Ēji Kahēka-nig

Ēji Kahēka-nig (/weɪ/ /nig/ [Propername] [lake; pool]) is a subtropical Large City located in Kahenumïjurd Hold, Shanala State, within the United Kingdom of Undermountain.

The name Ēji Kahēka-nig is derived from the Gnollish language, as Ēji Kahēka-nig was founded by Veahn vyim Rovuldeplə˞rd, who was culturaly Gnollish.

Climate

Ēji Kahēka-nig has a yearly average temperature of 16°C (60°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 26°C (78°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cold 7°C (44°F). Ēji Kahēka-nig receives an average of 275 cm/y (108 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. Ēji Kahēka-nig covers an area of nearly 317 km² (126 mi²), and an average elevation of 1448 m (4750 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Ēji Kahēka-nig was founded durring the early 11th century, by Veahn vyim Rovuldeplə˞rd. 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 Veahn vyim Rovuldeplə˞rd.

Ēji Kahēka-nig was built using the conventions of Gnollish durring the early 11th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Ēji Kahēka-nig is no diffrent. The city's buildings feature masoned stone construction which prominantly features pointed arches, pointed ribbed vault cielings, flying buttress', and window tracery all of which share a simmilar gemoetetic patern halfway between organic and inorganic in design formaing a very distinct aesthetically integrated style. BUildings tend to reach for the havens, and more expencive homes are easily identified by their floor count as well as the addition of decorative features intigrated into the building's design such as statues, gargoyals, and embelished joinery.

Ēji Kahēka-nig is buildings are arranged arround a network of crampt cobblestone streets which form a diagonal shaped grid, where each square verries in size given the proximity of the paralell streets forming each section. The ocasional smaller square has been used to construct a park, plaza, and other communal structures. The city rests behind a thick wall made from clay bricks. The wall has all of the proper fortifications and is well made. Unfortuantly the nature of clay brick leaves it quite vulnerable to siege equipment, though the thickness of the wall lends it simmilar resistnace to a thinner hardrock wall. Ēji Kahēka-nig's millitarily questionable fortifications are in an unremarkable state. To some, this is the ideal sate for defences to be in. In need of absoutly nothing, and ready to serve the city as needed.

A look around Ēji Kahēka-nig gives you an uneasy feeling. Everything is just a little too worn down, a little too dirty, or both. No one makes eye contact. Kids play quietly, but happily. Occasionally a passerby glances at you out of the corner of their eye, staring just long enough for it to be uncomfortable. This all rests atop the unmistakable impression the town is one of the strictest places imaginable. Everyone’s actions are clearly directed by laws they keep in heart and mind at all times. Orderly byond order is a phrase which Ēji Kahēka-nig brings to mind.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

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

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

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

Ēji Kahēka-nig has an Theological Academy which trains clergy in various arcane and theological topics required for their occupations.

Ēji Kahēka-nig 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 Kahēka-nig's grid is powered by an arcane means.

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

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

Ēji Kahēka-nig 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 Kahēka-nig 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 Kahēka-nig's natural decorations nor waterways.

Ēji Kahēka-nig 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 Kahēka-nig 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 Kahēka-nig 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 Kahēka-nig 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 Kahēka-nig'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.

Ēji Kahēka-nig's chapel 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..

In Ēji Kahēka-nig rainbows form quite often above the Large City.

The Church Grim near Ēji Kahēka-nig are known to be quite timid.

Ēji Kahēka-nig's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in spring and involves line dance to channel Necromancy energies of tier 3 via recitation of poetic epics.

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 Kahēka-nig Census Data: Year 2000

28017 of Ēji Kahēka-nig's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 1520 work in Agriculture
• 6254 work as Craftsmen
• 2295 work as Merchants
• 4262 work as Service Workers
• 2880 work as General Laborers
• 1152 work as Skilled Laborers
• 4063 work as Civil Servants
• 2561 work in Cottage Industries
• 1547 work as Artists
• 1483 work in Produce Industries

42971 of Ēji Kahēka-nig's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 3736 (5%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Ēji Kahēka-nig is known for its unusual rock formations.

POI

History

The the a pair of bracers of Augury, an a pair of bracers imbued with notable amounts of Augury energies was created near Ēji Kahēka-nig by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century.

History