Iastrok Yo̠t Qo̠

Iastrok Yo̠t Qo̠ (/ˈjastrok/ /jo̠t/ [angry; mad] [homeland; motherland]) is a subtropical Large City located in Tyōrlët Kingdom, Tyrybra County, within the Warrenese Shogunate.

The name Iastrok Yo̠t Qo̠ is derived from the Wood Elvish language, as Iastrok Yo̠t Qo̠ was founded by Èbmèj Warai, who was culturaly Wood Elven.

Climate

Iastrok Yo̠t Qo̠ has a yearly average temperature of 14°C (57°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a pleasant 24°C (75°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cold 5°C (41°F). Iastrok Yo̠t Qo̠ 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. Iastrok Yo̠t Qo̠ covers an area of nearly 533 km² (213 mi²), and an average elevation of 4698 m (15413 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Iastrok Yo̠t Qo̠ was founded durring the early 11th century, by Èbmèj Warai. The establishment of the new community went well, though many minor issues had to be solved as time went on. This was enough to delay construction and push back the formal opening ceramony, leading to some embarisment for Èbmèj Warai.

Iastrok Yo̠t Qo̠ was built using the conventions of Wood Elven durring the early 11th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Iastrok Yo̠t Qo̠ 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.

Iastrok Yo̠t Qo̠ is buildings are arranged within a network of premissive split-log ties 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 resides behind a palisade wall complete with battlments, a moat, and timber gatehouses with drawbridges. Astonishigly, the robustly designed timber walls are in pristine condishion, as if they had just been finished before you laied eyes upon them.

A look around Iastrok Yo̠t Qo̠ gives you an uneasy feeling. Everything is just a little too worn down, a little too dirty, or both. No one makes eye contact. Kids play quietly, but happily. Occasionally a passerby glances at you out of the corner of their eye, staring just long enough for it to be uncomfortable. A second look around Iastrok Yo̠t Qo̠ makes it abundantly clear the city suffered something horrible some time ago. It's as if the town itself is depressed. Smiles are few, cheer is nowhere to be had.

Civic Infrastructure

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

Iastrok Yo̠t Qo̠ has an animal control department which works to enforce local ordinances relating to the control, impoundment, and disposition of animals.

Iastrok Yo̠t Qo̠ 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 Iastrok Yo̠t Qo̠. They are also responsible for the maintenance of these features. Notably, the OCG is not responsible for Iastrok Yo̠t Qo̠'s parks.

Iastrok Yo̠t Qo̠ has an Office of Civil Vicary, which is responsible for providing a livelyhood for all officialy recognised religious figures within Iastrok Yo̠t Qo̠.

Iastrok Yo̠t Qo̠ 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.

Iastrok Yo̠t Qo̠ 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.

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

Iastrok Yo̠t Qo̠ has a Department of Firefighters, which is responsible for organizing fire fighting efforts during a fire and enforcing local ordinances relating to fire safety.

Iastrok Yo̠t Qo̠ 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.

Iastrok Yo̠t Qo̠ 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.

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

Iastrok Yo̠t Qo̠ has an Scientific Academy which provides higher education in the natural sciences.

Iastrok Yo̠t Qo̠ 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. Iastrok Yo̠t Qo̠'s grid is powered by a god's will and kindness.

Iastrok Yo̠t Qo̠'s old civil lighting system was converted to Galvanic Lamps recently, and expanded to provide nighttime illumination to all city streets.

Iastrok Yo̠t Qo̠ has a first rate hospital which caters to anyone in need of long term medical care.

Iastrok Yo̠t Qo̠ has a library, which keeps a large collection of books, scrolls, and archives all manner of physical items. While not open to the public, the librarians and scholars employed by the library will assist anyone with their research needs, and wealthy individuals can purchase membership to access the library's materials themselves. In spite of being generally closed to the public, the library has a room with several Aether Linked devices available to the public during business hours.

Iastrok Yo̠t Qo̠ 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 Iastrok Yo̠t Qo̠'s natural decorations nor waterways.

Iastrok Yo̠t Qo̠ 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.

Iastrok Yo̠t Qo̠ 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.

Iastrok Yo̠t Qo̠ 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.

Iastrok Yo̠t Qo̠ 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

Iastrok Yo̠t Qo̠'s town hall was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is based upon new and innovative technologies of construction and the idea that form should follow function. It was an embrace of minimalism and a rejection of ornament. The style became characterized by an emphasis on volume, asymmetrical compositions, and minimal ornamentation..

In Iastrok Yo̠t Qo̠ snow is warm to the touch and does not melt within city limits. Also it only happens during summer.

The Lion, Mountain (Cat, Great) near Iastrok Yo̠t Qo̠ are known to be a mutant strain of the creature.

Iastrok Yo̠t Qo̠'s citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in spring and involves drinking to channel Illusion energies of tier 2 via singing.

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.

Iastrok Yo̠t Qo̠ Census Data: Year 2000

47887 of Iastrok Yo̠t Qo̠'s population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 2744 work in Agriculture
• 10643 work as Craftsmen
• 3895 work as Merchants
• 7524 work as Service Workers
• 4929 work as General Laborers
• 1968 work as Skilled Laborers
• 6872 work as Civil Servants
• 4121 work in Cottage Industries
• 2660 work as Artists
• 2531 work in Produce Industries

76046 of Iastrok Yo̠t Qo̠'s population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 2529 (2%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Iastrok Yo̠t Qo̠ is uncommonly rich, not only for the gentry but for the common citizens as well. They may produce a valuable good, oversee precious resource extraction, have special economic favors from the ruler, or simply have inherited a vast body of infrastructure. Their neighbors likely view them with envy, and outside raiders and exploiters find them an ideal target.

Iastrok Yo̠t Qo̠ is accessed from a nearby river via an intricate series of locks.

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History

The the a pair of goggles of Charm, an a pair of goggles imbued with great amounts of Charm energies was created near Iastrok Yo̠t Qo̠ by in time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century.

History