Qÿhtvehb Qäctt Vec

Qÿhtvehb Qäctt Vec (/foˈlaf/ /vek/ [greedy] [prostitute; whore]) is a subtropical Large City located in Rähuqet Hold, Dähechanxya Kingdom, within the Undermountain.

The name Qÿhtvehb Qäctt Vec is derived from the Sylvin language, as Qÿhtvehb Qäctt Vec was founded by Glelrirth, who was culturaly Undermountain.

Climate

Qÿhtvehb Qäctt Vec has a yearly average temperature of 15°C (59°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a pleasant 25°C (77°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cold 6°C (42°F). Qÿhtvehb Qäctt Vec receives an average of 184 cm/y (72 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of snow during the pleasantly short winter months. Qÿhtvehb Qäctt Vec covers an area of nearly 188 km² (75 mi²), and an average elevation of 8896 m (-13763 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Qÿhtvehb Qäctt Vec was founded durring the early 12th century in fall of the year 1104, by Glelrirth. The establishment of Qÿhtvehb Qäctt Vec was somewhat plagued by a lack of willing colonists, leading to Glelrirth electing to pay people to resettle in Qÿhtvehb Qäctt Vec.

Qÿhtvehb Qäctt Vec was built using the conventions of Undermountain durring the early 12th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Qÿhtvehb Qäctt Vec is no diffrent. The city's buildings feature timber and earth construction, with most buildigns first floors resembling mounds of earth, with subsequent floors appearing as elaborate log cabins, with each building forming a tiered pyramid of sorts fromed from the stack of rectangular, peek roofed cabins. Most wooden bracing, support, and trim is carved with decorative knotwork, and the larger structures even feature painted trim which emphasises the knotwork.

Qÿhtvehb Qäctt Vec is is constructed arround a semi-circular restrictive cobblestone mainstreet, with smaller strait roads linking the circiles to eachother at varrious points. The city rests behind a thick wall made from clay bricks. The wall has all of the proper fortifications and is well made. Unfortuantly the nature of clay brick leaves it quite vulnerable to siege equipment, though the thickness of the wall lends it simmilar resistnace to a thinner hardrock wall. The millitarily questionable fortifications have not been wellmaintained over the years, and while functional are in dire need of some loving care and perhapse light renovation.

A look around Qÿhtvehb Qäctt Vec gives you an uneasy feeling. Everything is just a little too worn down, a little too dirty, or both. No one makes eye contact. Kids play quietly, but happily. Occasionally a passerby glances at you out of the corner of their eye, staring just long enough for it to be uncomfortable. This all rests atop the unmistakable impression the town is one of the strictest places imaginable. Everyone’s actions are clearly directed by laws they keep in heart and mind at all times. Orderly byond order is a phrase which Qÿhtvehb Qäctt Vec brings to mind.

Civic Infrastructure

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

Qÿhtvehb Qäctt Vec has an animal control department which works to enforce local ordinances relating to the control, impoundment, and disposition of animals.

Qÿhtvehb Qäctt Vec 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 Qÿhtvehb Qäctt Vec. They are also responsible for the maintenance of these features. Notably, the OCG is not responsible for Qÿhtvehb Qäctt Vec's parks.

Qÿhtvehb Qäctt Vec has an Office of Civil Vicary, which is responsible for providing a livelyhood for all officialy recognised religious figures within Qÿhtvehb Qäctt Vec.

Qÿhtvehb Qäctt Vec 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.

Qÿhtvehb Qäctt Vec 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.

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

Qÿhtvehb Qäctt Vec has a Department of Firefighters, which is responsible for organizing fire fighting efforts during a fire and enforcing local ordinances relating to fire safety.

Qÿhtvehb Qäctt Vec 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.

Qÿhtvehb Qäctt Vec 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.

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

Qÿhtvehb Qäctt Vec has an Administrative Academy which trains individuals in the administrative arts.

Qÿhtvehb Qäctt Vec 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. Qÿhtvehb Qäctt Vec's grid is powered by an arcane means.

Qÿhtvehb Qäctt Vec possesses an older civil lighting system consisting of street lamps. In spite of the Galvanic Grid, these lights continue to use their old fule sources to provide nighttime illumination to all city streets.

Qÿhtvehb Qäctt Vec has a first rate hospital which caters to anyone in need of long term medical care.

Qÿhtvehb Qäctt Vec 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.

Qÿhtvehb Qäctt Vec 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 Qÿhtvehb Qäctt Vec's natural decorations nor waterways.

Qÿhtvehb Qäctt Vec 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.

Qÿhtvehb Qäctt Vec 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.

Qÿhtvehb Qäctt Vec 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.

Qÿhtvehb Qäctt Vec 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

Religious leaders are influential in almost any community, but in Qÿhtvehb Qäctt Vec they make up the final authorities. It may be an explicit theocracy, with rule by the clerics of a particular faith, or a temple might be so important and powerful that the official leaders are helpless to resist its will. The locals can be expected to be loyal adherents to the faith, or else the less pious majority is deeply intimidated by the religion’s believers.

Qÿhtvehb Qäctt Vec's town hall 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. .

Due to the actions of local Kami, spring is recurring in Qÿhtvehb Qäctt Vec.

The Corpse Rook near Qÿhtvehb Qäctt Vec are known to be almost tame, such that they can be put to domestic use.

Qÿhtvehb Qäctt Vec's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in summer and involves reenactments to channel Illusion energies of tier 1 via proclamations.

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.

Qÿhtvehb Qäctt Vec Census Data: Year 2000

16812 of Qÿhtvehb Qäctt Vec's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 999 work in Agriculture
• 3726 work as Craftsmen
• 1355 work as Merchants
• 2568 work as Service Workers
• 1722 work as General Laborers
• 675 work as Skilled Laborers
• 2536 work as Civil Servants
• 1442 work in Cottage Industries
• 931 work as Artists
• 858 work in Produce Industries

24534 of Qÿhtvehb Qäctt Vec's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 3112 (7%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Qÿhtvehb Qäctt Vec is known for its odd use of round-a-bouts, small ring roads used in place of intersections.

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century was struck by a great wind storm. A great funnel cloud itself touched down in Qÿhtvehb Qäctt Vec, bringing twisting winds which killed 249 people, 102 livestock, and 76 buildings in the disaster.. The disaster is generally remembered as the Howling Winds of Agony.

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