Väbnoye Låcu Ÿhkphÿh

Väbnoye Låcu Ÿhkphÿh (/dujc/ /lɑːˈku/ [blank] [chain; link]) is a subtropical Large City located in the Ekÿckyewl̄ärt Provence of the Hobben.

The name Väbnoye Låcu Ÿhkphÿh is derived from the Sylvin language, as Väbnoye Låcu Ÿhkphÿh was founded by Êbrg̈gfë, who was culturaly Undermountain.

Climate

Väbnoye Låcu Ÿhkphÿh has a yearly average temperature of 24°C (75°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 29°C (84°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool 20°C (68°F). Väbnoye Låcu Ÿhkphÿh receives an average of 118 cm/y (46 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the spring. Väbnoye Låcu Ÿhkphÿh covers an area of nearly 234 km² (93 mi²), and an average elevation of 4932 m (16181 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Väbnoye Låcu Ÿhkphÿh was founded durring the late 14th century in winter of the year 1279, by Êbrg̈gfë. The establishment of the new community went well, with no major obsticles durring construction.

Väbnoye Låcu Ÿhkphÿh was built using the conventions of Undermountain durring the late 14th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Väbnoye Låcu Ÿhkphÿh 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.

Väbnoye Låcu Ÿhkphÿh is buildings are speckled and packed arround broad cobblestone streets with seemingly no patern to them. It appears as if the city's residents simply built streets as they pleased and squeazed buildings in wherever and howeave rpossible, creating an organic, frustrating to navigate, maze of a city. The city resides behind a palisade wall complete with battlments, a moat, and timber gatehouses with drawbridges. The city's robustly designed timber walls have recently undergone extensive repairs and renovations, such that the repairwork is imeadiently apparent and can be spotted due to the diffring ages of materials. One can't help but wonder what brought the need for those repairs to the city.

Right off the bat Väbnoye Låcu Ÿhkphÿh 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 city has come into quite a lot of wealth, and recently from the looks of things. It’s easy to see where their wealth comes from the more you look arround. Every aspect of the city has been developed with care and great thought. The people themselves act deliberately and with care in even the simplest of daily actions.

Civic Infrastructure

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

Väbnoye Låcu Ÿhkphÿh has an animal control department which works to enforce local ordinances relating to the control, impoundment, and disposition of animals.

Väbnoye Låcu Ÿhkphÿh 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 Väbnoye Låcu Ÿhkphÿh. They are also responsible for the maintenance of these features. Notably, the OCG is not responsible for Väbnoye Låcu Ÿhkphÿh's parks.

Väbnoye Låcu Ÿhkphÿh has an Office of Civil Vicary, which is responsible for providing a livelyhood for all officialy recognised religious figures within Väbnoye Låcu Ÿhkphÿh.

Väbnoye Låcu Ÿhkphÿh 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.

Väbnoye Låcu Ÿhkphÿh 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.

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

Väbnoye Låcu Ÿhkphÿh has a Department of Firefighters, which is responsible for organizing fire fighting efforts during a fire and enforcing local ordinances relating to fire safety.

Väbnoye Låcu Ÿhkphÿh 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.

Väbnoye Låcu Ÿhkphÿh 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.

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

Väbnoye Låcu Ÿhkphÿh has an Millitary Academy which trains military officers and specilists.

Väbnoye Låcu Ÿhkphÿh 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. Väbnoye Låcu Ÿhkphÿh's grid is powered by an arcane means.

Väbnoye Låcu Ÿhkphÿh 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.

Väbnoye Låcu Ÿhkphÿh has a first rate hospital which caters to anyone in need of long term medical care.

Väbnoye Låcu Ÿhkphÿh has a library, which keeps a large collection of books, scrolls, and archives all manner of physical items. The library is open to the public, including the Aether Link.

Väbnoye Låcu Ÿhkphÿh 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 Väbnoye Låcu Ÿhkphÿh's natural decorations nor waterways.

Väbnoye Låcu Ÿhkphÿh 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.

Väbnoye Låcu Ÿhkphÿh 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.

Väbnoye Låcu Ÿhkphÿh 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.

Väbnoye Låcu Ÿhkphÿh 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

There’s a relatively new religion in Väbnoye Låcu Ÿhkphÿh which is rapidly gaining power. It might be a sectarian offshoot of a major faith, the unique product of a new prophet, or an outside faith backed by wealthy and powerful foreign supporters. Depending on the demands made on believers, the new faith may be a matter of concern only to the existing clergy, or it might be a major flashpoint for conflict in the community.

Väbnoye Låcu Ÿhkphÿh's mayor's house was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is best known for its functional shapes, abstract shapes used sparingly for decor, simple color schemes, holistic design, and basic industrial materials. Its simple designs were created to be beautiful, functional, and mass-producible. The style used little to no embellishment or ornamentation, instead drawing attention to the streamlined design, such as flat roofs to create a simple, geometric look. The simplicity masks the style's nearly sinister functionality, as every last feature is designed to guide the people living in the building in how to make the most efficient use of the structure.

In Väbnoye Låcu Ÿhkphÿh rainbows form quite often above the Large City.

The Mud Elemental, Small near Väbnoye Låcu Ÿhkphÿh are known to be a mutant strain of the creature.

Väbnoye Låcu Ÿhkphÿh's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in spring and involves consuming a local toxin to channel Transmutation energies of tier 2 via speaking in tongues.

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.

Väbnoye Låcu Ÿhkphÿh Census Data: Year 2000

20618 of Väbnoye Låcu Ÿhkphÿh's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 1159 work in Agriculture
• 4622 work as Craftsmen
• 1717 work as Merchants
• 3035 work as Service Workers
• 2177 work as General Laborers
• 840 work as Skilled Laborers
• 3013 work as Civil Servants
• 1803 work in Cottage Industries
• 1160 work as Artists
• 1092 work in Produce Industries

30936 of Väbnoye Låcu Ÿhkphÿh's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 3880 (7%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century the Kami spared the town from the rampage of a legendary monster. One of Väbnoye Låcu Ÿhkphÿh's local festivals commemorates this miracle.

History