Vēkávo-rji Rudnoplu

Vēkávo-rji Rudnoplu (/vjeˈxɑi/ /rji/ [kit] [face; front; character; facade; mask]) is a subtropical Large Town located in Zdíhirgùmvíhme County, Égávoakwu Kingdom, within the United Kingdom of Undermountain.

The name Vēkávo-rji Rudnoplu is derived from the Gnollish language, as Vēkávo-rji Rudnoplu was founded by Veahn vyim Roxlendyutsɪxt, who was culturaly Gnollish.

Climate

Vēkávo-rji Rudnoplu has a yearly average temperature of 16°C (60°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 27°C (80°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cold 6°C (42°F). Vēkávo-rji Rudnoplu receives an average of 150 cm/y (59 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the fall. Vēkávo-rji Rudnoplu covers an area of nearly 6 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 4160 m (13648 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Vēkávo-rji Rudnoplu was founded durring the early 15th century in fall of the year 1402, by Veahn vyim Roxlendyutsɪxt. The establishment of Vēkávo-rji Rudnoplu was somewhat plagued by a lack of willing colonists, leading to Veahn vyim Roxlendyutsɪxt electing to pay people to resettle in Vēkávo-rji Rudnoplu.

Vēkávo-rji Rudnoplu was built using the conventions of Gnollish durring the early 15th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Vēkávo-rji Rudnoplu is no diffrent. The town'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.

Vēkávo-rji Rudnoplu is buildings are located arround a single crampt cobblestone mainstreet which forms a clockwise spiral to give the town a over all circular shape. 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. Vēkávo-rji Rudnoplu's cost-cutting-focused defences 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.

Vēkávo-rji Rudnoplu is not quite well. Something happened here, perhapse recently, perhapse long ago. Whatever it was, it settled into the very soul of the town 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. You get the terrible feeling that whatever it was, the wound it left will simply never heal. This town is as a necropolice.

Civic Infrastructure

Vēkávo-rji Rudnoplu 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 Vēkávo-rji Rudnoplu. They are also responsible for the maintenance of these features. Notably, the OCG is not responsible for Vēkávo-rji Rudnoplu's parks.

Vēkávo-rji Rudnoplu has an Office of Civil Vicary, which is responsible for providing a livelyhood for all officialy recognised religious figures within Vēkávo-rji Rudnoplu.

Vēkávo-rji Rudnoplu 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.

Vēkávo-rji Rudnoplu 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.

Vēkávo-rji Rudnoplu 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.

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

Vēkávo-rji Rudnoplu 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. Vēkávo-rji Rudnoplu's grid is powered by an arcane means.

Vēkávo-rji Rudnoplu's old civil lighting system was converted to Galvanic Lamps recently, and expanded to provide nighttime illumination to all city streets.

Vēkávo-rji Rudnoplu 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 Vēkávo-rji Rudnoplu's natural decorations nor waterways.

Vēkávo-rji Rudnoplu 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.

Vēkávo-rji Rudnoplu 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.

Vēkávo-rji Rudnoplu 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

Vēkávo-rji Rudnoplu's citizens locals enjoy many vices and lustful appetites. They may have religious sanction for their deeds, or neighbors might trade with them for such things, or they could be followers of some ideology that blesses such pursuits. Their economy or their social organization is usually heavily reliant on such traffic, and to ensure its continuance they may have made bargains with various mortal and immortal powers.

Vēkávo-rji Rudnoplu's bank 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 Vēkávo-rji Rudnoplu rainbows form quite often above the Large Town.

The Dlurgraven near Vēkávo-rji Rudnoplu are known to be more aggressive than normal.

Vēkávo-rji Rudnoplu's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in winter and involves bloodletting to channel Transmutation 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.

Vēkávo-rji Rudnoplu Census Data: Year 2000

527 of Vēkávo-rji Rudnoplu's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 32 work in Agriculture
• 119 work as Craftsmen
• 42 work as Merchants
• 81 work as Service Workers
• 52 work as General Laborers
• 18 work as Skilled Laborers
• 81 work as Civil Servants
• 50 work in Cottage Industries
• 25 work as Artists
• 27 work in Produce Industries

1023 of Vēkávo-rji Rudnoplu's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 98 (6%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Due to a magical anomaly, Vēkávo-rji Rudnoplu is directly accessible from a nearby river, despite the lack of a physical connection between the town's pond and the river.

POI

History

The the a labratory of Augury, an a labratory imbued with great amounts of Augury energies was created near Vēkávo-rji Rudnoplu by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century.

History