Ītherdm Mbaw̋ër Vǖy

Ītherdm Mbaw̋ër Vǖy (/θɒ̄ð/ /mbɒ̋ɜː/ [blunt] [gyroscope]) is a subtropical Town located in the Zǔlēmsaw̌fr Provence of the Kingdom of Hobben.

The name Ītherdm Mbaw̋ër Vǖy is derived from the Goblin language, as Ītherdm Mbaw̋ër Vǖy was founded by Goúi̊, who was culturaly Hobgoblin.

Climate

Ītherdm Mbaw̋ër Vǖy has a yearly average temperature of 21°C (69°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 29°C (84°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool 13°C (55°F). Ītherdm Mbaw̋ër Vǖy receives an average of 79 cm/y (31 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the spring. Ītherdm Mbaw̋ër Vǖy covers an area of nearly 4 km² (1 mi²), and an average elevation of 2948 m (9671 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Ītherdm Mbaw̋ër Vǖy was founded durring the late 14th century in winter of the year 1282, by Goúi̊. The establishment of Ītherdm Mbaw̋ër Vǖy was somewhat plagued by a lack of willing colonists, leading to Goúi̊ electing to pay people to resettle in Ītherdm Mbaw̋ër Vǖy.

Ītherdm Mbaw̋ër Vǖy was built using the conventions of Hobgoblin durring the late 14th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Ītherdm Mbaw̋ër Vǖy is no diffrent. The town's buildings feature masoned stone construction which prominantly features pointed arches, pointed ribbed vault cielings, flying buttress', and window tracery all of which share a simmilar gemoetetic patern halfway between organic and inorganic in design formaing a very distinct aesthetically integrated style. BUildings tend to reach for the havens, and more expencive homes are easily identified by their floor count as well as the addition of decorative features intigrated into the building's design such as statues, gargoyals, and embelished joinery.

Ītherdm Mbaw̋ër Vǖy is buildings are arranged arrounded highly ordered system of crampt paverstone streets which form octogonal paterns, allowing the incides of the octagons to be common grounds for the buildings on the edges, be it for parkland, yardspace, plazas, or markets. The town has a defencive wall made from querried stone. The wall is equipped with a full set of battlments but the nature of its construction methodology leaves it somewhat vulnerable to siege equipment. That said, the town is well defended against anything short of an army. Astonishigly, the cost-cutting-focused defences are in pristine condishion, as if they had just been finished before you laied eyes upon them.

Right off the bat Ītherdm Mbaw̋ër Vǖy hits you in the face with its success. Everyone, even the peasants, are dressed in well made clothing. Every tool and implement you can see is finely made, and people will boast to you as obvious strangers of the wonders which can be found in their markets. More interestingly is a total lack of beggars, and plenty of new buildings are going up even as you speak. Many of those buildings are schools, scriptoriums, and even one college. One can only wonder what knowledge the town has come into.

Civic Infrastructure

Ītherdm Mbaw̋ër Vǖy has an Office of Civil Vicary, which is responsible for providing a livelyhood for all officialy recognised religious figures within Ītherdm Mbaw̋ër Vǖy.

Ītherdm Mbaw̋ër Vǖy 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.

Ītherdm Mbaw̋ër Vǖy 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.

Ītherdm Mbaw̋ër Vǖy 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.

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

Ītherdm Mbaw̋ër Vǖy has a Parks and Recreation Department, which is responsible for the construction, management, and usage rights for all of its parks and parklands.

Ītherdm Mbaw̋ër Vǖy 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.

Cultural Notes

The law within Ītherdm Mbaw̋ër Vǖy is highly corrupt, or does not apply to certain favored groups or castes. Strangers might be fleeced by local lawmen, evildoers can be absolved by a payment, and powerful gentry do as they please.

Ītherdm Mbaw̋ër Vǖy's garrison was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used which employed abundant symbolic geometry, using pure forms such as the circle and square, and plans are based on often symmetrical layouts featuring rectangular courtyards and halls. These structures were is decorated with carved stone or stucco reliefs and made use of colorful stone mosaics..

Due to the actions of local Kami, summer is long in Ītherdm Mbaw̋ër Vǖy.

The Dlurgraven near Ītherdm Mbaw̋ër Vǖy are known to be quite timid.

Ītherdm Mbaw̋ër Vǖy's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in autumn and involves drinking to channel Transmutation energies of tier 3 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.

Ītherdm Mbaw̋ër Vǖy Census Data: Year 2000

335 of Ītherdm Mbaw̋ër Vǖy's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 23 work in Agriculture
• 74 work as Craftsmen
• 25 work as Merchants
• 57 work as Service Workers
• 33 work as General Laborers
• 11 work as Skilled Laborers
• 47 work as Civil Servants
• 32 work in Cottage Industries
• 16 work as Artists
• 17 work in Produce Industries

759 of Ītherdm Mbaw̋ër Vǖy's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 22 (2%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

The center of Ītherdm Mbaw̋ër Vǖy's town square was built around an ancient standing stone.

POI

History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century the Kami ended a drought plaguing Ītherdm Mbaw̋ër Vǖy. One of Ītherdm Mbaw̋ër Vǖy's local festivals commemorates this miracle.

History