Ghotáxi-zew Rudnoplu

Ghotáxi-zew Rudnoplu (/njɪ/ /zew/ [funny] [stump; root; log]) is a temperate Small Town located in the Ftuzmïtárg Principality of the City-state of Olatkana.

The name Ghotáxi-zew Rudnoplu is derived from the Gnollish language, as Ghotáxi-zew Rudnoplu was founded by Ieuan vyim Roxlendtræ̝rg, who was culturaly Gnollish.

Climate

Ghotáxi-zew Rudnoplu has a yearly average temperature of 3°C (37°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a freezing -3°C (27°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cold 9°C (48°F). Ghotáxi-zew Rudnoplu receives an average of 206 cm/y (81 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of snow during the pleasantly short winter months. Ghotáxi-zew Rudnoplu covers an area of nearly 3 km² (1 mi²), and an average elevation of 0 m (0 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Ghotáxi-zew Rudnoplu was founded durring the early 12th century in spring of the year 1129, by Ieuan vyim Roxlendtræ̝rg. The establishment of Ghotáxi-zew Rudnoplu suffered from many setbacks, delays, and obsticles, most notably a group of Ghotáxi-zew Rudnoplu which required millitary assistance exterminate before the community could finish being built.

Ghotáxi-zew Rudnoplu was built using the conventions of Gnollish durring the early 12th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Ghotáxi-zew Rudnoplu is no diffrent. The town's buildings feature delicute timber framework hidden behind layer upon layer of finly ground plaster bleached to an almost glossy white sheen, with green clay tiled roofs and decorative brass-leafed trim. Even the smallest, poorest looking structures appear to be expencive thanks to the extreem elegence of the organic shapes and paterns going into their lofty, spire-y, vagly gothic designs. The more well off folks live in identicle homes, save for even shiner trim and a more whimsical appearance to their structures flowing forms.

Ghotáxi-zew Rudnoplu is buildings are arranged arround a network of crampt cobblestone 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 is protected by a well-crafted cobblestone fence tall enough to provide adiquite cover for defenders to fire from, but no more than that. Ghotáxi-zew Rudnoplu's frontieer-style defences are suffering from significent damage, so much so that examples can be pointed to no matter which section one might have within their line of site, and most of which render sections inoperable at present.

A look around Ghotáxi-zew Rudnoplu makes you wonder how anything ever gets done. The locals have clear, obvious rivalries with one another, as seen through clenched teeth and fake smiles. What’s more, there is a serious lack of any organization and planning in Ghotáxi-zew Rudnoplu’s layout as well as the local’s behaviors. The town seems to be a den of chaos where tongues are forked and local customs do not exist.

Civic Infrastructure

Ghotáxi-zew Rudnoplu has an Office of Civil Vicary, which is responsible for providing a livelyhood for all officialy recognised religious figures within Ghotáxi-zew Rudnoplu.

Ghotáxi-zew Rudnoplu 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.

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

Ghotáxi-zew Rudnoplu has a Parks and Recreation Department, which is responsible for the construction, management, and usage rights for all of its parks and parklands.

Ghotáxi-zew Rudnoplu 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.

Cultural Notes

Ghotáxi-zew Rudnoplu's garrison was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is characterized by their massive, monolithic and 'blocky' appearance with a rigid geometric style. It was best known for its rough, unfinished surfaces, unusual shapes, heavy-looking materials, straight lines, and small windows. Modular elements were often used to form masses representing specific functional zones, grouped into a unified whole.

In Ghotáxi-zew Rudnoplu all of the cats speak in a dead language.

The Mercane near Ghotáxi-zew Rudnoplu are known to be a mutant strain of the creature.

Ghotáxi-zew Rudnoplu's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in winter and involves consuming a local toxin to channel Conjuration energies of tier 2 via oratory performances.

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.

Ghotáxi-zew Rudnoplu Census Data: Year 2000

237 of Ghotáxi-zew Rudnoplu's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 20 work in Agriculture
• 51 work as Craftsmen
• 18 work as Merchants
• 40 work as Service Workers
• 22 work as General Laborers
• 6 work as Skilled Laborers
• 35 work as Civil Servants
• 24 work in Cottage Industries
• 8 work as Artists
• 13 work in Produce Industries

607 of Ghotáxi-zew Rudnoplu's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 26 (3%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Ghotáxi-zew Rudnoplu 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.

Ghotáxi-zew Rudnoplu makes use of canals for some of its streets. Locals often fish in the canals.

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History

The the a bowl of Chronomancy, an a bowl imbued with notable amounts of Chronomancy energies was created in Ghotáxi-zew Rudnoplu by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century.

History