Shÿy Vägd Ckez

Shÿy Vägd Ckez (/s̼iʤ/ /vəgd/ [map] [guest; patron]) is a subtropical Town located in the Evwåschyothäb Provence of the Kingdom of Hobben.

The name Shÿy Vägd Ckez is derived from the Dwarven language, as Shÿy Vägd Ckez was founded by Härtfewy Ewelochoch Volzqev, who was culturaly Dwarvern.

Climate

Shÿy Vägd Ckez has a yearly average temperature of 25°C (77°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 30°C (86°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a pleasant 21°C (69°F). Shÿy Vägd Ckez receives an average of 266 cm/y (104 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. Shÿy Vägd Ckez covers an area of nearly 5 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 3018 m (9901 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Shÿy Vägd Ckez was founded durring the early 16th century in summer of the year 1522, by Härtfewy Ewelochoch Volzqev. The establishment of Shÿy Vägd Ckez 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.

Shÿy Vägd Ckez was built using the conventions of Dwarvern durring the early 16th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Shÿy Vägd Ckez 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.

Shÿy Vägd Ckez is is constructed arround a semi-circular premissive split-log ties mainstreet, with smaller strait roads linking the circiles to eachother at varrious points. The town sits behind an impressive looking clay brick wall. The wall is notable for querried stone blocks being used to renforce the clay bricks in the expected manner and locations. While the wall was built to the exact specifications of modern fortifications, one has to wonder why the money invested into creating such a well fortified wall wasnt spent on a less impressive looking wall crated from sturdier materials. Shÿy Vägd Ckez's walls would endure a brief bombardment, but only from light siege weapons. It seems more likly the town's walls were not designed with defence in mind but rather lending the town a certain air with visitors. Shÿy Vägd Ckez's boondoggle-of-a-fortified wall are suffering from significent damage, so much so that examples can be pointed to no matter which section one might have within their line of site, and most of which render sections inoperable at present.

Right off the bat Shÿy Vägd Ckez hits you in the face with its success. Everyone, even the peasants, are dressed in well made clothing. Every tool and implement you can see is finely made, and people will boast to you as obvious strangers of the wonders which can be found in their markets. More interestingly is a total lack of beggars, and plenty of new buildings are going up even as you speak. Somehow this town has come into quite a lot of wealth, and recently from the looks of things. The new wealth has created some worrying attitudes in many passers by, such that it’s clear new laws have recently been enacted and enforced with such extreme scrutiny the locals seem to be going about their day as if by clockwork.

Civic Infrastructure

Shÿy Vägd Ckez 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 Shÿy Vägd Ckez. They are also responsible for the maintenance of these features. Notably, the OCG is not responsible for Shÿy Vägd Ckez's parks.

Shÿy Vägd Ckez has an Office of Civil Vicary, which is responsible for providing a livelyhood for all officialy recognised religious figures within Shÿy Vägd Ckez.

Shÿy Vägd Ckez 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.

Shÿy Vägd Ckez 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.

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

Shÿy Vägd Ckez 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 Town. Shÿy Vägd Ckez's grid is powered by a boiler and turbine based power plant.

Shÿy Vägd Ckez 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 Shÿy Vägd Ckez's natural decorations nor waterways.

Shÿy Vägd Ckez 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.

Shÿy Vägd Ckez 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.

Cultural Notes

Shÿy Vägd Ckez's chapel 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 short in Shÿy Vägd Ckez.

The Elusa Hound near Shÿy Vägd Ckez are known to be more aggressive than normal.

Shÿy Vägd Ckez's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in summer and involves bloodletting to channel Wild Magic energies of tier 3 via oratory performances.

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.

Shÿy Vägd Ckez Census Data: Year 2000

432 of Shÿy Vägd Ckez's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 25 work in Agriculture
• 92 work as Craftsmen
• 34 work as Merchants
• 70 work as Service Workers
• 45 work as General Laborers
• 16 work as Skilled Laborers
• 65 work as Civil Servants
• 42 work in Cottage Industries
• 20 work as Artists
• 23 work in Produce Industries

931 of Shÿy Vägd Ckez's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 27 (2%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Shÿy Vägd Ckez is centered around a major pilgrimage site. This may be a religious location of importance to a major faith, or it may be a more secular institution that draws the traffic, like a famous academy or the remains of some wondrous ancient work. Considerable local tension likely exists over controlling the access to the site and maximizing the profits from foreign visitors.

The roads leading into Shÿy Vägd Ckez possess a great number of switchbacks. While designed for defense, they mostly wind up pissing everyone trying to take goods to town right the hell off.

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History

The the a chainmail hauberk of Illusion, an a chainmail hauberk imbued with potent amounts of Illusion energies was created near Shÿy Vägd Ckez by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century.

History