Zdö Hiw Gri

Zdö Hiw Gri (/zdo˞/ /hiw/ [sophisticated; intricate] [ferry]) is a subtropical Small City located in the Zde̜ze̜ Moot of the Rosid.

The name Zdö Hiw Gri is derived from the Goblin language, as Zdö Hiw Gri was founded by Curulaeril, who was culturaly Wood Elf.

Climate

Zdö Hiw Gri has a yearly average temperature of 19°C (66°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 27°C (80°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool 11°C (51°F). Zdö Hiw Gri receives an average of 153 cm/y (60 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the fall. Zdö Hiw Gri covers an area of nearly 10 km² (4 mi²), and an average elevation of 2802 m (9192 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Zdö Hiw Gri was founded durring the early 15th century in winter of the year 1426, by Curulaeril. 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 Curulaeril.

Zdö Hiw Gri was built using the conventions of Wood Elf durring the early 15th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Zdö Hiw Gri 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.

Zdö Hiw Gri is buildings are arranged arrounded highly ordered system of crampt packed earth 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 is protected by a renforced stone fence which sits atop earthwork defences, for some of the best inexpencive defences a city of Zdö Hiw Gri's size could have. The well-designed, yet cheep have not been wellmaintained over the years, and while functional are in dire need of some loving care and perhapse light renovation.

Zdö Hiw Gri has a very calm atmosphere. People can be seen relaxing, scocilizing, and going about all manner of business other than the daily grind. Men, women, children, all can be seen enjoying life in a laid-back way in the many parks which line Zdö Hiw Gri’s streets.

Civic Infrastructure

Zdö Hiw Gri has an animal control department which works to enforce local ordinances relating to the control, impoundment, and disposition of animals.

Zdö Hiw Gri 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 Zdö Hiw Gri. They are also responsible for the maintenance of these features. Notably, the OCG is not responsible for Zdö Hiw Gri's parks.

Zdö Hiw Gri has an Office of Civil Vicary, which is responsible for providing a livelyhood for all officialy recognised religious figures within Zdö Hiw Gri.

Zdö Hiw Gri 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.

Zdö Hiw Gri 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.

Zdö Hiw Gri 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.

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

Zdö Hiw Gri 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 Zdö Hiw Gri's natural decorations nor waterways.

Zdö Hiw Gri 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.

Zdö Hiw Gri 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.

Zdö Hiw Gri 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

Zdö Hiw Gri's garrison was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is characterized by dynamic designs and complex architectural plan forms; intended to heighten feelings of motion and sensuality, and frequently based on the oval. It made extensive and extreme use of: Grandeur, Contrast, Curves and twists, Rich surface treatments, Gilded statuary, Bright colors, Vividly painted ceilings, Fragmented or deliberately incomplete elements, Large-scale frescoes, Dramatic central projections on an external facade, the use of plaster, stucco, or marble finishing, Illusory effects such as trompe l’oeil, and pear-shaped domes. While beloved by the nobility, the common folk tended to despise the style due to the massive consumption of resources required for even a small building constructed in this style.

Due to the actions of local Kami, summer is long in Zdö Hiw Gri.

The Sylph near Zdö Hiw Gri are known to be more aggressive than normal.

Zdö Hiw Gri's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in winter and involves orgies to channel Truename Magic energies of tier 2 via throat singing.

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.

Zdö Hiw Gri Census Data: Year 2000

833 of Zdö Hiw Gri's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 49 work in Agriculture
• 186 work as Craftsmen
• 66 work as Merchants
• 133 work as Service Workers
• 85 work as General Laborers
• 31 work as Skilled Laborers
• 124 work as Civil Servants
• 73 work in Cottage Industries
• 42 work as Artists
• 44 work in Produce Industries

1448 of Zdö Hiw Gri's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 145 (6%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Zdö Hiw Gri 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.

Zdö Hiw Gri is known for its unusual rock formations.

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History

The the a katar of Truename Magic, an a katar imbued with potent amounts of Truename Magic energies was created in Zdö Hiw Gri by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century.

History