Räz Cehreld Roz

Räz Cehreld Roz (/cɪ̘ˈreld/ /roz/ [exactly] [premiere]) is a subtropical Large City located in the Zophtevub̄ Provence of the Hobben.

The name Räz Cehreld Roz is derived from the Sylvin language, as Räz Cehreld Roz was founded by Shaihr, who was culturaly Undermountain.

Climate

Räz Cehreld Roz has a yearly average temperature of 28°C (82°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a hot 32°C (89°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a pleasant 25°C (77°F). Räz Cehreld Roz receives an average of 258 cm/y (101 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. Räz Cehreld Roz covers an area of nearly 256 km² (102 mi²), and an average elevation of 8838 m (-13953 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Räz Cehreld Roz was founded durring the early 14th century in fall of the year 1300, by Shaihr. The establishment of Räz Cehreld Roz suffered from several major issues, resulting in the need to develop many solutions to basic problems. Problems such as a lack of fresh water, logistical support, poor quality tools, and the odd monster or two. Howeaver, these were overcome in time.

Räz Cehreld Roz was built using the conventions of Undermountain durring the early 14th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Räz Cehreld Roz is no diffrent. The city'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.

Räz Cehreld Roz is buildings are arranged within a network of narrow split-log ties streets which form a rectangular grid, where each block verries in size given the proximity of the paralell streets forming each section. The ocasional smaller block has been used to construct a park, plaza, and other communal structures. The city rests behind a set of well fortified walls, with gatehouses, watch towers, and battlments. Räz Cehreld Roz's walls are, howeaver, fashioned from stone and timber. While unorthadox, the design looks to be functional to a reasonable degree. With luck, the untested design will remain untested for years to come. The unusual yet seemingly effective fortifications has suffered a visible ammount of structural damage, leaving them effectivly useless. One can't help but wonder why the has not yet effected repairs.

Räz Cehreld Roz is not quite well. Something happened here, perhapse recently, perhapse long ago. Whatever it was, it settled into the very soul of the city like a festering wound. The people go about their day well enough, but there’s a tention in the air you can cut with a knife.

Civic Infrastructure

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

Räz Cehreld Roz has an animal control department which works to enforce local ordinances relating to the control, impoundment, and disposition of animals.

Räz Cehreld Roz 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 Räz Cehreld Roz. They are also responsible for the maintenance of these features. Notably, the OCG is not responsible for Räz Cehreld Roz's parks.

Räz Cehreld Roz has an Office of Civil Vicary, which is responsible for providing a livelyhood for all officialy recognised religious figures within Räz Cehreld Roz.

Räz Cehreld Roz 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.

Räz Cehreld Roz 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.

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

Räz Cehreld Roz has a Department of Firefighters, which is responsible for organizing fire fighting efforts during a fire and enforcing local ordinances relating to fire safety.

Räz Cehreld Roz 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.

Räz Cehreld Roz 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.

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

Räz Cehreld Roz has an Arcane Academy which provides higher education in the arcane sciences.

Räz Cehreld Roz 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. Räz Cehreld Roz's grid is powered by a god's will and kindness.

Räz Cehreld Roz 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.

Räz Cehreld Roz has a first rate hospital which caters to anyone in need of long term medical care.

Räz Cehreld Roz 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.

Räz Cehreld Roz 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 Räz Cehreld Roz's natural decorations nor waterways.

Räz Cehreld Roz 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.

Räz Cehreld Roz 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.

Räz Cehreld Roz 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.

Räz Cehreld Roz 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

Räz Cehreld Roz's garrison was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is which made use of the classical orders and mathematically precise ratios of height and width combined with a desire for symmetry, proportion, and harmony. It used columns, pediments, arches and domes are imaginatively in buildings of all types. Decorative features were seen as largely unnecessary as the sheer beauty of the structure itself was often close to art. However, many buildings with large ceiling spaces had their ceilings decorated with elaborate paintings, simply because the large flat spaces could feel wasted.

In Räz Cehreld Roz the utterance of expletives is impossible within city limits. This has changed as the limits have changed, but has not kept up with slang, or swearing in foreign languages.

The Gremlin near Räz Cehreld Roz are known to be quite timid.

Räz Cehreld Roz's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in spring and involves orgies to channel Summoning energies of tier 1 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.

Räz Cehreld Roz Census Data: Year 2000

22697 of Räz Cehreld Roz's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 1250 work in Agriculture
• 5088 work as Craftsmen
• 1875 work as Merchants
• 3483 work as Service Workers
• 2285 work as General Laborers
• 925 work as Skilled Laborers
• 3267 work as Civil Servants
• 2039 work in Cottage Industries
• 1279 work as Artists
• 1206 work in Produce Industries

32504 of Räz Cehreld Roz's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 4800 (8%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Many of Räz Cehreld Roz’s structures date back to the ancient past and a long-vanished culture. They have unique architectural traits, perhaps being made of some strange substance or with uncanny qualities. The locals find them too useful or too durable to destroy, but the buildings often have unpleasant little surprises in their under-explored corners, and there may be greater structures still buried by long ages beneath Räz Cehreld Roz’s streets.

The center of Räz Cehreld Roz's town square was built around an ancient standing stone.

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century, Räz Cehreld Roz was attacked by a renegade group of the army. The details of the conflict are hazy at best due to many conflicting accounts. What is known is Räz Cehreld Roz lost 295 people, 295 livestock, and 63 buildings. The conflict ended after roughly 60, when members of Räz Cehreld Roz's militia enacted an operation to deliver a message to a particular ruin, then reinforce it. The operation was complicated by the officers in charge fight among themselves, weakening the army as a whole. The conflict ended with pitched battle between both forces, which ended in a crushing defeat for Räz Cehreld Roz's forces. The war is remembered in legend by Räz Cehreld Roz's bards, historians, and legend keepers.

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