Gāy Ká̌ny Kēä

Gāy Ká̌ny Kēä (/geɪ̯̄j/ /kɛ̌niː/ [gradual] [input]) is a subtropical Large Town located in the Voī̂mêē Region of the Confederation of Goblin Tribes.

The name Gāy Ká̌ny Kēä is derived from the Goblin language, as Gāy Ká̌ny Kēä was founded by Glëkadonh Gadsmthë Èbrepî, who was culturaly Goblin.

Climate

Gāy Ká̌ny Kēä has a yearly average temperature of 15°C (59°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 3°C (37°F). Gāy Ká̌ny Kēä receives an average of 299 cm/y (117 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of snow during the pleasantly short winter months. Gāy Ká̌ny Kēä covers an area of nearly 6 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 3216 m (10551 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Gāy Ká̌ny Kēä was founded durring the early 13th century in summer of the year 1230, by Glëkadonh Gadsmthë Èbrepî. The establishment of Gāy Ká̌ny Kēä was only bairly constructed. The sheer number of problems with its founding were enough to make several of the backers funding Gāy Ká̌ny Kēä's construction back out of the project. Glëkadonh Gadsmthë Èbrepî pushed on reguardles, and Gāy Ká̌ny Kēä was finished, but starts off as a terible place to live.

Gāy Ká̌ny Kēä was built using the conventions of Goblin durring the early 13th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Gāy Ká̌ny Kēä 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.

Gāy Ká̌ny Kēä is buildings are arranged within a network of broad paverstone streets which form a rectangular grid, where each block verries in size given the proximity of the paralell streets forming each section. The ocasional smaller block has been used to construct a park, plaza, and other communal structures. The town is protected by a renforced stone fence which sits atop earthwork defences, for some of the best inexpencive defences a town of Gāy Ká̌ny Kēä's size could have. The town's well-designed, yet cheep have recently undergone extensive repairs and renovations, such that the repairwork is imeadiently apparent and can be spotted due to the diffring ages of materials. One can't help but wonder what brought the need for those repairs to the town.

A look around Gāy Ká̌ny Kēä has something terribly wrong with it. It’s impossible to put one’s finger on, but something is horribly wrong. Maybe it’s the way fog blankets the ground, but only in the connors of places. Maybe it’s the vermin scuttling between shadows in the corner of your eyes. Perhaps it’s the overcast sky which seemed to creep out of nowhere, or the distant howling of wolves. Maybe it’s all of those things together, or perhaps it's the way these elements combine which makes you worry someone might stab you in a dark ally for your boots. It’s not filthy, or dark, but the smiles seem strained, the locals seem to glare daggers in eachothers backs a little too much, and everyone is armed at all times. You may want to keep an eye on your valuables, and make sure you don’t wind up in any position of power. Regardless, you do not feel it would be wise to remain in Gāy Ká̌ny Kēä long.

Civic Infrastructure

Gāy Ká̌ny Kēä 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 Gāy Ká̌ny Kēä. They are also responsible for the maintenance of these features. Notably, the OCG is not responsible for Gāy Ká̌ny Kēä's parks.

Gāy Ká̌ny Kēä has an Office of Civil Vicary, which is responsible for providing a livelyhood for all officialy recognised religious figures within Gāy Ká̌ny Kēä.

Gāy Ká̌ny Kēä 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.

Gāy Ká̌ny Kēä 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.

Gāy Ká̌ny Kēä 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.

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

Gāy Ká̌ny Kēä has a first rate hospital which caters to anyone in need of long term medical care.

Gāy Ká̌ny Kēä 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 Gāy Ká̌ny Kēä's natural decorations nor waterways.

Gāy Ká̌ny Kēä 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.

Gāy Ká̌ny Kēä 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.

Gāy Ká̌ny Kēä 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

Gāy Ká̌ny Kēä's garrison was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is characterized by vertical proportions, pointed arches, external buttressing, and asymmetry in the general shape of its buildings. The decorative features of the style were key, consisting of large arched windows, pointed arches, vaulted ceilings, flying buttresses, and sculptures integrated into the structure itself. Occasionally, for very important buildings, an array of sculptures or one colossal sculpture might replace the entirety of the entrance to said building.

In Gāy Ká̌ny Kēä snow is warm to the touch and does not melt within city limits. Also it only happens during summer.

The Mud Elemental, Large near Gāy Ká̌ny Kēä are known to be quite timid.

Gāy Ká̌ny Kēä's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in spring and involves reenactments to channel Illusion energies of tier 2 via oath swearing.

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.

Gāy Ká̌ny Kēä Census Data: Year 2000

519 of Gāy Ká̌ny Kēä's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 32 work in Agriculture
• 113 work as Craftsmen
• 42 work as Merchants
• 85 work as Service Workers
• 53 work as General Laborers
• 19 work as Skilled Laborers
• 71 work as Civil Servants
• 50 work in Cottage Industries
• 24 work as Artists
• 30 work in Produce Industries

1050 of Gāy Ká̌ny Kēä's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 32 (2%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Gāy Ká̌ny Kēä was unknowingly built atop something unstable, and now that substrate is crumbling. It may be swampy ground or a decaying coastline, or it could be an ancient buried city that’s now giving way. In the case of some antique habitation, the denizens that once lived there might be boiling upward as their home is collapsing, or new opportunities may be revealed even as the community’s present structure is ruined.

Gāy Ká̌ny Kēä is known for its odd use of round-a-bouts, small ring roads used in place of intersections.

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century a local hero by the name of killed a tyrannical who had controlled Gāy Ká̌ny Kēä for years. One of Gāy Ká̌ny Kēä's festivals remembers the hero.

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