Eg Yerx̄ab Ehc

Eg Yerx̄ab Ehc (/jerˈxab/ /ɪ̘c/ [rubber (eraser)] [scene]) is a subtropical Town located in Píêtêsè County, Yuttul̄ Kingdom, within the United Kingdom of Undermountain.

The name Eg Yerx̄ab Ehc is derived from the Dwarven language, as Eg Yerx̄ab Ehc was founded by Gemma Zachwafyul̄, who was culturaly Dwarvern.

Climate

Eg Yerx̄ab Ehc has a yearly average temperature of 27°C (80°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a hot 31°C (87°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a pleasant 24°C (75°F). Eg Yerx̄ab Ehc receives an average of 134 cm/y (52 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the spring. Eg Yerx̄ab Ehc covers an area of nearly 5 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 5158 m (16922 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Eg Yerx̄ab Ehc was founded durring the late 10th century, by Gemma Zachwafyul̄. The establishment of the new community went well, though many minor issues had to be solved as time went on. This was enough to delay construction and push back the formal opening ceramony, leading to some embarisment for Gemma Zachwafyul̄.

Eg Yerx̄ab Ehc was built using the conventions of Dwarvern durring the late 10th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Eg Yerx̄ab Ehc 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 Yerx̄ab Ehc is buildings are grouped arround an odd layout of broad flagstone streets, which seems to be based on an overlapping squair patern such that there are small squares at the cornor of every bigger square. Sometimes buildings exist in the smaller squaires, other times they are open spaces, or occupied by temporary structures. The town has a defencive wall made from large clay bricks. The wall is constructed to the exact specifications of millitary fortifications, but the nature of its clay brick construction leaves it vulnerable to even outdated siege equipment. That said, the town is well defended against anything short of an army. The brittle defences have not been wellmaintained over the years, and while functional are in dire need of some loving care and perhapse light renovation.

Before you’ve even set foot into the heart of Eg Yerx̄ab Ehc, you can smell it. The incense. It hangs about the town like a cloud. Monks, priests, and clerics are everywhere, all dedicated to the same god, all performing the same rituals to bless and anoint buildings, streets, people, animals, you name it they are or have blessed it. The same holy symbol is everywhere too. Its on buildings, on people, and even branded into livestock. This certainly loves its god. More than it loves wealth. The town is very clearly poor. Buildings are run down in ways that are not imeadiatly obvious. The people are a bit too thin. The market is very eager to sell to newcomers, but not so eager to buy from them. There’s also a general lack of the hum and buzz of healthy industry in Eg Yerx̄ab Ehc.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

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

Eg Yerx̄ab Ehc 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 Yerx̄ab Ehc's natural decorations nor waterways.

Eg Yerx̄ab Ehc 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 Yerx̄ab Ehc 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 Yerx̄ab Ehc's garrison was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is admittedly strange and non-linear style rooted in defiance of symmetrical shapes. It championed the creation of buildings with a unique visual appearance. the structural norms of classic buildings and deforms or moves away from elementary architectural principles. By including non-linear designs processed into its buildings and favoring fragmentation, this style expressed a form of controlled chaos. Its buildings appear out-of-the-ordinary, draw the eye in immediately and sometimes create a feeling of strangeness. These distorted shapes and structure are not reserved to the building’s outer facade, they destabilize interior elements too, favoring minimalism and play on people’s perceptions by injecting a futuristic touch.

In Eg Yerx̄ab Ehc sometimes, near one of the seasonal solstices, the sun appears to split into three and it rains from a clear sky for several hours.

The Trollkin near Eg Yerx̄ab Ehc are known to be more aggressive than normal.

Eg Yerx̄ab Ehc's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in winter and involves orgies to channel Illusion energies of tier 2 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 Yerx̄ab Ehc Census Data: Year 2000

421 of Eg Yerx̄ab Ehc's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 26 work in Agriculture
• 90 work as Craftsmen
• 32 work as Merchants
• 72 work as Service Workers
• 41 work as General Laborers
• 14 work as Skilled Laborers
• 63 work as Civil Servants
• 40 work in Cottage Industries
• 20 work as Artists
• 23 work in Produce Industries

847 of Eg Yerx̄ab Ehc's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 66 (5%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

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History

Eg Yerx̄ab Ehc is still bloodied by a recent violent conflict. A crushing bandit raid, a lost siege, getting caught at the periphery of a major battle, or some other calamity has inflicted severe damage on the place. Some communities may suffer a longer-term version of this, their youths lost in a grinding, endless battle against some perpetual threat.

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century a local hero by the name of secured a clean water supply for . A small order of knights was founded in 's honor, and bears his name to this day.

History