Lyid Ale̜k Kez

Lyid Ale̜k Kez (/ljid/ /ˈale̜k/ [hot; warm] [medium]) is a subtropical Town located in the Kōhyöqüe Moot of the Viceroyalty of Rosid.

The name Lyid Ale̜k Kez is derived from the Wood Elvish language, as Lyid Ale̜k Kez was founded by Haych́ Gharthat, who was culturaly Wood Elven.

Climate

Lyid Ale̜k Kez 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 7°C (44°F). Lyid Ale̜k Kez receives an average of 152 cm/y (59 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the fall. Lyid Ale̜k Kez covers an area of nearly 4 km² (1 mi²), and an average elevation of 2948 m (9671 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Lyid Ale̜k Kez was founded durring the early 14th century in spring of the year 1319, by Haych́ Gharthat. The establishment of the new community went well, with no major obsticles durring construction.

Lyid Ale̜k Kez was built using the conventions of Wood Elven durring the early 14th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Lyid Ale̜k Kez is no diffrent. The town'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.

Lyid Ale̜k Kez is buildings are arranged arrounded highly ordered system of broad cobblestone 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 is protected by a series of wooden fences ringing the town's parimiter, which are likly intended to keep varrious beasts out of town rather than protect it from attack by any intelegent agents. Lyid Ale̜k Kez's bare minimum defences are in an unremarkable state. To some, this is the ideal sate for defences to be in. In need of absoutly nothing, and ready to serve the town as needed.

Lyid Ale̜k Kez has the unmistakable air of a town on its last legs. Everything is a bit slipshod and ramshackle. Everyone is at work, or drinking. No one has anything in their eyes other than fear and despair. Whatever industry once fueled Lyid Ale̜k Kez ’s existence has dried up and the town is drifting down the stream of history as it dries up. Likely due to this, Lyid Ale̜k Kez is, in a word, disorder. People seem to be allowed to do as they please with little harmoney to anything. It feels less like a town, and more like a spot people just happened to have homes. One cannot help but wonder what Lyid Ale̜k Kez was like during the glorydays.

Civic Infrastructure

Lyid Ale̜k Kez has an Office of Civil Vicary, which is responsible for providing a livelyhood for all officialy recognised religious figures within Lyid Ale̜k Kez.

Lyid Ale̜k Kez 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.

Lyid Ale̜k Kez has a Department of Firefighters, which is responsible for organizing fire fighting efforts during a fire and enforcing local ordinances relating to fire safety.

Lyid Ale̜k Kez 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.

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

Lyid Ale̜k Kez has a first rate hospital which caters to anyone in need of long term medical care.

Lyid Ale̜k Kez has a Parks and Recreation Department, which is responsible for the construction, management, and usage rights for all of its parks and parklands.

Lyid Ale̜k Kez 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

Lyid Ale̜k Kez's mayor's house was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used makes use of a large oblong hall or building with double colonnades and a semicircular apse and symmetrical central-plan, resulting in buildings with a square central mass and four arms of equal length. Decorative features included domed rooves, arches, soaring spaces, and sumptuous decoration: marble columns and inlay, mosaics on the vaults, inlaid-stone pavements, and sometimes gold coffered ceilings.

Due to the actions of local Kami, winter is skipped in Lyid Ale̜k Kez.

The Dlurgraven near Lyid Ale̜k Kez are known to be a mutant strain of the creature.

Lyid Ale̜k Kez's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in spring and involves ritual combat to channel Necromancy 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.

Lyid Ale̜k Kez Census Data: Year 2000

355 of Lyid Ale̜k Kez's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 23 work in Agriculture
• 76 work as Craftsmen
• 29 work as Merchants
• 59 work as Service Workers
• 33 work as General Laborers
• 12 work as Skilled Laborers
• 56 work as Civil Servants
• 32 work in Cottage Industries
• 16 work as Artists
• 19 work in Produce Industries

790 of Lyid Ale̜k Kez's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 23 (2%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

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

POI

History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century a local hero by the name of killed a tyrannical who had controlled Lyid Ale̜k Kez for years. One of Lyid Ale̜k Kez's festivals remembers the hero.

History