Eg Och Dehy

Eg Och Dehy (/och/ /dɪ̘ʤ/ [tight; tense; stiff; firm; narrow] [default]) is a subtropical Town located in Jibîngcêkè County, Dähechanxya Kingdom, within the United Kingdom of Undermountain.

The name Eg Och Dehy is derived from the Dwarven language, as Eg Och Dehy was founded by Thugrer Nuldztrÿkle, who was culturaly Dwarvern.

Climate

Eg Och Dehy has a yearly average temperature of 16°C (60°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a pleasant 25°C (77°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cold 8°C (46°F). Eg Och Dehy receives an average of 217 cm/y (85 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the fall. Eg Och Dehy covers an area of nearly 5 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 4632 m (15196 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Eg Och Dehy was founded durring the early 15th century in winter of the year 1401, by Thugrer Nuldztrÿkle. The establishment of the new community went well, with no major obsticles durring construction.

Eg Och Dehy was built using the conventions of Dwarvern durring the early 15th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Eg Och Dehy 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 Och Dehy is is constructed arround a semi-circular spacious paverstone mainstreet, with smaller strait roads linking the circiles to eachother at varrious points. The town sits comfortably behind a palisade wall complete with a timber gatehouse and battlments. Eg Och Dehy's timber-based walls 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 Eg Och Dehy 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

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

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

Eg Och Dehy 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 Och Dehy has a Department of Firefighters, which is responsible for organizing fire fighting efforts during a fire and enforcing local ordinances relating to fire safety.

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

Eg Och Dehy 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 Och Dehy's grid is powered by hydrogalvanic generators.

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

Eg Och Dehy 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 Och Dehy's natural decorations nor waterways.

Eg Och Dehy 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 Och Dehy 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

Life is hard in Eg Och Dehy. Its people are impoverished compared to their peers elsewhere. Something is making the locals stay, however, whether fear of the alternative, hope for a better future, or a stubborn attachment to their ancestral lands. Whatver the reason, living in this harsh area for generations has made the people of Eg Och Dehy a notably resourceful and hearty people.

Eg Och Dehy's mayor's house 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..

In Eg Och Dehy there are no smells.

The Mud Elemental, Small near Eg Och Dehy are known to be more aggressive than normal.

Eg Och Dehy's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in spring and involves consuming a local narcotic to channel Invocation energies of tier 2 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.

Eg Och Dehy Census Data: Year 2000

431 of Eg Och Dehy's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 26 work in Agriculture
• 92 work as Craftsmen
• 33 work as Merchants
• 75 work as Service Workers
• 44 work as General Laborers
• 15 work as Skilled Laborers
• 63 work as Civil Servants
• 41 work in Cottage Industries
• 20 work as Artists
• 22 work in Produce Industries

869 of Eg Och Dehy's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 54 (4%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Eg Och Dehy 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 early 2nd century was struck by a great wind storm. A great funnel cloud itself touched down in Eg Och Dehy, bringing twisting winds which killed 113 people, 109 livestock, and 40 buildings in the disaster.. The disaster is generally remembered as the Howling Winds of Agony.

History