Iyuzeld Njïj-æ̈ns

Iyuzeld Njïj-æ̈ns (/njɪʤ/ /æ̝ŋs/ [round] [knee]) is a temperate Town located in the Xläghkulk Principality of the Koiapian City-state.

The name Iyuzeld Njïj-æ̈ns is derived from the Gnollish language, as Iyuzeld Njïj-æ̈ns was founded by Trtê vyim Rolɑrtɑtræ̝rg, who was culturaly Gnollish.

Climate

Iyuzeld Njïj-æ̈ns has a yearly average temperature of 8°C (46°F), with its average temperature during the summer being a freezing 0°C (32°F) and its average temperature during the winter being a cool 16°C (60°F). Iyuzeld Njïj-æ̈ns receives an average of 233 cm/y (91 in/y) of precipitation, most of which comes in the form of snow during the pleasantly short winter months. Iyuzeld Njïj-æ̈ns covers an area of nearly 5 km² (2 mi²), and an average elevation of 846 m (2775 ft) above sea level.

Overview

Iyuzeld Njïj-æ̈ns was founded durring the late 12th century in winter of the year 1071, by Trtê vyim Rolɑrtɑtræ̝rg. The establishment of Iyuzeld Njïj-æ̈ns suffered from many setbacks, delays, and obsticles, most notably a group of Iyuzeld Njïj-æ̈ns which required millitary assistance exterminate before the community could finish being built.

Iyuzeld Njïj-æ̈ns was built using the conventions of Gnollish durring the late 12th century. Naturaly, all settlmentss have their own look to them, and Iyuzeld Njïj-æ̈ns is no diffrent. The town'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.

Iyuzeld Njïj-æ̈ns is is constructed arround a series of crampt cobblestone mainstreets which form concentric circles, with smaller strait roads linking the circiles to each other at varrious points. The town emploies a series of defencive earthworks and fences to provide minimal protection against wild beasts and smaller groups of intelegent foes. The town's somewhat suffishent 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 town.

Right off the bat Iyuzeld Njïj-æ̈ns 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

Iyuzeld Njïj-æ̈ns possesses a city-wide Aethary Link which provides Aethary access anywhere within its metropolitan. This allows citizens who can afford the relevant devices access in their places of work, and rarely homes.

Iyuzeld Njïj-æ̈ns has an Office of Civil Vicary, which is responsible for providing a livelyhood for all officialy recognised religious figures within Iyuzeld Njïj-æ̈ns.

Iyuzeld Njïj-æ̈ns 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.

Iyuzeld Njïj-æ̈ns 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.

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

Iyuzeld Njïj-æ̈ns possesses an older civil lighting system consisting of street lamps. These lights provide nighttime illumination to most city streets.

Iyuzeld Njïj-æ̈ns has a Parks and Recreation Department, which is responsible for the construction, management, and usage rights for all of its parks and parklands.

Iyuzeld Njïj-æ̈ns 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

Iyuzeld Njïj-æ̈ns has a long tradition of martial expertise. This may be a crisply-organized history of skilled native levies, or it may be a natural belligerence in the people that leaves them familiar with bloodshed. While their neighbors and liege doubtless respect their talents, this very aptitude might make them more willing to turn to steel than prudence would advise.

Iyuzeld Njïj-æ̈ns's mayor's house was built using a different architectural style from the rest of the town. The style used is characterized by dynamic designs and complex architectural plan forms; intended to heighten feelings of motion and sensuality, and frequently based on the oval. It made extensive and extreme use of: Grandeur, Contrast, Curves and twists, Rich surface treatments, Gilded statuary, Bright colors, Vividly painted ceilings, Fragmented or deliberately incomplete elements, Large-scale frescoes, Dramatic central projections on an external facade, the use of plaster, stucco, or marble finishing, Illusory effects such as trompe l’oeil, and pear-shaped domes. While beloved by the nobility, the common folk tended to despise the style due to the massive consumption of resources required for even a small building constructed in this style.

In Iyuzeld Njïj-æ̈ns there is a constant smell of overcooked presumably ethnic food.

The Howler near Iyuzeld Njïj-æ̈ns are known to be quite timid.

Iyuzeld Njïj-æ̈ns's citizens partake in a curious ritual relating to their local kami. It takes place in winter and involves square dance to channel Chronomancy energies of tier 1 via moments of science.

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.

Iyuzeld Njïj-æ̈ns Census Data: Year 2000

366 of Iyuzeld Njïj-æ̈ns's population work within a Foundational Occupation.

• 23 work in Agriculture
• 82 work as Craftsmen
• 29 work as Merchants
• 63 work as Service Workers
• 34 work as General Laborers
• 12 work as Skilled Laborers
• 53 work as Civil Servants
• 34 work in Cottage Industries
• 16 work as Artists
• 20 work in Produce Industries

786 of Iyuzeld Njïj-æ̈ns's population do not work in a formal occupation, but do contribute to the local economy. 73 (6%) are noncontributers.

Points of Interest

Iyuzeld Njïj-æ̈ns is known for its odd use of round-a-bouts, small ring roads used in place of intersections.

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History

In time immemorial, reportedly some time during the early 2nd century an unusualy harsh winter spawned a deadly blizard to Iyuzeld Njïj-æ̈ns. The ice, snow, and wind killed 194 people, 213 livestock, and destroyed 20. The event is remembered as Suffering's Breath.

History