E̜styǟkur Ëde̜d Gri

E̜styǟkur Ëde̜d Gri (/e̜sˈtjaːkur/ /ˈɛde̜d/ [shiny] [echo]) is a subtropical Large City located in the Zde̜ze̜ Moot of the Rosid.

The name E̜styǟkur Ëde̜d Gri is derived from the Goblin language, as E̜styǟkur Ëde̜d Gri was founded by Glimias, who was culturaly Wood Elf.

Climate

E̜styǟkur Ëde̜d Gri has a yearly average temperature of 19°C (66°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 27°C (80°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool 11°C (51°F). E̜styǟkur Ëde̜d Gri receives an average of 154 cm/y (60 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the fall. E̜styǟkur Ëde̜d Gri covers an area of nearly 76 km² (30 mi²), and an average elevation of 2936 m (9632 ft) above sea level.

Overview

E̜styǟkur Ëde̜d Gri was founded durring the late 17th century in late winter of the year 1659, by Glimias. The establishment of E̜styǟkur Ëde̜d Gri was only bairly constructed. The sheer number of problems with its founding were enough to make several of the backers funding E̜styǟkur Ëde̜d Gri's construction back out of the project. Glimias pushed on reguardles, and E̜styǟkur Ëde̜d Gri was finished, but starts off as a terible place to live.

E̜styǟkur Ëde̜d Gri was built using the conventions of Wood Elf durring the late 17th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and E̜styǟkur Ëde̜d Gri is no diffrent. The city's buildings feature delicute timber framework hidden behind layer upon layer of finly ground plaster bleached to an almost glossy white sheen, with green clay tiled roofs and decorative brass-leafed trim. Even the smallest, poorest looking structures appear to be expencive thanks to the extreem elegence of the organic shapes and paterns going into their lofty, spire-y, vagly gothic designs. The more well off folks live in identicle homes, save for even shiner trim and a more whimsical appearance to their structures flowing forms.

E̜styǟkur Ëde̜d Gri is buildings are arranged arround a network of narrow worn bedrock streets which form a grid, where each square verries in size given the proximity of the paralell streets forming each section. The ocasional smaller square has been used to construct a park, plaza, and other communal structures. The city posesses a mighty albit amaturly crafted stone wall. It was built using querried stone blocks and posesses all of the standard defencive features, including a few watch towers. While it would last against a siege, the wall's outdated and simplistic construction method percludes the possability of E̜styǟkur Ëde̜d Gri weathering a full scale bombardment durring a siege. The city's budget focused millitary grade defenses 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.

Even the most brief look arround E̜styǟkur Ëde̜d Gri has a good chance of putting a church or shrine into the center of your view. The city is most certainly a god fearing community. It’s also definitely a god loving community. THe streetcornors are occupied by preachers, with the occasional intersection playing host to an actually friendly debate relating to the merits of various gods. Even the less popular as well as the less politically loved gods seem to have a space in E̜styǟkur Ëde̜d Gri, there’s even shrines to gods known to the region only through hearsay.

Civic Infrastructure

E̜styǟkur Ëde̜d Gri possesses a Aethary Link for its accademic, government, and financial institutions. Public Aethary access is available through one or more of these intitutions.

E̜styǟkur Ëde̜d Gri has an animal control department which works to enforce local ordinances relating to the control, impoundment, and disposition of animals.

E̜styǟkur Ëde̜d Gri 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 E̜styǟkur Ëde̜d Gri. They are also responsible for the maintenance of these features. Notably, the OCG is not responsible for E̜styǟkur Ëde̜d Gri's parks.

E̜styǟkur Ëde̜d Gri has an Office of Civil Vicary, which is responsible for providing a livelyhood for all officialy recognised religious figures within E̜styǟkur Ëde̜d Gri.

E̜styǟkur Ëde̜d Gri 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.

E̜styǟkur Ëde̜d Gri 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.

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

E̜styǟkur Ëde̜d Gri has a Department of Firefighters, which is responsible for organizing fire fighting efforts during a fire and enforcing local ordinances relating to fire safety.

E̜styǟkur Ëde̜d Gri 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.

E̜styǟkur Ëde̜d Gri 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.

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

E̜styǟkur Ëde̜d Gri has an Administrative Academy which trains individuals in the administrative arts.

E̜styǟkur Ëde̜d Gri 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. E̜styǟkur Ëde̜d Gri's grid is powered by a boiler and turbine based power plant.

E̜styǟkur Ëde̜d Gri's old civil lighting system was converted to Galvanic Lamps recently, and expanded to provide nighttime illumination to all city streets.

E̜styǟkur Ëde̜d Gri has a first rate hospital which caters to anyone in need of long term medical care.

E̜styǟkur Ëde̜d Gri has a library, which keeps a large collection of books, scrolls, and archives all manner of physical items. The library is open to the public, including the Aether Link.

E̜styǟkur Ëde̜d Gri 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 E̜styǟkur Ëde̜d Gri's natural decorations nor waterways.

E̜styǟkur Ëde̜d Gri 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.

E̜styǟkur Ëde̜d Gri 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.

E̜styǟkur Ëde̜d Gri 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

E̜styǟkur Ëde̜d Gri's town hall was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is characterized by their massive, monolithic and 'blocky' appearance with a rigid geometric style. It was best known for its rough, unfinished surfaces, unusual shapes, heavy-looking materials, straight lines, and small windows. Modular elements were often used to form masses representing specific functional zones, grouped into a unified whole.

Due to the actions of local Kami, autumn is long in E̜styǟkur Ëde̜d Gri.

The Sylph near E̜styǟkur Ëde̜d Gri are known to be quite timid.

E̜styǟkur Ëde̜d Gri's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in summer and involves bloodletting to channel Transmutation energies of tier 2 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.

E̜styǟkur Ëde̜d Gri Census Data: Year 2000

6807 of E̜styǟkur Ëde̜d Gri's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 380 work in Agriculture
• 1501 work as Craftsmen
• 560 work as Merchants
• 1061 work as Service Workers
• 693 work as General Laborers
• 274 work as Skilled Laborers
• 955 work as Civil Servants
• 648 work in Cottage Industries
• 374 work as Artists
• 361 work in Produce Industries

10429 of E̜styǟkur Ëde̜d Gri's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 907 (5%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

E̜styǟkur Ëde̜d Gri is uncommonly rich, not only for the gentry but for the common citizens as well. They may produce a valuable good, oversee precious resource extraction, have special economic favors from the ruler, or simply have inherited a vast body of infrastructure. Their neighbors likely view them with envy, and outside raiders and exploiters find them an ideal target.

E̜styǟkur Ëde̜d Gri is known for its unusual rock formations.

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century, E̜styǟkur Ëde̜d Gri was attacked by soldiers from another nation, waging a greater campaign. The details of the conflict are hazy at best due to many conflicting accounts. What is known is E̜styǟkur Ëde̜d Gri lost 129 people, 216 livestock, and 96 buildings. The conflict ended after roughly 68, when members of E̜styǟkur Ëde̜d Gri's militia enacted an operation to break a siege of a particular ruin. The operation was complicated by a trusted officer who turned traitor and defects. The conflict ended with pitched battle between both forces, which ended in a stalemate for E̜styǟkur Ëde̜d Gri's forces. The war is remembered in legend by E̜styǟkur Ëde̜d Gri's bards, historians, and legend keepers.

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