Iyuzeld Dräf-durk

Iyuzeld Dräf-durk (/drɑf/ /durk/ [ignorant] [owl]) is a subtropical Town located in Wyvernhedge Dutchy, Trïpghe Kingdom, within the United Kingdom of Undermountain.

The name Iyuzeld Dräf-durk is derived from the Gnollish language, as Iyuzeld Dräf-durk was founded by Ihzeh vyim Glə˞filf, who was culturaly Gnollish.

Climate

Iyuzeld Dräf-durk has a yearly average temperature of 13°C (55°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 27°C (80°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a freezing 0°C (32°F). Iyuzeld Dräf-durk receives an average of 229 cm/y (90 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of snow during the pleasantly short winter months. Iyuzeld Dräf-durk covers an area of nearly 4 km² (1 mi²), and an average elevation of 2036 m (6679 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Iyuzeld Dräf-durk was founded durring the early 15th century in fall of the year 1450, by Ihzeh vyim Glə˞filf. The establishment of Iyuzeld Dräf-durk was somewhat plagued by a lack of willing colonists, leading to Ihzeh vyim Glə˞filf electing to pay people to resettle in Iyuzeld Dräf-durk.

Iyuzeld Dräf-durk was built using the conventions of Gnollish durring the early 15th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Iyuzeld Dräf-durk is no diffrent. The town'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.

Iyuzeld Dräf-durk is buildings are arranged arround a network of crampt packed earth streets which form a diagonal shaped 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 town resides behind a palisade wall complete with battlments, a moat, and timber gatehouses with drawbridges. The town's robustly designed timber walls are visibly old, but also obviously maintained semi-regularly. Its likly the local malishia or garrison are tasked with ocasional mantance of the towns defences.

A quick look in any direction shows Iyuzeld Dräf-durk is filled with vices. There are many taverns, brothels are advertising their services on the streets, cardsharks are plying their illicit trade within public squairs, and every shop has at least three signs advertising various sales on goods. That alone wouldn’t be too noticeable, if it wasn’t just so omnipresent and overwhelmingly how the people of this town live. Or if the general public wasn’t so enthusiastically, openly, and merrily participating in these activities.

Civic Infrastructure

Iyuzeld Dräf-durk has an Office of Civil Vicary, which is responsible for providing a livelyhood for all officialy recognised religious figures within Iyuzeld Dräf-durk.

Iyuzeld Dräf-durk 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.

Iyuzeld Dräf-durk 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.

Iyuzeld Dräf-durk 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.

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

Iyuzeld Dräf-durk has a Parks and Recreation Department, which is responsible for the construction, management, and usage rights for all of its parks and parklands.

Iyuzeld Dräf-durk 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.

Iyuzeld Dräf-durk 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

Two or more groups of citizens within Iyuzeld Dräf-durk hate each other. Their neighbors or the local law have kept things from too-overt violence, but members of the groups will constantly interfere with their rivals and cause whatever misery they can get away with. This hate may spring from recent events, or it may be an inherited spite from old wrongs.

Iyuzeld Dräf-durk's garrison was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is inspired by the natural world, characterized by sinuous, sculptural, organic shapes, arches, curving lines, and sensual ornamentation. Common motifs included stylized versions of leaves, flowers, vines, insects, animals, and other natural elements. Decorative elements found on the inside and outside of buildings include intricate mosaic work, curved windows, and decorative trim work. .

In Iyuzeld Dräf-durk there are unidentifiable people in the fog, but it seems to be okay.

The Herd Animal, Elk near Iyuzeld Dräf-durk are known to be a mutant strain of the creature.

Iyuzeld Dräf-durk's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in spring and involves ritual combat to channel Augury energies of tier 1 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.

Iyuzeld Dräf-durk Census Data: Year 2000

343 of Iyuzeld Dräf-durk's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 23 work in Agriculture
• 77 work as Craftsmen
• 24 work as Merchants
• 56 work as Service Workers
• 32 work as General Laborers
• 11 work as Skilled Laborers
• 53 work as Civil Servants
• 32 work in Cottage Industries
• 15 work as Artists
• 20 work in Produce Industries

701 of Iyuzeld Dräf-durk's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 78 (7%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Due to a magical anomaly, Iyuzeld Dräf-durk is directly accessible from a nearby river, despite the lack of a physical connection between the town's pond and the river.

POI

History

The the a warhammer of Chronomancy, an a warhammer imbued with notable amounts of Chronomancy energies was created near Iyuzeld Dräf-durk by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century.

History