Gē̂ Ca̋y Ni̋ēkēä

Gē̂ Ca̋y Ni̋ēkēä (/kɒ̋k/ /kɑ̋iː/ [dangerous] [wolf]) is a subtropical City located in the Bāwkyoīä Provence of the Hobben.

The name Gē̂ Ca̋y Ni̋ēkēä is derived from the Goblin language, as Gē̂ Ca̋y Ni̋ēkēä was founded by Zënm Èbeg̈nm Brg̈gê, who was culturaly Goblin.

Climate

Gē̂ Ca̋y Ni̋ēkēä has a yearly average temperature of 21°C (69°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a warm 29°C (84°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool 13°C (55°F). Gē̂ Ca̋y Ni̋ēkēä receives an average of 269 cm/y (105 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. Gē̂ Ca̋y Ni̋ēkēä covers an area of nearly 27 km² (10 mi²), and an average elevation of 4970 m (16305 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Gē̂ Ca̋y Ni̋ēkēä was founded durring the early 10th century, by Zënm Èbeg̈nm Brg̈gê. The establishment of the new community went well, with no major obsticles durring construction.

Gē̂ Ca̋y Ni̋ēkēä was built using the conventions of Goblin durring the early 10th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Gē̂ Ca̋y Ni̋ēkēä is no diffrent. The city's buildings feature plaster covered brickwork used to form structures with an emphasis on symmetry, proportion, geometry and the regularity of parts. Orderly arrangements of columns, pilasters and lintels, as well as the use of semicircular arches, hemispherical domes, niches and aediculae can be found everywhere such that only size of building and yard can be used to measure the general prosparity of a given building's owners due to a general wealthy feeling the style gives off.

Gē̂ Ca̋y Ni̋ēkēä is buildings are arranged arround a single crampt canals mainstreet with many smaller streets branching off of it which gives the city a over all rectangular shape, albit one warped and twisted by the nature of the curves of the main road. The city has a fortified albit thin brick wall. The wall has most of the feeatures of a typical castle wall, just on a much smaller scale and and budget. Notably brick isn't a particuarly soild choice for resisting siege weapons. Gē̂ Ca̋y Ni̋ēkēä's wall wouldn't hinder a proper army, but it is more than sufishent for bandits and other small marauding groups. The monster and outlaw focused fortifications have not been wellmaintained over the years, and while functional are in dire need of some loving care and perhapse light renovation.

Right off the bat Gē̂ Ca̋y Ni̋ēkēä hits you in the face with its success. Everyone, even the peasants, are dressed in well made clothing. Every tool and implement you can see is finely made, and people will boast to you as obvious strangers of the wonders which can be found in their markets. More interestingly is a total lack of beggars, and plenty of new buildings are going up even as you speak. Somehow this city has come into quite a lot of wealth, and recently from the looks of things. This wealth has brought the city nothing but neurosis, if you can believe your eyes. Everyone acts as if you’re out to take a piece of them. Every door is locked and every window barred. Efforts are made to make you feel welcome, but only in the public areas of the city, particularly the market.

Civic Infrastructure

Gē̂ Ca̋y Ni̋ēkēä has an animal control department which works to enforce local ordinances relating to the control, impoundment, and disposition of animals.

Gē̂ Ca̋y Ni̋ēkēä 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 Gē̂ Ca̋y Ni̋ēkēä. They are also responsible for the maintenance of these features. Notably, the OCG is not responsible for Gē̂ Ca̋y Ni̋ēkēä's parks.

Gē̂ Ca̋y Ni̋ēkēä has an Office of Civil Vicary, which is responsible for providing a livelyhood for all officialy recognised religious figures within Gē̂ Ca̋y Ni̋ēkēä.

Gē̂ Ca̋y Ni̋ēkēä 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.

Gē̂ Ca̋y Ni̋ēkēä 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.

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

Gē̂ Ca̋y Ni̋ēkēä has a Department of Firefighters, which is responsible for organizing fire fighting efforts during a fire and enforcing local ordinances relating to fire safety.

Gē̂ Ca̋y Ni̋ēkēä 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.

Gē̂ Ca̋y Ni̋ēkēä 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.

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

Gē̂ Ca̋y Ni̋ēkēä possesses an older civil lighting system consisting of street lamps. These lights provide nighttime illumination to most city streets.

Gē̂ Ca̋y Ni̋ēkēä 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 Gē̂ Ca̋y Ni̋ēkēä's natural decorations nor waterways.

Gē̂ Ca̋y Ni̋ēkēä 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.

Gē̂ Ca̋y Ni̋ēkēä 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.

Gē̂ Ca̋y Ni̋ēkēä 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

Gē̂ Ca̋y Ni̋ēkēä's garrison 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 Gē̂ Ca̋y Ni̋ēkēä.

The Skin Stitcher near Gē̂ Ca̋y Ni̋ēkēä are known to be more aggressive than normal.

Gē̂ Ca̋y Ni̋ēkēä's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in autumn and involves embarking on a group pilgrimage to channel Illusion energies of tier 2 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.

Gē̂ Ca̋y Ni̋ēkēä Census Data: Year 2000

2366 of Gē̂ Ca̋y Ni̋ēkēä's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 128 work in Agriculture
• 523 work as Craftsmen
• 190 work as Merchants
• 364 work as Service Workers
• 237 work as General Laborers
• 95 work as Skilled Laborers
• 353 work as Civil Servants
• 214 work in Cottage Industries
• 130 work as Artists
• 132 work in Produce Industries

3586 of Gē̂ Ca̋y Ni̋ēkēä's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 517 (8%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Gē̂ Ca̋y Ni̋ēkēä 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.

Gē̂ Ca̋y Ni̋ēkēä's roads were poorly made when first laid. Rather than repairing them correctly, a series of new roads was laid atop the old, leading to the streets of modern Gē̂ Ca̋y Ni̋ēkēä suffering from potholes, cracking, and even sinkholes. The locals often repair the road by putting down wooden decking.

POI

History

The the a mask of Summoning, an a mask imbued with great amounts of Summoning energies was created near Gē̂ Ca̋y Ni̋ēkēä by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century.

History