Ēji Hu-whänd

Ēji Hu-whänd (/hu/ /whæ̝nd/ [tired (needing sleep); tired (needing rest)] [trunk (of tree); stem]) is a subtropical Large City located in the Folousia Province of the Confederation of Goblin Tribes.

The name Ēji Hu-whänd is derived from the Gnollish language, as Ēji Hu-whänd was founded by Hylgith vyim Rolɑrtɑeplə˞rd, who was culturaly Gnollish.

Climate

Ēji Hu-whänd has a yearly average temperature of 12°C (53°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a pleasant 25°C (77°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a freezing -1°C (31°F). Ēji Hu-whänd receives an average of 293 cm/y (115 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of snow during the pleasantly short winter months. Ēji Hu-whänd covers an area of nearly 269 km² (107 mi²), and an average elevation of 3114 m (10216 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Ēji Hu-whänd was founded durring the late 14th century in summer of the year 1352, by Hylgith vyim Rolɑrtɑeplə˞rd. The establishment of Ēji Hu-whänd was somewhat plagued by a lack of willing colonists, leading to Hylgith vyim Rolɑrtɑeplə˞rd electing to pay people to resettle in Ēji Hu-whänd.

Ēji Hu-whänd was built using the conventions of Gnollish durring the late 14th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Ēji Hu-whänd is no diffrent. The city's buildings feature stone brick construction with most buildings posessing towers, turrets, dormers, and wide wrap-around porches. An extreem emphasis on decorative features and emblishments can be seen even on the poorest of homes and makes even the most humble of structures seem a bit regal.

Ēji Hu-whänd is buildings are arranged arrounded a highly ordered system of premissive canals streets which form triangular 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 rests behind the absurdity that is a thick, timber braced, wall made of clay bricks. While visualy impressive and certainly an astetic, Ēji Hu-whänd's wall provides no actual defence against siege equipment due to the choice of its cosntruction materials. Even nonexperts can tell the town is trying to impress rather than defend with its walls, towers, and gatehouses. Though admittedly, they do look nice... To primitive tribals who have never seen fortifications before. The city's political statment focused walls are visibly old, but also obviously maintained semi-regularly. Its likly the local malishia or garrison are tasked with ocasional mantance of the citys defences.

A look around Ēji Hu-whänd is like a look into a broken heart which long ago fell to corruption. There is no planning, no organization. Everyone here clearly goes about their own thing with little thought to anyone around them who isn’t selling something they need… unless of course, they would be an easy target for some robbery. The city has truly fallen to evil.

Civic Infrastructure

Ēji Hu-whänd possesses a Aethary Link for its accademic, government, and financial institutions. Public Aethary access is available through one or more of these intitutions.

Ēji Hu-whänd has an animal control department which works to enforce local ordinances relating to the control, impoundment, and disposition of animals.

Ēji Hu-whänd 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 Ēji Hu-whänd. They are also responsible for the maintenance of these features. Notably, the OCG is not responsible for Ēji Hu-whänd's parks.

Ēji Hu-whänd has an Office of Civil Vicary, which is responsible for providing a livelyhood for all officialy recognised religious figures within Ēji Hu-whänd.

Ēji Hu-whänd 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.

Ēji Hu-whänd 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.

Ēji Hu-whänd has a Guild of Nurses, which is tasked with caring for the elderly and infirm in accordance with local ordinances, religious values, and customs.

Ēji Hu-whänd has a Department of Firefighters, which is responsible for organizing fire fighting efforts during a fire and enforcing local ordinances relating to fire safety.

Ēji Hu-whänd 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.

Ēji Hu-whänd 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.

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

Ēji Hu-whänd has an Millitary Academy which trains military officers and specilists.

Ēji Hu-whänd 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. Ēji Hu-whänd's grid is powered by hydrogalvanic generators.

Ēji Hu-whänd's old civil lighting system was converted to Galvanic Lamps recently, and expanded to provide nighttime illumination to all city streets.

Ēji Hu-whänd has a first rate hospital which caters to anyone in need of long term medical care.

Ēji Hu-whänd 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.

Ēji Hu-whänd 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 Ēji Hu-whänd's natural decorations nor waterways.

Ēji Hu-whänd 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.

Ēji Hu-whänd 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.

Ēji Hu-whänd 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.

Ēji Hu-whänd 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

Ēji Hu-whänd's bank was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is characterized by grandeur of scale, simplicity of geometric forms, dramatic use of columns, and a preference for blank walls. This design ethos extended to re-imagining earlier styles of structure to create them anew, with a similar overall look and feel to one another..

Due to the actions of local Kami, spring is skipped in Ēji Hu-whänd.

The Thoqqua near Ēji Hu-whänd are known to be more aggressive than normal.

Ēji Hu-whänd's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in autumn and involves gestures to channel Invocation energies of tier 1 via throat chanting.

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.

Ēji Hu-whänd Census Data: Year 2000

24073 of Ēji Hu-whänd's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 1306 work in Agriculture
• 5506 work as Craftsmen
• 1962 work as Merchants
• 3611 work as Service Workers
• 2451 work as General Laborers
• 1008 work as Skilled Laborers
• 3623 work as Civil Servants
• 2056 work in Cottage Industries
• 1287 work as Artists
• 1263 work in Produce Industries

34160 of Ēji Hu-whänd's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 5063 (8%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Ēji Hu-whänd is accessed from a nearby river via an intricate series of locks.

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History

Ēji Hu-whänd used to be more prosperous, but something happened relatively long ago that left it a shrunken shadow of its former self. If the settlement is prosperous, the locals often lament how much more they could have had. If the settlement is not prosperous, the locals blame their ill fortunes on that event. Reminders of this better time can be found in many places within Ēji Hu-whänd.

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century a local hero by the name of killed a tyrannical who had controlled Ēji Hu-whänd for years. The recitation of the hero's story remains a popular tavern and fair tale.

History