Eg Urt Lÿhg

Eg Urt Lÿhg (/urt/ /lɪ̘g/ [nice] [broom]) is a subtropical Town located in Rêrithîrècë County, Lälhulål Kingdom, within the United Kingdom of Undermountain.

The name Eg Urt Lÿhg is derived from the Dwarven language, as Eg Urt Lÿhg was founded by Vú̄̄̄ Mé̄ 'Pumpkin Alyssa' Yāy Rār Ya̋ń̄ Zachwafyul̄, who was culturaly Dwarvern.

Climate

Eg Urt Lÿhg has a yearly average temperature of 20°C (68°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 28°C (82°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool 12°C (53°F). Eg Urt Lÿhg receives an average of 133 cm/y (52 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the spring. Eg Urt Lÿhg covers an area of nearly 5 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 10166 m (-9596 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Eg Urt Lÿhg was founded durring the late 15th century in winter of the year 1380, by Vú̄̄̄ Mé̄ 'Pumpkin Alyssa' Yāy Rār Ya̋ń̄ Zachwafyul̄. The establishment of Eg Urt Lÿhg was plagued by a lack of willing colonists. After attempts to pay people to resettle failed Vú̄̄̄ Mé̄ 'Pumpkin Alyssa' Yāy Rār Ya̋ń̄ Zachwafyul̄ struck deals with nearby nations and communities to establish Eg Urt Lÿhg as a prison colony.

Eg Urt Lÿhg was built using the conventions of Dwarvern durring the late 15th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Eg Urt Lÿhg is no diffrent. The town's buildings feature timber framed wooden shiethed or brick construction, which gives form to a very formalized, rational, expence effishent arcatectural style based on strictly symmetrical designs which universaly feature pitched roofs, shutters, and the occasional column or pilaster for a decorative touch.

Eg Urt Lÿhg is buildings are speckled and packed arround restrictive baked earthen streets with seemingly no patern to them. It appears as if the town's residents simply built streets as they pleased and squeazed buildings in wherever and howeave rpossible, creating an organic, frustrating to navigate, maze of a town. The town resides behind a palisade wall complete with battlments, a moat, and timber gatehouses with drawbridges. The robustly designed timber walls have not been wellmaintained over the years, and while functional are in dire need of some loving care and perhapse light renovation.

Eg Urt Lÿhg has a very calm atmosphere. People can be seen relaxing, scocilizing, and going about all manner of business other than the daily grind. Men, women, children, all can be seen enjoying life in a laid-back way in the many parks which line Eg Urt Lÿhg’s streets.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

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

Eg Urt Lÿhg 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 Urt Lÿhg's natural decorations nor waterways.

Eg Urt Lÿhg 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 Urt Lÿhg 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 Urt Lÿhg's garrison 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 Urt Lÿhg rainbows form quite often above the Town.

The Porcupine near Eg Urt Lÿhg are known to be a mutant strain of the creature.

Eg Urt Lÿhg's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in winter and involves creating small tokens to channel Mysticism energies of tier 2 via mimery.

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 Urt Lÿhg Census Data: Year 2000

418 of Eg Urt Lÿhg's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 26 work in Agriculture
• 94 work as Craftsmen
• 34 work as Merchants
• 71 work as Service Workers
• 42 work as General Laborers
• 13 work as Skilled Laborers
• 57 work as Civil Servants
• 38 work in Cottage Industries
• 21 work as Artists
• 22 work in Produce Industries

899 of Eg Urt Lÿhg's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 40 (3%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

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History

The the a necklace of Summoning, an a necklace imbued with potent amounts of Summoning energies was created in Eg Urt Lÿhg by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century.

History