Eg Shäbnz Vÿht

Eg Shäbnz Vÿht (/qolˈdlof/ /vɪ̘t/ [evident] [air; breeze; oxygen]) is a subtropical Town located in Zashigwíh County, Yuttul̄ Kingdom, within the United Kingdom of Undermountain.

The name Eg Shäbnz Vÿht is derived from the Dwarven language, as Eg Shäbnz Vÿht was founded by Crabs Raycqug, who was culturaly Dwarvern.

Climate

Eg Shäbnz Vÿht has a yearly average temperature of 24°C (75°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 28°C (82°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a pleasant 21°C (69°F). Eg Shäbnz Vÿht receives an average of 262 cm/y (103 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. Eg Shäbnz Vÿht covers an area of nearly 4 km² (1 mi²), and an average elevation of 2356 m (7729 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Eg Shäbnz Vÿht was founded durring the late 12th century in fall of the year 1055, by Crabs Raycqug. The establishment of Eg Shäbnz Vÿht was plagued by a lack of willing colonists. After attempts to pay people to resettle failed Crabs Raycqug struck deals with nearby nations and communities to establish Eg Shäbnz Vÿht as a prison colony.

Eg Shäbnz Vÿht was built using the conventions of Dwarvern durring the late 12th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Eg Shäbnz Vÿht is no diffrent. The town's buildings feature plaster covered brickwork used to form structures with an emphasis on symmetry, proportion, geometry and the regularity of parts. Orderly arrangements of columns, pilasters and lintels, as well as the use of semicircular arches, hemispherical domes, niches and aediculae can be found everywhere such that only size of building and yard can be used to measure the general prosparity of a given building's owners due to a general wealthy feeling the style gives off.

Eg Shäbnz Vÿht is buildings are arranged arround a network of crampt flagstone streets which form a diamond shaped grid, where each diamond verries in size given the proximity of the paralell streets forming each section. The ocasional smaller diamond has been used to construct a park, plaza, and other communal structures. 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 Shäbnz Vÿht's buget focused wall would serve its community well in battle in spite of looking unimpressive compared to castles and fortresses. The top tier civilian fortifications have not been wellmaintained over the years, and while functional are in dire need of some loving care and perhapse light renovation.

A quick look in any direction shows Eg Shäbnz Vÿht is filled with vices. There are many taverns, brothels are advertising their services on the streets, cardsharks are plying their illicit trade within public squairs, and every shop has at least three signs advertising various sales on goods. That alone wouldn’t be too noticeable, if it wasn’t just so omnipresent and overwhelmingly how the people of this town live. Or if the general public wasn’t so enthusiastically, openly, and merrily participating in these activities.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

Eg Shäbnz Vÿht 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 Shäbnz Vÿht's grid is powered by an arcane means.

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

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

Eg Shäbnz Vÿht 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 Shäbnz Vÿht 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

Eg Shäbnz Vÿht has a long tradition of martial expertise. This may be a crisply-organized history of skilled native levies, or it may be a natural belligerence in the people that leaves them familiar with bloodshed. While their neighbors and liege doubtless respect their talents, this very aptitude might make them more willing to turn to steel than prudence would advise.

Eg Shäbnz Vÿht's bank was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is best known for its striking sculptural forms and often dazzling ornamental detail that characterizes the buildings general shape. The radiant colors, rich patterns, and symmetrical silhouettes employed by this style were backed up by rich decorative features including gardens, courtyards, extruded arches, domes, pointed domes, vaulted ceilings, elaborate painted and inlaid designs, and decorative sculptures.

In Eg Shäbnz Vÿht there is no wind.

The Skunk near Eg Shäbnz Vÿht are known to be quite timid.

Eg Shäbnz Vÿht's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in summer and involves creating small tokens to channel Transmutation energies of tier 2 via recitation of scripture.

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 Shäbnz Vÿht Census Data: Year 2000

342 of Eg Shäbnz Vÿht's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 22 work in Agriculture
• 76 work as Craftsmen
• 26 work as Merchants
• 56 work as Service Workers
• 33 work as General Laborers
• 12 work as Skilled Laborers
• 50 work as Civil Servants
• 32 work in Cottage Industries
• 16 work as Artists
• 19 work in Produce Industries

716 of Eg Shäbnz Vÿht's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 91 (8%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Eg Shäbnz Vÿht's roads were poorly made when first laid. Rather than repairing them correctly, a series of new roads was laid atop the old, leading to the streets of modern Eg Shäbnz Vÿht suffering from potholes, cracking, and even sinkholes. The locals often repair the road by putting down wooden decking.

POI

History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century a local hero by the name of secured a clean water supply for . Eg Shäbnz Vÿht's militia's elite squad is named after .

History