Gartak Qüeöqüe Ner

Gartak Qüeöqüe Ner (/ˈgartak/ /q˔o˞q˔/ [mean; vicious] [credit (of money)]) is a subtropical Large Town located in the Qěvrìlæh District of the Federation of Alveria.

The name Gartak Qüeöqüe Ner is derived from the Wood Elvish language, as Gartak Qüeöqüe Ner was founded by Ghadunra Phralzis, who was culturaly Wood Elven.

Climate

Gartak Qüeöqüe Ner has a yearly average temperature of 12°C (53°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a cool 13°C (55°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool 11°C (51°F). Gartak Qüeöqüe Ner receives an average of 207 cm/y (81 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of snow during the pleasantly short winter months. Gartak Qüeöqüe Ner covers an area of nearly 6 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 1498 m (4914 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Gartak Qüeöqüe Ner was founded durring the early 15th century in winter of the year 1424, by Ghadunra Phralzis. 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 Ghadunra Phralzis.

Gartak Qüeöqüe Ner was built using the conventions of Wood Elven durring the early 15th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Gartak Qüeöqüe Ner is no diffrent. The town'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.

Gartak Qüeöqüe Ner is buildings are arranged arround a network of narrow baked earthen streets which form a 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 town sits comfortably behind a palisade wall complete with a timber gatehouse and battlments. Gartak Qüeöqüe Ner's timber-based walls 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 town as needed.

Before you’ve even set foot into the heart of Gartak Qüeöqüe Ner, you can smell it. The incense. It hangs about the town like a cloud. Monks, priests, and clerics are everywhere, all dedicated to the same divine, all performing the same rituals to bless and anoint buildings, streets, people, animals, you name it they are or have blessed it. The same holy symbol is everywhere too. Its on buildings, on people, and even branded into livestock. This certainly loves its divine. Asside form the revrent worship, you can see the citizens are preparing for something, and that something isn’t good. Weapons are worn openly. Defensive structures have been recently constructed to guard less used areas of the town. Merchants seem very eager to sell their wares at discount prices. Something is coming.

Civic Infrastructure

Gartak Qüeöqüe Ner 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 Gartak Qüeöqüe Ner. They are also responsible for the maintenance of these features. Notably, the OCG is not responsible for Gartak Qüeöqüe Ner's parks.

Gartak Qüeöqüe Ner has an Office of Civil Vicary, which is responsible for providing a livelyhood for all officialy recognised religious figures within Gartak Qüeöqüe Ner.

Gartak Qüeöqüe Ner 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.

Gartak Qüeöqüe Ner 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.

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

Gartak Qüeöqüe Ner 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. Gartak Qüeöqüe Ner's grid is powered by a direct leyline tap.

Gartak Qüeöqüe Ner 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.

Gartak Qüeöqüe Ner 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 Gartak Qüeöqüe Ner's natural decorations nor waterways.

Gartak Qüeöqüe Ner 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.

Gartak Qüeöqüe Ner 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

While Gartak Qüeöqüe Ner has a public leader, the real authority is hidden from outsiders. This ruler may draw their authority from rationales unacceptable to outsiders, they may have cowed the public authority into obedience, or they may have a mutually beneficial private arrangement with the official ruler.

Gartak Qüeöqüe Ner's garrison 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 Gartak Qüeöqüe Ner during thunderstorms, with each flash of lightning, everyone sees different monsters from the corner of their eyes.

The Onyx Deer near Gartak Qüeöqüe Ner are known to be quite timid.

Gartak Qüeöqüe Ner's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in winter and involves drinking to channel Mysticism energies of tier 1 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.

Gartak Qüeöqüe Ner Census Data: Year 2000

505 of Gartak Qüeöqüe Ner's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 31 work in Agriculture
• 114 work as Craftsmen
• 40 work as Merchants
• 83 work as Service Workers
• 49 work as General Laborers
• 19 work as Skilled Laborers
• 73 work as Civil Servants
• 45 work in Cottage Industries
• 24 work as Artists
• 27 work in Produce Industries

1006 of Gartak Qüeöqüe Ner's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 62 (4%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Gartak Qüeöqüe Ner is accessed from a nearby river via an intricate series of locks.

POI

History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century a local hero by the name of solved a major long term problem plaguing the town. The recitation of the hero's story remains a popular tavern and fair tale.

History