaly Dwarvern.

Climate

Eg Hÿh Chontbe has a yearly average temperature of 19°C (66°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 27°C (80°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool 11°C (51°F). Eg Hÿh Chontbe receives an average of 255 cm/y (100 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. Eg Hÿh Chontbe covers an area of nearly 5 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 2738 m (8982 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Eg Hÿh Chontbe was founded durring the late 12th century in winter of the year 1085, by Dhoghirth Rebhal̄qug. The establishment of the new community went well, with no major obsticles durring construction.

Eg Hÿh Chontbe was built using the conventions of Dwarvern durring the late 12th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Eg Hÿh Chontbe 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 Hÿh Chontbe is is constructed arround a series of crampt cobblestone mainstreets which form overlapping circles, with smaller strait roads linking the circiles to eachother 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 Eg Hÿh Chontbe's size could have. Eg Hÿh Chontbe's well-designed, yet cheep are in an unremarkable state. To some, this is the ideal sate for defences to be in. In need of absoutly nothing, and ready to serve the town as needed.

Eg Hÿh Chontbe is, in a word, disorder. People seem to be allowed to do as they please with little harmoney to anything. It feels less like a town, and more like a spot people just happened to place their homes. Yet there are small elements here and there which show the underlying structure of the community. It’s just so complex, organic, and flowing one can only understand what is a piece of the puzzle, but not what its neighbors are.

Civic Infrastructure

Eg Hÿh Chontbe has an animal control department which works to enforce local ordinances relating to the control, impoundment, and disposition of animals.

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

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

Eg Hÿh Chontbe 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 Town. Eg Hÿh Chontbe's grid is powered by a boiler and turbine based power plant.

Eg Hÿh Chontbe's old civil lighting system was converted to Galvanic Lamps recently, and expanded to provide nighttime illumination to all city streets.

Eg Hÿh Chontbe has a first rate hospital which caters to anyone in need of long term medical care.

Eg Hÿh Chontbe has a Parks and Recreation Department, which is responsible for the construction, management, and usage rights for all of its parks and parklands.

Eg Hÿh Chontbe 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.

Eg Hÿh Chontbe 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

Eg Hÿh Chontbe's locals despise outsiders. For some “outsiders” may be natives of foreign lands, while others might have a grudge against anyone from outside the community. These locals have an active loathing, and the outsiders allowed to trade or interact with them do so at a heavy disadvantage.

Eg Hÿh Chontbe's chapel was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is based upon new and innovative technologies of construction and the idea that form should follow function. It was an embrace of minimalism and a rejection of ornament. The style became characterized by an emphasis on volume, asymmetrical compositions, and minimal ornamentation..

Due to the actions of local Kami, summer is skipped in Eg Hÿh Chontbe.

The Blood Maize near Eg Hÿh Chontbe are known to be a mutant strain of the creature.

Eg Hÿh Chontbe's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in spring and involves performance art to channel Enchantment energies of tier 1 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 Hÿh Chontbe Census Data: Year 2000

390 of Eg Hÿh Chontbe's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 26 work in Agriculture
• 85 work as Craftsmen
• 30 work as Merchants
• 67 work as Service Workers
• 38 work as General Laborers
• 12 work as Skilled Laborers
• 55 work as Civil Servants
• 36 work in Cottage Industries
• 20 work as Artists
• 21 work in Produce Industries

851 of Eg Hÿh Chontbe's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 25 (2%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

The roads leading into Eg Hÿh Chontbe possess a great number of switchbacks. While designed for defense, they mostly wind up pissing everyone trying to take goods to town right the hell off.

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century, Eg Hÿh Chontbe was attacked by savage tribes living nearby Eg Hÿh Chontbe. The details of the conflict are hazy at best due to many conflicting accounts. What is known is Eg Hÿh Chontbe lost 212 people, 207 livestock, and 66 buildings. The conflict ended after roughly 176, when members of Eg Hÿh Chontbe's militia enacted an operation to transport a specific cashe of materials to a particular strategic location unharmed. The operation was complicated by aggravated civilians, who cause problems for the militia for a host of reasons. The conflict ended with the defense of the strategic location against a siege, which ended in a stalemate for Eg Hÿh Chontbe's forces. The war is remembered in legend by Eg Hÿh Chontbe's bards, historians, and legend keepers.

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