Gǔ̄ Naw̋r Ni̋ēkēä

Gǔ̄ Naw̋r Ni̋ēkēä (/gǔː/ /nɒ̋ɜː/ [rugged] [bureaucrat]) is a subtropical City located in the Jǎlēyeēy Region of the Goblin Tribes.

The name Gǔ̄ Naw̋r Ni̋ēkēä is derived from the Goblin language, as Gǔ̄ Naw̋r Ni̋ēkēä was founded by Vú̄tō̄ Ga̋ń̄ńch 'Berry Lianna' Vúóoīsh Yawmē̄ Yaw̋chī Ca̋chīb Sërm, who was culturaly Goblin.

Climate

Gǔ̄ Naw̋r 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). Gǔ̄ Naw̋r Ni̋ēkēä receives an average of 286 cm/y (112 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of rain during the summer. Gǔ̄ Naw̋r Ni̋ēkēä covers an area of nearly 30 km² (12 mi²), and an average elevation of 832 m (2729 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Gǔ̄ Naw̋r Ni̋ēkēä was founded durring the early 11th century, by Vú̄tō̄ Ga̋ń̄ńch 'Berry Lianna' Vúóoīsh Yawmē̄ Yaw̋chī Ca̋chīb Sërm. The establishment of the new community went well, with no major obsticles durring construction.

Gǔ̄ Naw̋r Ni̋ēkēä was built using the conventions of Goblin durring the early 11th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Gǔ̄ Naw̋r Ni̋ēkēä is no diffrent. The city's buildings feature masoned stone construction which prominantly features pointed arches, pointed ribbed vault cielings, flying buttress', and window tracery all of which share a simmilar gemoetetic patern halfway between organic and inorganic in design formaing a very distinct aesthetically integrated style. BUildings tend to reach for the havens, and more expencive homes are easily identified by their floor count as well as the addition of decorative features intigrated into the building's design such as statues, gargoyals, and embelished joinery.

Gǔ̄ Naw̋r Ni̋ēkēä is buildings are grouped arround an odd layout of broad cobblestone streets, which seems to be based on an overlapping squair patern such that there are small squares at the cornor of every bigger square. Sometimes buildings exist in the smaller squaires, other times they are open spaces, or occupied by temporary structures. The city rests behind a thin stone wall. The wall's design was likly directly copied from a castle's parmiter defences. It's simply that the arcatect made Gǔ̄ Naw̋r Ni̋ēkēä's wall substancialy thinner than a castle's walls. While the towers and gatehouses are adiquite, the obvious cost savings measure of making the walls drasticaly thinner reduces their ability to resist siege weapons greatly. The city's impressive-looking wall could fail at a critical moment in battle, and would likely not even resist a few bandits with improvised siege equipment. Unfortuantly, these budget oriented are in extreem disrepair, so much so that one cannot tell if they are decaying from a lack of mantance or damage incured.

Gǔ̄ Naw̋r Ni̋ēkēä 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. Gǔ̄ Naw̋r Ni̋ēkēä ’s existence was once fed by scholarly pursuits. But the income once drawn in by the works of scribes and academics has dried up and the city is drifting down the stream of history as it dries up. Everywhere about the city one can see abandoned schools, libraries, and other academic structures. Locals can be overheard having academic discussions, as well as talking about scholarly subjects in general. It’s quite clear the city places a lot of value on education and being a learned individual. Even in these times.

Civic Infrastructure

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

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

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

Gǔ̄ Naw̋r 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.

Gǔ̄ Naw̋r 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.

Gǔ̄ Naw̋r 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.

Gǔ̄ Naw̋r 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.

Gǔ̄ Naw̋r 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.

Gǔ̄ Naw̋r 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.

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

Gǔ̄ Naw̋r Ni̋ēkēä 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 City. Gǔ̄ Naw̋r Ni̋ēkēä's grid is powered by an arcane means.

Gǔ̄ Naw̋r Ni̋ēkēä's old civil lighting system was converted to Galvanic Lamps recently, and expanded to provide nighttime illumination to all city streets.

Gǔ̄ Naw̋r 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 Gǔ̄ Naw̋r Ni̋ēkēä's natural decorations nor waterways.

Gǔ̄ Naw̋r 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.

Gǔ̄ Naw̋r 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.

Gǔ̄ Naw̋r 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

Gǔ̄ Naw̋r Ni̋ēkēä's town hall was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is known primarily for its use of abstraction and simplicity. Clean lines, right angles, and primary colors characterized this aesthetic and art movement expressed via architecture and paintings. Its design ethos allows only primary colors and non-colors, only squares and rectangles, only straight and horizontal or vertical lines. Vertical and horizontal lines are positioned in layers or planes that do not intersect, thereby allowing each element to exist independently and unobstructed by other elements. These seemingly impossible principals for an architectural style coalesces into structures which most experts find hard to put into words. It is not that their geometry is impossible, but rather the style's attempt at producing works only describable visually was most successful..

Due to the actions of local Kami, winter is recurring in Gǔ̄ Naw̋r Ni̋ēkēä.

The Butterfly/Moth near Gǔ̄ Naw̋r Ni̋ēkēä are known to be quite timid.

Gǔ̄ Naw̋r Ni̋ēkēä's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in autumn and involves sacrificing an animal to channel Wild Magic energies of tier 2 via throat chanting.

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.

Gǔ̄ Naw̋r Ni̋ēkēä Census Data: Year 2000

2611 of Gǔ̄ Naw̋r Ni̋ēkēä's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 142 work in Agriculture
• 573 work as Craftsmen
• 216 work as Merchants
• 403 work as Service Workers
• 268 work as General Laborers
• 111 work as Skilled Laborers
• 375 work as Civil Servants
• 244 work in Cottage Industries
• 142 work as Artists
• 137 work in Produce Industries

4418 of Gǔ̄ Naw̋r Ni̋ēkēä's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 143 (2%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Gǔ̄ Naw̋r Ni̋ēkēä is known for its unusual rock formations.

POI

History

A local has came up with a wonderful new idea 4 months ago; it may be a magical innovation, a new industrial process, a new agricultural product, a new use for what was thought to be ancient garbage, or some other very useful, profitable idea. Everyone around them is fighting for the chance to exploit this clever new plan.

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century, Gǔ̄ Naw̋r Ni̋ēkēä was attacked by soldiers from another nation, waging a greater campaign. The details of the conflict are hazy at best due to many conflicting accounts. What is known is Gǔ̄ Naw̋r Ni̋ēkēä lost 118 people, 184 livestock, and 42 buildings. The conflict ended after roughly 156, when members of Gǔ̄ Naw̋r Ni̋ēkēä's militia enacted an operation to patrol a specific area to dissuade the enemy from their current activities. The operation was complicated by a key segment of the operation that deepened entirely on a stealth mission going perfectly. The conflict ended with an assault and siege on the ruin, which ended in a crushing defeat for Gǔ̄ Naw̋r Ni̋ēkēä's forces. The war is remembered in legend by Gǔ̄ Naw̋r Ni̋ēkēä's bards, historians, and legend keepers.

History