Ot Valz Cewkez

Ot Valz Cewkez (/ot/ /valz/ [pregnant] [message]) is a subtropical Large City located in Z̄eqimuku Hold, Unzarbadzah Province, within the United Kingdom of Undermountain.

The name Ot Valz Cewkez is derived from the Dwarven language, as Ot Valz Cewkez was founded by Botfly Swarms Zehndtubckexu, who was culturaly Dwarvern.

Climate

Ot Valz Cewkez has a yearly average temperature of 15°C (59°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a pleasant 23°C (73°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cold 7°C (44°F). Ot Valz Cewkez receives an average of 124 cm/y (48 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of snow during the pleasantly short winter months. Ot Valz Cewkez covers an area of nearly 467 km² (186 mi²), and an average elevation of 4806 m (15767 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Ot Valz Cewkez was founded durring the late 12th century in spring of the year 1068, by Botfly Swarms Zehndtubckexu. The establishment of Ot Valz Cewkez suffered from many setbacks, delays, and obsticles, most notably a group of Ot Valz Cewkez which required millitary assistance exterminate before the community could finish being built.

Ot Valz Cewkez was built using the conventions of Dwarvern durring the late 12th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Ot Valz Cewkez 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.

Ot Valz Cewkez is is constructed arround a semi-circular narrow paverstone mainstreet, 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. Ot Valz Cewkez'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.

A look around Ot Valz Cewkez gives you a feeling of distrust and paranoia. Also greed. The locals seem to be very much into scholastic pursuits, based on the hushed, murmured conversations you hear at least. Everyone in Ot Valz Cewkez acts like they have discovered something wondrous, and are worried they will endure some horrible fate so another can take what they’ve discovered for themselves.

Civic Infrastructure

Ot Valz Cewkez possesses a city-wide Aethary Link which provides Aethary access anywhere within its metropolitan. This allows citizens who can afford the relevant devices access in their places of work, and rarely homes.

Ot Valz Cewkez has an animal control department which works to enforce local ordinances relating to the control, impoundment, and disposition of animals.

Ot Valz Cewkez 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 Ot Valz Cewkez. They are also responsible for the maintenance of these features. Notably, the OCG is not responsible for Ot Valz Cewkez's parks.

Ot Valz Cewkez has an Office of Civil Vicary, which is responsible for providing a livelyhood for all officialy recognised religious figures within Ot Valz Cewkez.

Ot Valz Cewkez 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.

Ot Valz Cewkez 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.

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

Ot Valz Cewkez has a Department of Firefighters, which is responsible for organizing fire fighting efforts during a fire and enforcing local ordinances relating to fire safety.

Ot Valz Cewkez 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.

Ot Valz Cewkez 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.

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

Ot Valz Cewkez has an Millitary Academy which trains military officers and specilists.

Ot Valz Cewkez 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. Ot Valz Cewkez's grid is powered by a direct leyline tap.

Ot Valz Cewkez's old civil lighting system was converted to Galvanic Lamps recently, and expanded to provide nighttime illumination to all city streets.

Ot Valz Cewkez has a first rate hospital which caters to anyone in need of long term medical care.

Ot Valz Cewkez has a library, which keeps a large collection of books, scrolls, and archives all manner of physical items. While not open to the public, the librarians and scholars employed by the library will assist anyone with their research needs, and wealthy individuals can purchase membership to access the library's materials themselves. In spite of being generally closed to the public, the library has a room with several Aether Linked devices available to the public during business hours.

Ot Valz Cewkez 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 Ot Valz Cewkez's natural decorations nor waterways.

Ot Valz Cewkez 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.

Ot Valz Cewkez 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.

Ot Valz Cewkez 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.

Ot Valz Cewkez is home to a University which provides higher education in a variety of fields, and also serves as a research institute for those same fields.

Cultural Notes

Ot Valz Cewkez's bank was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is famous for its stately symmetry, classical elements, and grand appearance. Columns and pillars, such as Corinthian columns, are often seen supporting open structures or porticos. Symmetry is an important feature of this style, with each half of a building mirroring the other. Domed ceilings and windows grace these buildings, with everything placed in a mathematical arrangement.

In Ot Valz Cewkez rain occurs in reverse with water pooling up from the earth then falling into the skies to from clouds, this unsettles every visitor that sees it.

The Psyche Serpent near Ot Valz Cewkez are known to be quite timid.

Ot Valz Cewkez's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in summer and involves destroying a prepared ritual vessel to channel Truename Magic 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.

Ot Valz Cewkez Census Data: Year 2000

42599 of Ot Valz Cewkez's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 2248 work in Agriculture
• 9694 work as Craftsmen
• 3366 work as Merchants
• 6504 work as Service Workers
• 4446 work as General Laborers
• 1672 work as Skilled Laborers
• 6215 work as Civil Servants
• 3780 work in Cottage Industries
• 2386 work as Artists
• 2288 work in Produce Industries

64761 of Ot Valz Cewkez's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 3320 (3%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

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

POI

History

Ot Valz Cewkez's residents established a new industry (12677 % 6)+1 years ago, and it’s making them a great deal of profit. Old patterns of authority and wealth are being disrupted, and the old gentry are unlikely to be pleased about it. They may be trying to take over the industry, or they may have been the ones to enable it in the first place and are using it to crush the life out of any rival power bases. Outsiders might be playing a major role as well, and it could be they plot to siphon off the profits.

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century a local hero by the name of spared the town from an attack. One of Ot Valz Cewkez's festivals remembers the hero.

History