The name Ipotávo-ēja Rudnoplu is derived from the Gnollish language, as Ipotávo-ēja Rudnoplu was founded by Shêli vyim Rovuldeplə˞rd, who was culturaly Gnollish.
Climate
Ipotávo-ēja Rudnoplu has a yearly average temperature of 2°C (35°F), with its average temperature during the summer being an icy 27°C (80°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool -22°C (-7°F). Ipotávo-ēja Rudnoplu receives an average of 207 cm/y (81 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of snow during the pleasantly short winter months. Ipotávo-ēja Rudnoplu covers an area of nearly 5 km2 (2 mi2), and an average elevation of 5590 m (18339 ft) above sea level.
Overview
Ipotávo-ēja Rudnoplu was founded durring the late 18th century in early summer of the year 1695, by Shêli vyim Rovuldeplə˞rd. The establishment of Ipotávo-ēja Rudnoplu suffered from many setbacks, delays, and obsticles, most notably a group of Ipotávo-ēja Rudnoplu which required millitary assistance exterminate before the community could finish being built.
Ipotávo-ēja Rudnoplu was built using the conventions of Gnollish durring the late 18th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Ipotávo-ēja Rudnoplu is no diffrent. The town'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.
Ipotávo-ēja Rudnoplu is buildings are arranged arrounded a highly ordered system of crampt flagstone streets which form triangular paterns, allowing the incides of the octagons to be common grounds for the buildings on the edges, be it for parkland, yardspace, plazas, or markets. The town has a defencive wall made from large clay bricks. The wall is constructed to the exact specifications of millitary fortifications, but the nature of its clay brick construction leaves it vulnerable to even outdated siege equipment. That said, the town is well defended against anything short of an army. The town's brittle defences are visibly old, but also obviously maintained semi-regularly. Its likly the local malishia or garrison are tasked with ocasional mantance of the towns defences.
A quick look in any direction shows Ipotávo-ēja Rudnoplu is filled with vices. There are many taverns, brothels are advertising their services on the streets, cardsharks are plying their illicit trade within public squairs, and every shop has at least three signs advertising various sales on goods. That alone wouldn’t be too noticeable, if it wasn’t just so omnipresent and overwhelmingly how the people of this town live.
Civic Infrastructure
Ipotávo-ēja Rudnoplu 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 Ipotávo-ēja Rudnoplu. They are also responsible for the maintenance of these features. Notably, the OCG is not responsible for Ipotávo-ēja Rudnoplu's parks.
Ipotávo-ēja Rudnoplu has an Office of Civil Vicary, which is responsible for providing a livelyhood for all officialy recognised religious figures within Ipotávo-ēja Rudnoplu.
Ipotávo-ēja 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.
Ipotávo-ēja Rudnoplu 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.
Ipotávo-ēja Rudnoplu has a monistary of an order of Civil Monks, who provide divine-related services to the general public and maintain Ipotávo-ēja Rudnoplu's public wards, blessings, and other arcane systems.
Ipotávo-ēja Rudnoplu has an Arts Academy which provides higher education in many fields including math, language arts, philosophy, engineering, and other such disciplines.
Ipotávo-ēja Rudnoplu 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 Town. Ipotávo-ēja Rudnoplu's grid is powered by an arcane means.
Ipotávo-ēja Rudnoplu 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 Ipotávo-ēja Rudnoplu's natural decorations nor waterways.
Ipotávo-ēja 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.
Ipotávo-ēja Rudnoplu 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
Ipotávo-ēja Rudnoplu's garrison was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is known for its fluid and florid elaborate style, comprising ornate, asymmetric designs and pastel shades. It is often considered to be a playful, light style, which made exuberant use of curves and emphasized subtle asymmetry in the general shape of its structures. Walls, ceilings and moldings are decorated with numerous interlacing of curves and counter-curves based on the shapes of ‘C’ and ‘S’, along with shell forms and other naturalistic shapes.
In Ipotávo-ēja Rudnoplu hail is always enormous, yet harmlessly plinks off people, creatures, and structures.
The Guardian, Graven near Ipotávo-ēja Rudnoplu are known to be more aggressive than normal.
Ipotávo-ēja Rudnoplu's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in summer and involves creating small tokens to channel Summoning energies of tier 1 via guttural bellowing.
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.
Agriculture
Dairy Farmers: 2
Farmers: 4
Farm Laborer: 8
Hunters: 4
Milk Maids: 3
Ranchers: 1
Ranch Hands: 3
Shepherds: 3
Farmland: 5559 m2
Cattle and Similar Creatures: 344
Poultry: 4128
Swine: 275
Sheep: 13
Goats: 2
Horses, Mounts, and Beasts of Burden: 137
Craftsmen
Arms and Toolmakers: 3
Blacksmiths: 2
Bookbinders: 1
Buckle-makers: 1
Cabinetmakers: 3
Candlemakers: 4
Carpenters: 4
Clothmakers: 3
Coach and Harness Makers: 1
Coopers: 3
Copper, Brass, Tin, Zinc, and Lead Workers: 1
Copyists: 1
Cutlers: 1
Fabricworkers: 3
Farrier: 7
Glassworkers: 4
Gunsmiths: 3
Harness-Makers: 1
Hatters: 2
Jewelers: 1
Leatherwrights: 3
Locksmiths: 1
Matchstick makers: 2
Musical Instrument Makers: 1
Painters, Structures and Fixtures: 1
Paper Workers: 1
Plasterers: 1
Pursemakers: 2
Roofers: 1
Ropemakers: 1
Rugmakers: 1
Saddlers: 2
Scabbardmakers: 3
Scalemakers: 1
Sculptors, Structures and Fixtures: 1
Shoemakers: 1
Soap and Tallow Workers: 4
Tailors: 7
Tanners: 1
Upholsterers: 2
Watchmakers: 1
Weavers: 3
Whitesmiths: 1
Merchants
Beer-Sellers: 1
Booksellers: 2
Butchers: 3
Chandlers: 3
Chicken Butchers: 3
Entrepreneurs: 1
Fine Clothiers: 3
Fishmongers: 3
Potion Sellers: 2
Resellers: 5
Spice Merchants: 1
Wine-sellers: 2
Wheelwright: 2
Woodsellers: 1
Service workers
Bakers: 6
Barbers: 6
Coachmen: 2
Cooks: 4
Doctors: 2
Gamekeepers: 2
Grooms: 1
Hairdressers: 4
Healers: 3
Housekeepers: 3
Housemaids: 6
House Stewards: 3
Inns: 1
Laundry maids: 2
Maidservants: 4
Nursery Maids: 2
Pastrycooks: 5
Restaurateur: 6
Tavern Keepers: 5
Specialized Laborer
Ashworkers: 1
Bleachers: 1
Coal Heavers: 2
In-Town Couriers: 3
Long Haul Couriers: 2
Dockyard Workers: 2
Hay Merchants: 1
Leech Collectors: 3
Millers: 3
Miners: 2
Oilmen and Polishers: 2
Postmen: 3
Pure Finder: 1
Skinners: 4
Tosher: 2
Warehousemen: 4
Watercarriers: 2
Watermen, Bargemen, etc.: 4
Skilled Laborers
Accountants: 1
Alchemist: 1
Clerk: 2
Dentists: 1
Educators: 3
Engineers: 2
Gardeners: 1
Mages: 1
Plumbers: 1
Pharmacist: 1
Scientists: 1
Civil Servants
Adventurers: 1
Bankers: 1
Civil Clerks: 2
Civic Iudex: 1
Exorcist: 3
Fixers: 1
Kami Clerk: 2
Landlords: 2
Lawyers: 1
Legend Keepers: 2
Militia Officers: 11
Monks, Monastic: 3
Monks, Civic: 4
Historian, Oral: 3
Historian, Textual: 1
Policemen, Sheriffs, etc.: 2
Priests: 5
Rangers: 1
Rat Catchers: 2
Scholars: 2
Spiritualist: 2
Storytellers: 5
Military Officers: 4
Cottage Industries
Brewers: 3
Comfort Services: 5
Enchanters: 1
Herbalists: 1
Jaminators: 4
Needleworkers: 4
Potters: 2
Preserve Makers: 4
Quilters: 1
Seamsters: 7
Spinners: 4
Tinker: 1
Weaver: 3
Artists
Actors: 1
Bards: 2
Dancers: 1
Engravers: 1
Glaziers: 1
Inlayers: 1
Musicians: 4
Playwrights: 1
Sculptors, Art: 1
Wood Carvers: 4
Writers: 4
Produce Industries
Butter Churners: 4
Canners: 4
Cheesmakers: 5
Millers: 2
Picklers: 2
Smokers: 1
Stockmakers: 1
Tobacconists: 2
Tallowmakers: 3
419 of Ipotávo-ēja Rudnoplu's population work within a Foundational Occupation.
26 work in Agriculture
91 work as Craftsmen
32 work as Merchants
67 work as Service Workers
42 work as General Laborers
15 work as Skilled Laborers
61 work as Civil Servants
40 work in Cottage Industries
21 work as Artists
24 work in Produce Industries
861 of Ipotávo-ēja Rudnoplu's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 96 (7%) are noncontributers.
Points of Interest
Ipotávo-ēja Rudnoplu is cursed with recurrent spells of some troublesome disease. The affliction isn’t so fatal as to make living there impossible, but it adds suffering and expense to local lives. The plague might be the product of an ancient curse, the results of long lost toxic remains, or an unavoidable byproduct of whatever industry or purpose justifies the city. It’s probably not overly contagious, but visitors may be in some peril all the same.
Ipotávo-ēja Rudnoplu is accessed from a nearby river via an intricate series of locks.
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History
In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century Ipotávo-ēja Rudnoplu experienced an impossibly long, cold, and stormy winter unlike anything seen before. The worst of the disaster struck The storm coated everything in a thick layer of ice and freezing countless animals, plants, and people to death. Ipotávo-ēja Rudnoplu lost 114 people, and 117 livestock in the disaster.. The disaster is remembered as the Hate Screams, after the sounds of the winds.