Eg Vagh Veg

Eg Vagh Veg (/vagh/ /vig/ [custom] [medium]) is a subtropical Town located in Spsvji̊b County, Gandlacckÿrf Kingdom, within the United Kingdom of Undermountain.

The name Eg Vagh Veg is derived from the Dwarven language, as Eg Vagh Veg was founded by Durirfoubyrn Rådschå, who was culturaly Dwarvern.

Climate

Eg Vagh Veg has a yearly average temperature of 27°C (80°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 30°C (86°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a pleasant 24°C (75°F). Eg Vagh Veg receives an average of 145 cm/y (57 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the spring. Eg Vagh Veg covers an area of nearly 4 km² (1 mi²), and an average elevation of 5260 m (17257 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Eg Vagh Veg was founded durring the late 15th century in summer of the year 1397, by Durirfoubyrn Rådschå. The establishment of Eg Vagh Veg was plagued by a lack of willing colonists. After attempts to pay people to resettle failed Durirfoubyrn Rådschå struck deals with nearby nations and communities to establish Eg Vagh Veg as a prison colony.

Eg Vagh Veg was built using the conventions of Dwarvern durring the late 15th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Eg Vagh Veg 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 Vagh Veg is buildings are speckled and packed arround broad paverstone 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 sits behind an impressive looking clay brick wall. The wall is notable for querried stone blocks being used to renforce the clay bricks in the expected manner and locations. While the wall was built to the exact specifications of modern fortifications, one has to wonder why the money invested into creating such a well fortified wall wasnt spent on a less impressive looking wall crated from sturdier materials. Eg Vagh Veg's walls would endure a brief bombardment, but only from light siege weapons. It seems more likly the town's walls were not designed with defence in mind but rather lending the town a certain air with visitors. The town's boondoggle-of-a-fortified wall are visibly old, but also obviously well maintained. Its likly the local malishia or garrison are tasked with routine mantance of the town's defences.

Eg Vagh Veg seems to be abandoned at first. There are people present, working their trades and going about their business like any community, it’s just they are absurdly quiet. Just as you start to think there might be trouble, you see most of them are smiling, quietly exchanging words with a friend, or simply enjoying the day as they work. It reminds you of an evening at home as everyone dined, having run out of things to talk about and embraced the savory meal before them.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

Eg Vagh Veg possesses an older civil lighting system consisting of street lamps. These lights provide nighttime illumination to most city streets.

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

Eg Vagh Veg 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 Vagh Veg's bank was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is characterized by dynamic designs and complex architectural plan forms; intended to heighten feelings of motion and sensuality, and frequently based on the oval. It made extensive and extreme use of: Grandeur, Contrast, Curves and twists, Rich surface treatments, Gilded statuary, Bright colors, Vividly painted ceilings, Fragmented or deliberately incomplete elements, Large-scale frescoes, Dramatic central projections on an external facade, the use of plaster, stucco, or marble finishing, Illusory effects such as trompe l’oeil, and pear-shaped domes. While beloved by the nobility, the common folk tended to despise the style due to the massive consumption of resources required for even a small building constructed in this style.

In Eg Vagh Veg all of the cats speak in a dead language.

The Blink Dog near Eg Vagh Veg are known to be a mutant strain of the creature.

Eg Vagh Veg's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in autumn and involves consuming a local toxin to channel Transmutation energies of tier 1 via proclamations.

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 Vagh Veg Census Data: Year 2000

337 of Eg Vagh Veg's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 23 work in Agriculture
• 75 work as Craftsmen
• 25 work as Merchants
• 58 work as Service Workers
• 32 work as General Laborers
• 12 work as Skilled Laborers
• 45 work as Civil Servants
• 32 work in Cottage Industries
• 17 work as Artists
• 18 work in Produce Industries

797 of Eg Vagh Veg's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 23 (2%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Eg Vagh Veg is known for its well built pedestrian paths, which include foot bridges to cross the main street at several high-traffic areas.

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History

Eg Vagh Veg used to be more prosperous, but something happened relatively long ago that left it a shrunken shadow of its former self. If the settlement is prosperous, the locals often lament how much more they could have had. If the settlement is not prosperous, the locals blame their ill fortunes on that event. Reminders of this better time can be found in many places within Eg Vagh Veg.

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century, Eg Vagh Veg was attacked by a group of guerrilla fighters. The details of the conflict are hazy at best due to many conflicting accounts. What is known is Eg Vagh Veg lost 101 people, 399 livestock, and 32 buildings. The conflict ended after roughly 73, when members of Eg Vagh Veg's militia enacted an operation to delay the operations of the enemy. The operation was complicated by the officer in charge of Eg Vadväq She's forces was incompetent, and issue many foolish and-or unprofessional orders. The conflict ended with pitched battle between both forces, which ended in a crushing defeat for Eg Vagh Veg's forces. The war is remembered in legend by Eg Vagh Veg's bards, historians, and legend keepers.

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