Ghræ̈p-nīïys Xluwuf

Ghræ̈p-nīïys Xluwuf (/xræ̝p/ /njɪjs/ [extreme; intense] [park]) is a subtropical Large City located in the Ghotimunrī̄k Principality of the Kaigi.

The name Ghræ̈p-nīïys Xluwuf is derived from the Goblin language, as Ghræ̈p-nīïys Xluwuf was founded by Gaynor, who was culturaly Gnoll.

Climate

Ghræ̈p-nīïys Xluwuf has a yearly average temperature of 2°C (35°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a cold 3°C (37°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cold 1°C (33°F). Ghræ̈p-nīïys Xluwuf receives an average of 228 cm/y (89 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of snow during the pleasantly short winter months. Ghræ̈p-nīïys Xluwuf covers an area of nearly 134 km² (53 mi²), and an average elevation of 1824 m (5984 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Ghræ̈p-nīïys Xluwuf was founded durring the early 14th century in fall of the year 1349, by Gaynor. The establishment of the new community went well, with no major obsticles durring construction.

Ghræ̈p-nīïys Xluwuf was built using the conventions of Gnoll durring the early 14th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Ghræ̈p-nīïys Xluwuf 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.

Ghræ̈p-nīïys Xluwuf is buildings are arranged within a network of premissive cobblestone 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 city has a defencive wall made from querried stone. The wall is equipped with a full set of battlments but the nature of its construction methodology leaves it somewhat vulnerable to siege equipment. That said, the city is well defended against anything short of an army. The city's cost-cutting-focused defences 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 city.

Right off the bat Ghræ̈p-nīïys Xluwuf 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. Many of those buildings are schools, scriptoriums, and even one college. One can only wonder what knowledge the town has come into.

Civic Infrastructure

Ghræ̈p-nīïys Xluwuf possesses a Aethary Link for its accademic, government, and financial institutions. Public Aethary access is available through one or more of these intitutions.

Ghræ̈p-nīïys Xluwuf has an animal control department which works to enforce local ordinances relating to the control, impoundment, and disposition of animals.

Ghræ̈p-nīïys Xluwuf 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 Ghræ̈p-nīïys Xluwuf. They are also responsible for the maintenance of these features. Notably, the OCG is not responsible for Ghræ̈p-nīïys Xluwuf's parks.

Ghræ̈p-nīïys Xluwuf has an Office of Civil Vicary, which is responsible for providing a livelyhood for all officialy recognised religious figures within Ghræ̈p-nīïys Xluwuf.

Ghræ̈p-nīïys Xluwuf 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.

Ghræ̈p-nīïys Xluwuf 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.

Ghræ̈p-nīïys Xluwuf has a Guild of Nurses, which is tasked with caring for the elderly and infirm in accordance with local ordinances, religious values, and customs.

Ghræ̈p-nīïys Xluwuf has a Department of Firefighters, which is responsible for organizing fire fighting efforts during a fire and enforcing local ordinances relating to fire safety.

Ghræ̈p-nīïys Xluwuf 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.

Ghræ̈p-nīïys Xluwuf 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.

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

Ghræ̈p-nīïys Xluwuf has an Administrative Academy which trains individuals in the administrative arts.

Ghræ̈p-nīïys Xluwuf 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. Ghræ̈p-nīïys Xluwuf's grid is powered by a boiler and turbine based power plant.

Ghræ̈p-nīïys Xluwuf's old civil lighting system was converted to Galvanic Lamps recently, and expanded to provide nighttime illumination to all city streets.

Ghræ̈p-nīïys Xluwuf has a first rate hospital which caters to anyone in need of long term medical care.

Ghræ̈p-nīïys Xluwuf 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.

Ghræ̈p-nīïys Xluwuf 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 Ghræ̈p-nīïys Xluwuf's natural decorations nor waterways.

Ghræ̈p-nīïys Xluwuf 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.

Ghræ̈p-nīïys Xluwuf 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.

Ghræ̈p-nīïys Xluwuf 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

Ghræ̈p-nīïys Xluwuf's bank was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is characterized by towering round arches, massive stone and brickwork, small windows, thick walls, and a propensity for housing art and sculpture depicting mythological scenes. The building's general shape would be a clever and ascetic combination of geometric shapes, which would be blended together by joining elements. The style's decorative features were largely internal rather than external and incorporated semicircular arches for windows, doors, and arcades; barrel or groin vaults to support the roof of the nave; massive piers and walls, with few windows, to contain the outward thrust of the vaults; side aisles with galleries above them..

Due to the actions of local Kami, spring is recurring in Ghræ̈p-nīïys Xluwuf.

The Fetch near Ghræ̈p-nīïys Xluwuf are known to be quite timid.

Ghræ̈p-nīïys Xluwuf's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in autumn and involves gestures to channel Truename Magic energies of tier 1 via mimery.

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.

Ghræ̈p-nīïys Xluwuf Census Data: Year 2000

12279 of Ghræ̈p-nīïys Xluwuf's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 655 work in Agriculture
• 2829 work as Craftsmen
• 976 work as Merchants
• 1834 work as Service Workers
• 1240 work as General Laborers
• 491 work as Skilled Laborers
• 1862 work as Civil Servants
• 1091 work in Cottage Industries
• 672 work as Artists
• 629 work in Produce Industries

18624 of Ghræ̈p-nīïys Xluwuf's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 955 (3%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Some important ruler or leading figure resides in the community. This may be the seat of a regional lord, or it could be the traditional residence of a high priest, great magus, merchant house, or other wielder of influence. The community itself may or may not be under their direct control, but the wishes of the august figure must be acknowledged by the locals.

Ghræ̈p-nīïys Xluwuf's is something of a geological and arcane anomaly, as neither physical nor magical law entirely explains its formation.

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the late 2nd century a great windstorm struck Ghræ̈p-nīïys Xluwuf. Its winds were so great they picked up unsecured objects and flung them with enough force to smash brick and skull alike. Buildings collapsed under the gale, burying countless people alive. The storm's devistation was focused on the area arround Ghræ̈p-nīïys Xluwuf, which lost 113 people, 159, and 62 livestock in the disaster.. History remembers the strom as The Storm of Woe.

History