E̜stial Vreköd Hadfow

E̜stial Vreköd Hadfow (/ˈe̜stjal/ /ˈvreko˞d/ [careful] [protection]) is a temperate City located in the Wokki̽k Moot of the Rosid.

The name E̜stial Vreköd Hadfow is derived from the Goblin language, as E̜stial Vreköd Hadfow was founded by Fyêmeg̈m, who was culturaly Wood Elf.

Climate

E̜stial Vreköd Hadfow has a yearly average temperature of 12°C (53°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 26°C (78°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a freezing -2°C (29°F). E̜stial Vreköd Hadfow receives an average of 146 cm/y (57 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of snow during the pleasantly short winter months. E̜stial Vreköd Hadfow covers an area of nearly 30 km² (12 mi²), and an average elevation of 5052 m (16574 ft) above sea level.

Overview

E̜stial Vreköd Hadfow was founded durring the late 16th century in winter of the year 1485, by Fyêmeg̈m. The establishment of E̜stial Vreköd Hadfow was plagued by a lack of willing colonists. After attempts to pay people to resettle failed Fyêmeg̈m struck deals with nearby nations and communities to establish E̜stial Vreköd Hadfow as a prison colony.

E̜stial Vreköd Hadfow was built using the conventions of Wood Elf durring the late 16th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and E̜stial Vreköd Hadfow is no diffrent. The city'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.

E̜stial Vreköd Hadfow is is constructed arround a series of narrow flagstone mainstreets which form overlapping circles, with smaller strait roads linking the circiles to eachother at varrious points. The city 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 city's walls are naturaly much larger than those of forts or castles. Therefore, the construction such a wall is most expencive. E̜stial Vreköd Hadfow's buget focused wall would serve its community well in battle in spite of looking unimpressive compared to castles and fortresses. The city's top tier civilian fortifications are visibly old, but also obviously well maintained. Its likly the local malishia or garrison are tasked with routine mantance of the city's defences.

The first thing you notice about E̜stial Vreköd Hadfow is the large sign at the entrance welcoming you to their humble city. Children come up to you and say hi, some asking if you’ve fought any big monsters, and others just zipping away after their hello. The adults are much the same. By the time you’ve made it a significant way into the town you’ve been invited to a tavern for a pint to drink in exchange for news of the world. You’ve also had no less than three older women give you a sweetroll and direct your attention to their still unmarried children. It would be creepy if it wasn't so sincere.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

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

E̜stial Vreköd 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.

E̜stial Vreköd 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.

E̜stial Vreköd 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.

E̜stial Vreköd 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.

E̜stial Vreköd 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.

E̜stial Vreköd 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.

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

E̜stial Vreköd Hadfow possesses an older civil lighting system consisting of street lamps. These lights provide nighttime illumination to most city streets.

E̜stial Vreköd 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 E̜stial Vreköd Hadfow's natural decorations nor waterways.

E̜stial Vreköd 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.

E̜stial Vreköd 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.

E̜stial Vreköd 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.

Cultural Notes

E̜stial Vreköd Hadfow's bank was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is known primarily for its use of abstraction and simplicity. Clean lines, right angles, and primary colors characterized this aesthetic and art movement expressed via architecture and paintings. Its design ethos allows only primary colors and non-colors, only squares and rectangles, only straight and horizontal or vertical lines. Vertical and horizontal lines are positioned in layers or planes that do not intersect, thereby allowing each element to exist independently and unobstructed by other elements. These seemingly impossible principals for an architectural style coalesces into structures which most experts find hard to put into words. It is not that their geometry is impossible, but rather the style's attempt at producing works only describable visually was most successful..

In E̜stial Vreköd Hadfow snow is warm to the touch and does not melt within city limits. Also it only happens during summer.

The Yothga near E̜stial Vreköd Hadfow are known to be more aggressive than normal.

E̜stial Vreköd Hadfow's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in summer and involves performance art to channel Chronomancy energies of tier 1 via moments of science.

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.

E̜stial Vreköd Hadfow Census Data: Year 2000

2621 of E̜stial Vreköd Hadfow's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 143 work in Agriculture
• 587 work as Craftsmen
• 218 work as Merchants
• 408 work as Service Workers
• 265 work as General Laborers
• 108 work as Skilled Laborers
• 370 work as Civil Servants
• 236 work in Cottage Industries
• 142 work as Artists
• 144 work in Produce Industries

4321 of E̜stial Vreköd Hadfow's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 214 (3%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Due to a magical anomaly, E̜stial Vreköd Hadfow is directly accessible from a nearby river, despite the lack of a physical connection between the town's pond and the river.

POI

History

E̜stial Vreköd Hadfow 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 E̜stial Vreköd Hadfow.

The the a Plackart of Augury, an a Plackart imbued with great amounts of Augury energies was created in E̜stial Vreköd Hadfow by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century.

History