Räz Oyvȳ̈b Ett

Räz Oyvȳ̈b Ett (/ojˈvjib/ /ett/ [beautiful] [road; street; trail; artery]) is a temperate Large City located in Zophtegubu Hold, Dakyehgdew Kingdom, within the Undermountain.

The name Räz Oyvȳ̈b Ett is derived from the Sylvin language, as Räz Oyvȳ̈b Ett was founded by Reidduibelyn, who was culturaly Undermountain.

Climate

Räz Oyvȳ̈b Ett has a yearly average temperature of 16°C (60°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a cool 19°C (66°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool 13°C (55°F). Räz Oyvȳ̈b Ett receives an average of 256 cm/y (100 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the spring. Räz Oyvȳ̈b Ett covers an area of nearly 225 km² (90 mi²), and an average elevation of 1980 m (6496 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Räz Oyvȳ̈b Ett was founded durring the early 13th century in fall of the year 1220, by Reidduibelyn. The establishment of the new community went well, though many minor issues had to be solved as time went on. This was enough to delay construction and push back the formal opening ceramony, leading to some embarisment for Reidduibelyn.

Räz Oyvȳ̈b Ett was built using the conventions of Undermountain durring the early 13th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Räz Oyvȳ̈b Ett 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.

Räz Oyvȳ̈b Ett is buildings are arranged arrounded highly ordered system of narrow paverstone streets which form hexical 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 city 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 city 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.

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

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

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

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

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

Räz Oyvȳ̈b Ett has an Millitary Academy which trains military officers and specilists.

Räz Oyvȳ̈b Ett 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 Oyvȳ̈b Ett's grid is powered by a direct leyline tap.

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

Räz Oyvȳ̈b Ett 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 Oyvȳ̈b Ett 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 Oyvȳ̈b Ett's natural decorations nor waterways.

Räz Oyvȳ̈b Ett 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 Oyvȳ̈b Ett 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 Oyvȳ̈b Ett 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 Oyvȳ̈b Ett 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 Oyvȳ̈b Ett's bank was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used embraces individualism and experimentation. It emerged as a movement against traditional, classical styles and sought to make buildings dynamic and fun while breaking the rules. The style incorporated elements of previous architectural styles in exaggerated and whimsical ways. Traditional, conservative leanings were void in this era, with most scholars of architecture agreeing it was a time of “anything goes.”.

In Räz Oyvȳ̈b Ett all of the cats speak the local language with prefect diction.

The Thoqqua near Räz Oyvȳ̈b Ett are known to be a mutant strain of the creature.

Räz Oyvȳ̈b Ett's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in summer and involves reenactments to channel Transmutation energies of tier 1 via recitation of poetic epics.

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 Oyvȳ̈b Ett Census Data: Year 2000

20054 of Räz Oyvȳ̈b Ett's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 1148 work in Agriculture
• 4540 work as Craftsmen
• 1608 work as Merchants
• 3073 work as Service Workers
• 2014 work as General Laborers
• 819 work as Skilled Laborers
• 2851 work as Civil Servants
• 1793 work in Cottage Industries
• 1115 work as Artists
• 1093 work in Produce Industries

29959 of Räz Oyvȳ̈b Ett's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 3192 (6%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Räz Oyvȳ̈b Ett has a substantial mill pond located a short distance from town.

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History

Räz Oyvȳ̈b Ett is in secret rebellion against their ostensible liege, having cut deals with his enemies, plotted to betray him for their own gain, or bridled under his tyranny and sought a better lord. The community’s leadership is all in on this plot, and outside viceroys or representatives are being kept carefully ignorant of the reality. The common folk may be oblivious to the truth, though they’ll doubtless have felt the same motivations and promptings that convinced their leaders to turn traitor.

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century several years of heavy rains culminated in a peculiar disaster. A great hole opened up beneath Räz Oyvȳ̈b Ett, swallowing large sections of the community. Räz Oyvȳ̈b Ett lost 172 people, 149 livestock, and 45 buildings in the disaster. This disaster is often refereed to as The Cursed Fates Swallowing.

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