Tḩaw̄th Ē̄ä Vǖy

Tḩaw̄th Ē̄ä Vǖy (/θɒ̄ð/ /ǣæ/ [blunt] [locker]) is a subtropical Large Town located in the Zǔlēmsaw̌fr Provence of the Kingdom of Hobben.

The name Tḩaw̄th Ē̄ä Vǖy is derived from the Goblin language, as Tḩaw̄th Ē̄ä Vǖy was founded by Glith, who was culturaly Hobgoblin.

Climate

Tḩaw̄th Ē̄ä Vǖy has a yearly average temperature of 19°C (66°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 28°C (82°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool 11°C (51°F). Tḩaw̄th Ē̄ä Vǖy receives an average of 71 cm/y (27 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the spring. Tḩaw̄th Ē̄ä Vǖy covers an area of nearly 7 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 3332 m (10931 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Tḩaw̄th Ē̄ä Vǖy was founded durring the late 15th century in summer of the year 1380, by Glith. The establishment of Tḩaw̄th Ē̄ä Vǖy was only bairly constructed. The sheer number of problems with its founding were enough to make several of the backers funding Tḩaw̄th Ē̄ä Vǖy's construction back out of the project. Glith pushed on reguardles, and Tḩaw̄th Ē̄ä Vǖy was finished, but starts off as a terible place to live.

Tḩaw̄th Ē̄ä Vǖy was built using the conventions of Hobgoblin durring the late 15th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Tḩaw̄th Ē̄ä Vǖy is no diffrent. The town's buildings feature plaster covered brickwork used to form structures with an emphasis on symmetry, proportion, geometry and the regularity of parts. Orderly arrangements of columns, pilasters and lintels, as well as the use of semicircular arches, hemispherical domes, niches and aediculae can be found everywhere such that only size of building and yard can be used to measure the general prosparity of a given building's owners due to a general wealthy feeling the style gives off.

Tḩaw̄th Ē̄ä Vǖy is was constructed arround several broad packed earth mainstreets which cross one another at certain axies, with smaller streets branching off of them to premit acess to the many buildings deeper into the road network. The overall fashion is remenessent of a circulatory system, or other organic construct, and is quite effishent in its design. The town 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 town is well defended against anything short of an army. Unfortuantly, these cost-cutting-focused defences are in extreem disrepair, so much so that one cannot tell if they are decaying from a lack of mantance or damage incured.

Something in your gut tells you that you may be unwelcome in Tḩaw̄th Ē̄ä Vǖy. The town seems like it’s not showing you the side of itself it would show to others. People mostly ignore your questions. Many folks ask you to leave their establishments, even before you’ve walked inside them.

Civic Infrastructure

Tḩaw̄th Ē̄ä Vǖy 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 Tḩaw̄th Ē̄ä Vǖy. They are also responsible for the maintenance of these features. Notably, the OCG is not responsible for Tḩaw̄th Ē̄ä Vǖy's parks.

Tḩaw̄th Ē̄ä Vǖy has an Office of Civil Vicary, which is responsible for providing a livelyhood for all officialy recognised religious figures within Tḩaw̄th Ē̄ä Vǖy.

Tḩaw̄th Ē̄ä Vǖy 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.

Tḩaw̄th Ē̄ä Vǖy 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.

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

Tḩaw̄th Ē̄ä Vǖy 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 Town. Tḩaw̄th Ē̄ä Vǖy's grid is powered by an arcane means.

Tḩaw̄th Ē̄ä Vǖy 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 Tḩaw̄th Ē̄ä Vǖy's natural decorations nor waterways.

Tḩaw̄th Ē̄ä Vǖy 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.

Tḩaw̄th Ē̄ä Vǖy 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.

Tḩaw̄th Ē̄ä Vǖy 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.

Tḩaw̄th Ē̄ä Vǖy 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

One or more crime bosses have a powerful influence within Tḩaw̄th Ē̄ä Vǖy. They may control crime within the community itself, or they may use it simply as a safe haven from which to direct their minions elsewhere. Local law enforcement may know all about them, but lack the strength to confront them and their paid or intimidated henchmen.

Tḩaw̄th Ē̄ä Vǖy's mayor's house was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used has a sleek, linear appearance with stylized, often geometric ornamentation. The primary facade of its buildings often featured a series of set backs that create a stepped outline. Low-relief decorative panels can be found at entrances, around windows, along roof edges or as string courses. It was best known for its use of smooth finish building materials such as stucco, concrete block, glazed brick or mosaic tile. Decorative details can incorporate various artistic or exotic motifs to suit the building's function or the architect's whim. Chevrons, zigzags, and other geometrical motifs are common forms of ornament.

Due to the actions of local Kami, spring is short in Tḩaw̄th Ē̄ä Vǖy.

The Mud Elemental, Medium near Tḩaw̄th Ē̄ä Vǖy are known to be quite timid.

Tḩaw̄th Ē̄ä Vǖy's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in winter and involves bloodletting to channel Conjuration energies of tier 2 via guttural bellowing.

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.

Tḩaw̄th Ē̄ä Vǖy Census Data: Year 2000

555 of Tḩaw̄th Ē̄ä Vǖy's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 33 work in Agriculture
• 122 work as Craftsmen
• 46 work as Merchants
• 90 work as Service Workers
• 53 work as General Laborers
• 21 work as Skilled Laborers
• 85 work as Civil Servants
• 48 work in Cottage Industries
• 26 work as Artists
• 31 work in Produce Industries

1061 of Tḩaw̄th Ē̄ä Vǖy's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 103 (6%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

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

POI

History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century the Kami spared the town a natural disaster. One of Tḩaw̄th Ē̄ä Vǖy's local festivals commemorates this miracle.

History