Ella Vnël Hadfow

Ella Vnël Hadfow (/ˈella/ /vnɛl/ [nice] [dove]) is a subtropical Large City located in the I̽lökri̽ Moot of the Rosid.

The name Ella Vnël Hadfow is derived from the Goblin language, as Ella Vnël Hadfow was founded by Khymdrurth, who was culturaly Wood Elf.

Climate

Ella Vnël Hadfow has a yearly average temperature of 16°C (60°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 26°C (78°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cold 6°C (42°F). Ella Vnël Hadfow receives an average of 151 cm/y (59 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the fall. Ella Vnël Hadfow covers an area of nearly 206 km² (82 mi²), and an average elevation of 2808 m (9212 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Ella Vnël Hadfow was founded durring the early 12th century in fall of the year 1100, by Khymdrurth. The establishment of the new community went well, with no major obsticles durring construction.

Ella Vnël Hadfow was built using the conventions of Wood Elf durring the early 12th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Ella Vnël Hadfow is no diffrent. The city'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.

Ella Vnël Hadfow is buildings are arranged within a network of broad cobblestone streets which form a rectangular grid, where each block verries in size given the proximity of the paralell streets forming each section. The ocasional smaller block has been used to construct a park, plaza, and other communal structures. The city is defended by arcane means. It's hard to spot at first, but there's a tell tell shimmer in the air arround Ella Vnël Hadfow, and you can spot the ocasional warding glyph carved into a rock or tree all arround town. These mystical defences are ancient, unknowable, and unassailable by current means... Assuming everything is in working order. Otherwise, the wards are little more than a deathtrap. The city's Relic of the World That Was have recently undergone extensive repairs and renovations, such that the repairwork is imeadiently apparent and can be spotted due to the diffring ages of materials. One can't help but wonder what brought the need for those repairs to the city.

A look around Ella Vnël Hadfow gives you an uneasy feeling. Everything is just a little too worn down, a little too dirty, or both. No one makes eye contact. Kids play quietly, but happily. Occasionally a passerby glances at you out of the corner of their eye, staring just long enough for it to be uncomfortable. A second look around Ella Vnël Hadfow makes it abundantly clear the city suffered something horrible some time ago. It's as if the town itself is depressed. Smiles are few, cheer is nowhere to be had.

Civic Infrastructure

Ella Vnël Hadfow possesses a city-wide Aethary Link which provides Aethary access anywhere within its metropolitan. This allows citizens who can afford the relevant devices access in their places of work, and rarely homes.

Ella Vnël Hadfow has an animal control department which works to enforce local ordinances relating to the control, impoundment, and disposition of animals.

Ella Vnël Hadfow 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 Ella Vnël Hadfow. They are also responsible for the maintenance of these features. Notably, the OCG is not responsible for Ella Vnël Hadfow's parks.

Ella Vnël Hadfow has an Office of Civil Vicary, which is responsible for providing a livelyhood for all officialy recognised religious figures within Ella Vnël Hadfow.

Ella Vnël Hadfow has a government-funded child care program, overseen by the local Department of Nursemaids, which is responsible for providing childcare to working-class citizens according to local ordinances.

Ella Vnël Hadfow 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.

Ella Vnël Hadfow has a Guild of Nurses, which is tasked with caring for the elderly and infirm in accordance with local ordinances, religious values, and customs.

Ella Vnël Hadfow has a Department of Firefighters, which is responsible for organizing fire fighting efforts during a fire and enforcing local ordinances relating to fire safety.

Ella Vnël Hadfow 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.

Ella Vnël Hadfow 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.

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

Ella Vnël Hadfow has an Theological Academy which trains clergy in various arcane and theological topics required for their occupations.

Ella Vnël Hadfow 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 Large City. Ella Vnël Hadfow's grid is powered by an arcane means.

Ella Vnël Hadfow's old civil lighting system was converted to Galvanic Lamps recently, and expanded to provide nighttime illumination to all city streets.

Ella Vnël Hadfow has a first rate hospital which caters to anyone in need of long term medical care.

Ella Vnël Hadfow has a library, which keeps a large collection of books, scrolls, and archives all manner of physical items. While not open to the public, the librarians and scholars employed by the library will assist anyone with their research needs, and wealthy individuals can purchase membership to access the library's materials themselves. In spite of being generally closed to the public, the library has a room with several Aether Linked devices available to the public during business hours.

Ella Vnël Hadfow 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 Ella Vnël Hadfow's natural decorations nor waterways.

Ella Vnël Hadfow has a Guild of Roadworkers, who are responsible for maintaining the roadways and public paths within town. They also have the duty of enforcing all civil laws relating to the roadways.

Ella Vnël Hadfow 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.

Ella Vnël Hadfow 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.

Ella Vnël Hadfow 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

Ella Vnël Hadfow's town hall 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 Ella Vnël Hadfow the utterance of expletives is impossible within city limits. This has changed as the limits have changed, but has not kept up with slang, or swearing in foreign languages.

The Spider, Skull (Tiny) near Ella Vnël Hadfow are known to be a mutant strain of the creature.

Ella Vnël Hadfow's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in winter and involves consuming a local toxin to channel Illusion energies of tier 2 via guttural bellowing.

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.

Ella Vnël Hadfow Census Data: Year 2000

18500 of Ella Vnël Hadfow's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 970 work in Agriculture
• 4191 work as Craftsmen
• 1470 work as Merchants
• 2784 work as Service Workers
• 1871 work as General Laborers
• 750 work as Skilled Laborers
• 2724 work as Civil Servants
• 1689 work in Cottage Industries
• 1036 work as Artists
• 1015 work in Produce Industries

29454 of Ella Vnël Hadfow's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 978 (2%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

A great magical Working has been a critical part of Ella Vnël Hadfow since its creation, but now it's beginning to decay. It may function only intermittently, now, or its effects may have curdled into something double-edged. The locals have no idea how to fix it, and indeed, it may not be possible to repair it with modern science or sorcery.

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century a local hero by the name of secured a clean water supply for . One of Ella Vnël Hadfow's festivals remembers the hero.

History