Gdo̠ Stye̜ Hadfow

Gdo̠ Stye̜ Hadfow (/gdo̠/ /stje̜/ [busy] [neck; throat]) is a subtropical Large City located in the Brotlëftavremōf Moot of the Rosid.

The name Gdo̠ Stye̜ Hadfow is derived from the Goblin language, as Gdo̠ Stye̜ Hadfow was founded by Gencoss, who was culturaly Wood Elf.

Climate

Gdo̠ Stye̜ Hadfow 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). Gdo̠ Stye̜ Hadfow receives an average of 154 cm/y (60 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of snow during the pleasantly short winter months. Gdo̠ Stye̜ Hadfow covers an area of nearly 160 km² (64 mi²), and an average elevation of 3228 m (10590 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Gdo̠ Stye̜ Hadfow was founded durring the late 14th century in fall of the year 1295, by Gencoss. The establishment of Gdo̠ Stye̜ Hadfow was somewhat plagued by a lack of willing colonists, leading to Gencoss electing to pay people to resettle in Gdo̠ Stye̜ Hadfow.

Gdo̠ Stye̜ Hadfow was built using the conventions of Wood Elf durring the late 14th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Gdo̠ Stye̜ Hadfow 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.

Gdo̠ Stye̜ Hadfow is is constructed arround a series of spacious cobblestone mainstreets which form concentric circles, with smaller strait roads linking the circiles to each other at varrious points. The city rests behind the absurdity that is a thick, timber braced, wall made of clay bricks. While visualy impressive and certainly an astetic, Gdo̠ Stye̜ Hadfow'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. Gdo̠ Stye̜ Hadfow's political statment focused 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 city as needed.

Gdo̠ Stye̜ Hadfow has the unmistakable air of a city on its last legs. Everything is a bit slipshod and ramshackle. Everyone is at work, or drinking. No one has anything in their eyes other than fear and despair. Whatever industry once fueled Gdo̠ Stye̜ Hadfow ’s existence has dried up and the city is drifting down the stream of history as it dries up.

Civic Infrastructure

Gdo̠ Stye̜ Hadfow possesses a Aethary Link for its accademic, government, and financial institutions. Public Aethary access is available through one or more of these intitutions.

Gdo̠ Stye̜ Hadfow has an animal control department which works to enforce local ordinances relating to the control, impoundment, and disposition of animals.

Gdo̠ Stye̜ Hadfow 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 Gdo̠ Stye̜ Hadfow. They are also responsible for the maintenance of these features. Notably, the OCG is not responsible for Gdo̠ Stye̜ Hadfow's parks.

Gdo̠ Stye̜ Hadfow has an Office of Civil Vicary, which is responsible for providing a livelyhood for all officialy recognised religious figures within Gdo̠ Stye̜ Hadfow.

Gdo̠ Stye̜ Hadfow 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.

Gdo̠ Stye̜ Hadfow 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.

Gdo̠ Stye̜ Hadfow has a Guild of Nurses, which is tasked with caring for the elderly and infirm in accordance with local ordinances, religious values, and customs.

Gdo̠ Stye̜ Hadfow has a Department of Firefighters, which is responsible for organizing fire fighting efforts during a fire and enforcing local ordinances relating to fire safety.

Gdo̠ Stye̜ Hadfow 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.

Gdo̠ Stye̜ Hadfow 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.

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

Gdo̠ Stye̜ Hadfow has an Arcane Academy which provides higher education in the arcane sciences.

Gdo̠ Stye̜ Hadfow 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. Gdo̠ Stye̜ Hadfow's grid is powered by an arcane means.

Gdo̠ Stye̜ Hadfow 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.

Gdo̠ Stye̜ Hadfow has a first rate hospital which caters to anyone in need of long term medical care.

Gdo̠ Stye̜ Hadfow 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.

Gdo̠ Stye̜ Hadfow 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 Gdo̠ Stye̜ Hadfow's natural decorations nor waterways.

Gdo̠ Stye̜ Hadfow 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.

Gdo̠ Stye̜ Hadfow 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.

Gdo̠ Stye̜ Hadfow 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.

Gdo̠ Stye̜ Hadfow 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

Gdo̠ Stye̜ Hadfow's chapel was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is best known for the combined use of arcuated and trabeated construction, employing arches and constructed with post and lintel. The arch served as the style's chief structural element, with flanking columns serving as buttresses or decorations. While the general shape of their structures could be generously described as simplistic, the use of these arches and columns created a most distinct ascetic which is easily distinguishable on sight to armatures and experts alike.

Due to the actions of local Kami, summer is short in Gdo̠ Stye̜ Hadfow.

The Vukodlak near Gdo̠ Stye̜ Hadfow are known to be quite timid.

Gdo̠ Stye̜ Hadfow's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in autumn and involves reenactments to channel Mysticism energies of tier 1 via recitation of scripture.

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.

Gdo̠ Stye̜ Hadfow Census Data: Year 2000

14117 of Gdo̠ Stye̜ Hadfow's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 798 work in Agriculture
• 3182 work as Craftsmen
• 1145 work as Merchants
• 2106 work as Service Workers
• 1453 work as General Laborers
• 586 work as Skilled Laborers
• 2051 work as Civil Servants
• 1238 work in Cottage Industries
• 805 work as Artists
• 753 work in Produce Industries

20472 of Gdo̠ Stye̜ Hadfow's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 3007 (8%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Gdo̠ Stye̜ Hadfow is remarkably well-fortified for a site of its size and role. Tall, stout walls, strong points inside the community, concentric defenses, a strategic terrain location, or a large body of standing troops might be present. Some threat is thought to exist that makes maintaining this fortification worthwhile, though it may come at a dear cost to the locals. The community’s suzerain may be uncomfortable with these defenses, as they could just as easily be used to defy the ruler.

Gdo̠ Stye̜ Hadfow is accessed from a nearby river via an intricate series of locks.

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century a local hero by the name of secured a clean water supply for . was immortalized in song for this deed.

History